Study title

Neighbourhood Sports Facilities 2005: School Survey

Dataset ID Number

FSD2538

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2538
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2538

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Kantomaa, Marko (Young Finland Association)
• Karvinen, Jukka (Young Finland Association)
• Norra, Jan (Young Finland Association)
• Orjala, Anu (Young Finland Association)
• Ruokonen, Reijo (Young Finland Association)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Fogelholm, Mikael (UKK Institute)
• Järvelä, Risto (Ministry of Education)
• Karimäki, Ari (Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä)
• Kuusela, Keijo (State Provincial Office of Western Finland)
• Paavola, Seppo (Ministry of Education)
• Ruuska, Matti (State Provincial Office of Eastern Finland)
• Suomi, Kimmo (University of Jyväskylä)

Abstract

The survey was part of a multifaceted evaluation of neighbourhood sports facilities carried out by Young Finland Association. Data were collected from four different sources: from project managers of sports facility construction projects (FSD2537), children and young people in the neighbourhood where the facility is located (FSD2535), their parents (FSD2536), and schools if the facility was located in the schoolyard (FSD2538). The main themes in the school survey were evaluation of the neighbourhood sports facility construction project and the impact of the improved schoolyard.

The respondents were asked how satisfied they were with different aspects of the construction project and the final result (e.g. possibilities to influence planning, functionality of the improved schoolyard for different uses and users). Impact of the improved schoolyard was charted by asking whether it had increased physical activites during school break times, whether it had had an effect on antisocial behaviour during the breaks and whether it had improved concentration during class, etc.

Background variables included the school name, number of students, and school and neighbourhood type.

Keywords

physical activities; schoolchildren; schools; sports facilities

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (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

• Young Finland Association

Data Producers

• Young Finland Association
• Ministry of Education

Time Period Covered

2005

Collection Dates

Autumn 2005 ( 2005 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

Shools in the schoolyard of which a neighbourhood sports facility was constructed (19 schools)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

There were 37 projects for neighbourhood sports facilities construction in Finland during 2000-2005 which were financially supported by Ministry of Education, province sports departments or Young Finland Association. In 19 cases the sports facility was located in a schoolyard. The online survey was sent to the headmasters of these 19 schools, with instructions that the views expressed should reflect the shared views of the school staff. All headmasters responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Response Rate

100

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

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

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2535 Neighbourhood Sports Facilities 2005: Children and Youth Survey

FSD2536 Neighbourhood Sports Facilities 2005: Parents' Survey

FSD2537 Neighbourhood Sports Facilities 2005: Project Manager Survey

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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

Kantomaa, Marko (Young Finland Association) & Karvinen, Jukka (Young Finland Association) & Norra, Jan (Young Finland Association) & Orjala, Anu (Young Finland Association) & Ruokonen, Reijo (Young Finland Association): Neighbourhood Sports Facilities 2005: School Survey [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2538

Deposit Requirement

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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.

Related Materials

Kantomaa, Marko & Karvinen, Jukka & Norra, Jan & Orjala, Anu & Ruokonen, Reijo (2007). Lähiliikuntapaikkojen arviointitutkimus [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Nuori Suomi ry. http://www.nuorisuomi.fi/files/ns2/Olosuhteet_PDF/Lhiliikuntap_raportti_2007.pdf [viitattu 21.12.2010].

Related Publications

Kantomaa, Marko & Karvinen, Jukka & Norra, Jan & Orjala, Anu & Ruokonen, Reijo (2007). Lähiliikuntapaikkojen arviointitutkimus [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Nuori Suomi ry. http://www.nuorisuomi.fi/files/ns2/Olosuhteet_PDF/Lhiliikuntap_raportti_2007.pdf [viitattu 21.12.2010].