Study title

Tampere Afternoon Activity Project: Children 2007

Dataset ID Number

FSD2392

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2392

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Häikiö, Liisa (City of Tampere. Development Unit for Welfare Services)
• Vänninmaja, Paula (City of Tampere. Development Unit for Welfare Services)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Siponen, Katri
• Armila, Juuso
• Arvaja, Maija
• Hakkarainen, Tyyne
• Neuvonen, Laura
• Nieminen, Annika
• Ovaskainen, Susanna
• Paavola, Sanna
• Pääkkönen, Taru
• Seppänen, Katri
• Siekkinen, Essi
• Sihvonen, Eeva
• Simonen, Riina
• Säkkinen, Susa
• Viitala, Riikka
• Ylinen, Minna

Abstract

In the Tampere Afternoon Activity project (Harrastava Iltapäivä in Finnish) initiated in 2007, the city of Tampere organized voluntary afternoon club activities for pupils from the third grade to the ninth. The activities were organized in co-operation with various organizations, clubs, and churches. In this mid-evaluation, the realisation of the goals and practices of the project during the first phase of activity was assessed. The assessment of the project was carried out from the viewpoints of children, parents, school staff, and club leaders.

Questions charted pupils' participation in club activities, and possible reasons for dropping out of the club or not participating in the club activities at all. The pupils were asked whether they had made new friends in the club, and how they would spend their time if there was no club. Opinions on the club were surveyed for instance by asking the pupils whether they had liked participating in the club activities, whether the club activities had met their expectations, whether participating in the club had reduced the amount of time spent alone, and whether the club had had any effect on doing homework. Further questions charted the importance of things related to the club, such as participating in planning the activities and feeling important and useful. In addition, the pupils gave their opinions on the characteristics of a good club leader, information exchange related to the Afternoon Activity project, and the snack provided by the school. Finally, the respondents were asked what kind of afternoon activities they would like to see organized in schools in the future. The data were collected through an online survey in November 2007.

Background variables included the respondent's gender and age.

Keywords

bullying; children; cooperation; educational environment; extracurricular activities; hobbies; organizations; physical activities; schoolchildren; schools; social exclusion

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy (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

• City of Tampere. Development Unit for Welfare Services

Time Period Covered

2007 – 2008

Collection Dates

2007-11

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Tampere

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Pupils in Tampere Afternoon Activity project pilot schools from 3rd to 6th grade, plus pupils from 7th to 9th grade in one of the pilot schools

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The pupils participated during classes or breaks. 788 pupils participated in the survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

192 variables and 788 cases.

Data Version

1.2

Related Datasets

FSD2390 Tampere Afternoon Activity Project: Club Leaders 2007

FSD2391 Tampere Afternoon Activity Project: School Staff 2007

FSD2393 Tampere Afternoon Activity Project: Parents 2007

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Häikiö, Liisa (City of Tampere) & Vänninmaja, Paula (City of Tampere): Tampere Afternoon Activity Project: Children 2007 [dataset]. Version 1.2 (2013-08-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2392

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Häikiö, Liisa & Vänninmaja, Paula & Evaluaatioseminaarin työryhmä (2008). Hyvinvointia harrastamalla. Tampereen kaupungin Harrastava iltapäivä -hankkeen väliarviointi [verkkodokumentti]. Tampere: Tampereen kaupunki. Hyvinvointipalvelujen kehittämisyksikkö. http://www.tampere.fi/tiedostot/5veAz98KJ/hip-hankkeen_raportti.pdf [viitattu 17.6.2009].