Study title

IEA Civic Education Study 1999: Finland

Alternative Title

IEA-Civics Nuori kansalainen 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD2298

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2298
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2298

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
• Suutarinen, Sakari (University of Jyväskylä)
• Törmäkangas, Kari (University of Jyväskylä. Institute for Educational Research)
• Puhakka, Eija (University of Jyväskylä. Institute for Educational Research)

Abstract

The survey charted the knowledge and attitudes of eighth and ninth graders in the field of history and civics, and it was conducted as part of the IEA's (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) international Civic Education Study. The study was conducted in altogether 28 countries.

The respondents' conceptions on democracy and political system were charted. Trust in various social institutions was explored, as well as opinions on various issues (e.g. Finland, immigrants, political system, school, curriculum, characteristics of a good citizen). Participation in school life was also canvassed.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, household size, and parents' education. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they were newspaper subscribers, how many books they had at their home, whether they had participated in the activities of various organisations, how often they met their friends, and how much time they allocated to watching television or videos on an average school day.

Additional background information was obtained from the data files on schools and teachers.

Keywords

citizenship skills; civic education; curriculum; democracy; equal opportunity; government role; immigrants; lower secondary education; national identity; political attitudes; political behaviour; political participation; schoolchildren; trust in government

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• University of Jyväskylä. Institute for Educational Research

Data Producers

• International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
• Ministry of Education
• Finnish National Board of Education
• University of Jyväskylä

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999-04 – 1999-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Eighth graders and ninth graders in Finnish- and Swedish-speaking lower secondary schools. The classes consisted of students aged 14-15 receiving regular education. (excluding schools in the Åland Islands, Steiner schools, language schools and very small schools)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Multistage

Two-stage cluster sampling. The population was stratified into five strata by major region (Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Eastern Finland, Central Finland, Northern Finland), which were further divided into towns, population centres in rural area and rural municipalities. In order to enable comparison between regions, the sample sizes with equal quotas were selected. From each major region 30 schools were selected for the study. At the first stage of the two-stage cluster sampling, schools were selected by using the systematically stratified PPS (probability-proportional-to-size) sampling, where the size of the school was determined by the number of students on eighth grade. For each of the sampled schools, one or two reserve schools were selected. At the second stage of the sampling, one class from each school was selected by using single random sampling. The final sample size was 149 schools and 3,046 pupils, out of which 146 schools 2,782 pupils (91%) participated in the survey. In addition to pupils, 144 headmasters and 290 teachers participated in the study. Additional samples of ninth graders and Swedish speakers were also selected.

From each sampled school, one ninth grade class was selected by using the method described above. The sample size of the ninth graders was 3,043 pupils, out of whom 2,735 (90%) responded to the survey.

Among the sampled schools there were eight Swedish-speaking schools with 134 eight grade pupils and 133 ninth grade pupils. 13 Swedish-speaking schools were selected for the additional sample by using simple random sampling, and out of each of these schools one eighth grade class and one ninth grade class was randomly selected. 230 eighth graders (91%) and 217 ninth graders (94%) as well as 13 headmasters and 22 teachers participated.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English.

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Data Version

1.1

Related Datasets

FSD2760 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in Finland 2009: Students

FSD2761 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in Finland 2009: Teachers

FSD2762 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in Finland 2009: Schools

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Data files of the dataset were mainly downloaded from the IEA website (http://www.iea.nl/cived_datasets.html). Please read the background information files (file names starting with bgF) of the dataset carefully. The data include sum variables and weight variables whose use requires consulting the documentation.

The additional national questions are not included in the data.

Weighting

There are several weight variables in the data. They are documented in the codebooks.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) & Suutarinen, Sakari (University of Jyväskylä) & Törmäkangas, Kari (University of Jyväskylä) & Puhakka, Eija (University of Jyväskylä): IEA Civic Education Study 1999: Finland [dataset]. Data version 1.1 (2015-01-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2298; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2298

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Other Material

See downloadable files at the top of the page.

The description of the international CIVED research project on the IEA web pages.

The web pages of the Finnish part of the IEA Civic Education Study (Institute for Educational Research, the University of Jyväskylä).

The eighth-grader data, the teacher data, the school data, the linkage data, and the documentation are available on the IEA web pages.

The ninth-grader data are available in the FSD database.

Related Materials

IEA - CIVICS. Nuori kansalainen: Yhteiskunnallisen opetuksen kansainvälinen tutkimus. Tutkimuksen suomenkieliset mittavälineet 1999. Jyväskylä : Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. KOVA-tutkimusryhmä. Nuori kansalainen -tutkimus. Lokakuu 1999. (Moniste.)

Related Publications

Kansainväliset IEA-tutkimukset. Suomi-kuvaa luomassa (2004). Toim. Leimu, Kimmo. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos.

Nuoresta pätevä kansalainen. Yhteiskunnallinen opetus Suomen peruskoulussa (2000). Toim. Suutarinen, Sakari. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. IEA Civics - Nuori kansalainen tutkimuksen julkaisuja; 1.

Tulevaisuuden yhteiskunnan rakentajat. Yhteiskunnallisen opetuksen kansainvälinen tutkimus Suomen näkökulmasta (2002). Toim. Brunell, Viking & Törmäkangas, Kari. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos.

Torney-Purta, J. & Lehmann, R. & Oswald, H. & Schultz, W. (2001). Citizenship and education in twenty-eight countries: civic knowledge and engagement at age fourteen. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Delft Nederland: Eburon Publishers.

Suutarinen, Sakari & Brunell, Viking & Poutiainen, Annikki & Puhakka, Eija & Saari, Hannu & Törmäkangas, Kari (2001). Suomen peruskoulun päättövaiheessa olevien nuorten yhteiskunnalliset tiedot, taidot, käsitykset, asenteet ja toiminta 28 maan kansainvälisessä vertailussa: tulosten yhteenveto. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. http://ktl.jyu.fi/arkisto/civics/civicsIII/YHTVETOX.PDF [viitattu 2.1.2008].

IEA - CIVICS. Nuori kansalainen: Yhteiskunnallisen opetuksen kansainvälinen tutkimus. Tutkimuksen suomenkieliset mittavälineet 1999. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. KOVA-tutkimusryhmä. Nuori kansalainen -tutkimus. Lokakuu 1999. (Moniste.)