Study title

Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 2002: Vocational Schools, Upper Secondary Schools and Adult Education

Dataset ID Number

FSD2160

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2160

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• University of Vaasa. Department of Public Management

Abstract

Similar surveys were also carried out in 1995 and 1998. Contrary to the two previous surveys, in 2002 primary schools and lower secondary schools were sent a questionnaire that was different from the one sent to the other schools. This survey deals mainly with the following topics: the content of vocational, upper secondary and adult education services, and the municipal administration and development policies of educational institutions.

The content of educational services was studied with questions about specialised teaching in the school (for upper secondary schools), languages taught, extra-curricular activities, possible fees for the services, whether any of the teaching was outsourced and whether any reforms or experiments were being carried out in the school at the moment of the survey. The respondents were asked how various supplementary and support services (e.g. student lunch, accommodation, security) had been carried out in the school and how satisfied they were with these services. Opinions were charted on whether outsourcing should be increased or decreased. The respondents were asked about the changes after 1998 in different educational services and the school's resources (e.g. whether the use of supply teachers had increased) as well as different factors related to the school's functionality at the time of survey (size of study groups, sufficiency of rooms). Use of surveys in examining student opinions on educational services was charted.

In relation to management and decision making in the educational institution, the respondents were asked which elected body was mainly in charge, its role and significance, and the role of other elected bodies. Some questions pertained to the effect that various bodies (e.g. the EU, local government, teachers) have on school activities. The importance of various roles and tasks when working as a principal were investigated. Views on the school's future development goals were also probed. Finally, a set of attitudinal statements examined the respondents' opinions on resources, recruiting, the status of educational services in the municipality, etc.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's year of birth, job title, job experience in education, and level of education. Background variables for the organisation that the respondent represented were the name of the organisation, type, ownership base, language used in teaching, municipality, and number of students and staff.

Keywords

adult education institutions; decision making; educational development; educational institutions; educational resources; governing boards (education); local education authorities; secondary schools; teaching; vocational education institutions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Life-long/continuing education (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Finnish Local Government 2004

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• University of Vaasa. Faculty of Social Sciences

Data Producers

• Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities

Time Period Covered

2002

Collection Dates

Spring 2002 ( 2002 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Political-administrative area (Municipality)

Universe

Finland (excluding the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage stratified sampling in selecting project municipalities.

The municipalities for the study were selected separately from those with less than 10,000 inhabitants (28 municipalities) and from those with more than 10,000 inhabitants (19 municipalities). The selection aimed to be representative within both groups in relation to all municipalities with the same population size. Large municipalities were over-represented because 70% of the Finnish population lives in large municipalities. Representativeness criteria included regional location, age and education of the population, economic structure, municipal economy parameters, political situation and variables related to municipal policy. Municipalities on the Åland Islands were excluded because of their special features resulting from Åland's autonomy.

For the survey for vocational schools, upper secondary schools and adult education, the sample size was 242 educational institutions. The respondents were principals and managers of the institutions. 169 institutions participated in the survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

69.8

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2157 Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 1995

FSD2158 Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 1998

FSD2159 Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 2002: Primary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The original data that FSD received did not entirely correspond to the questionnaire in terms of variables and the numerical order of these variables. During the archiving process, the variables have been ordered according to the questionnaire available.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

University of Vaasa: Finnish Local Government 2004: Educational Institutions 2002: Vocational Schools, Upper Secondary Schools and Adult Education [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2160

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Related Materials

Hietaniemi-Virtanen, Niina (2004). Kehittyvä koulutoimi: Tutkimus kuntien koulutuspalveluista 1995-2002. Helsinki : Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 49. Acta nro 168.

Related Publications

Hietaniemi-Virtanen, Niina (2004). Kehittyvä koulutoimi: Tutkimus kuntien koulutuspalveluista 1995-2002. Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. KuntaSuomi 2004 -tutkimuksia nro 49. Acta; 168.