Study title

Association of Kindergarten Teachers Membership Survey 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD2332

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2332
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2332

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Keckman-Koivuniemi, Hannele (University of Tampere. Department of Political Science and International Relations. Unit of Voluntary Association Research & Society for Research on Voluntary Associations and Pressure Groups)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Borg, Olavi (University of Tampere. Department of Political Science)
• Heikkala, Juha

Abstract

The survey charted kindergarten teachers' views on work community, membership in the Association of Kindergarten Teachers and in the Trade Union of Education in Finland, tasks of a trade union movement, local trade union activity, and the information services of the association.

The respondents were asked questions on their education, current job, employer, nature and duration of employment contract, workload, pace of work, and salary. They were presented with a set of statements on kindergarten teachers' work community. Topics covered in the statements included distribution of work, cooperation, interaction, group size, role of the kindergarten director, and collective agreement/collective bargaining agreement. The respondents also indicated what they liked best and worst about their job.

Further questions pertained to the association membership and trade union activity. The reasons for the respondents' membership in the association were queried, as well as their elected offices in the trade union. Views on the characteristics of the association and its member services were canvassed. The respondents also indicated the duration of their membership in the association and estimated the amount of the membership fee and the properties of a good trade association.

Information services were surveyed by asking the importance of colleagues, employer, shop steward, magazines of the Association of Kindergarten Teachers and the Trade Union of Education in Finland, and TV as sources of information on the respondents' professional identity and looking after their interests. Finally, the respondents expressed their opinions on the offices of the Association of Kindergarten Teachers and the Trade Union of Education in Finland and outlined the tasks of the association in the near future.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, municipality of residence, marital status, and number of children under 18 in the household.

Keywords

dissemination of information; education; elected officials; labour and employment; pre-primary school teachers; trade union membership; trade unions; working conditions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Labour relations/conflict (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Government, political systems and organisations (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

• Keckman-Koivuniemi, Hannele (University of Tampere. Department of Political Science and International Relations. Unit of Voluntary Association Research & Society for Research on Voluntary Associations and Pressure Groups)

Data Producers

• Association of Kindergarten Teachers

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999-01 – 1999-03

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Members of the Association of Kindergarten Teachers

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

1,000 respondents were randomly selected from the association's member register. The data were collected by postal survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

63

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Keckman-Koivuniemi, Hannele (University of Tampere): Association of Kindergarten Teachers Membership Survey 1999 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2008-06-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2332

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Keckman-Koivuniemi, Hannele (1999). Lastentarhanopettajaliiton jäsentutkimus 1999. Tampere : Tampereen yliopisto. Politiikan tutkimuksen laitos.

Related Publications

Keckman-Koivuniemi, Hannele (1999). Lastentarhanopettajaliiton jäsentutkimus 1999. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Politiikan tutkimuksen laitos.