Study title

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

Dataset ID Number

FSD2761

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2761

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
• Kupari, Pekka (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)
• Suoninen, Annikka (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)
• Törmäkangas, Kari (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)

Abstract

The study on young people's civic competencies, participation and attitudes was conducted in Finnish schools in 2009 as part of a larger ICCS 2009 study. It investigated the civic skills and knowledge of young people as well as their disposition to active citizenship. The study had three parts: one for students, teachers and schools each. This dataset contains responses to the questionnaire for the teachers, investigating their occupational background and views on the teaching of civics. The FSD participated in the funding of the study.

The respondents were first asked general questions related to teaching, such as confidence in using different teaching methods and their other work tasks in addition to teaching.

The schools the respondents worked in were surveyed with questions covering how well teachers of the school participated in different activities (conflict-resolving between students, cooperation in planning teaching etc.), to what extent different people influenced school decision-making, how student opinions were taken into account in deciding about such things as study material, timetables and school rules, and how often different problems, such as vandalism and sexual harassment, occurred in the school. The respondents' participation in different activities with their students was charted as well as the respondents' participation in the activities of different organisations and groups in their leisure time. Views were probed on what proportion of the students behaved well and abided by the school rules, participated in the conversation in different ways during class and got along with and respected each other. The extent to which the respondents used exam performances and other assessments for different purposes was also charted.

The next section focused on the teaching of civics in the respondents' schools. Opinions were charted on the most important goals of civic education and who should have the greatest responsibility for civic education in the school. Those respondents who taught history, social studies, geography, health education, home economics or religion were asked additional questions about teaching methods, the planning and evaluation of teaching, confidence in teaching various topics and ways to better civic education in the school.

The final section comprised national questions, which covered the importance of different topics in civic education, what constituted a good citizen, what students learnt in the school (e.g. cooperating with others, the importance of voting), and opinions on student participation.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, subjects taught, the percentage of classes taught to 8th graders in 2009, the number of years as a teacher in the current school and in total, and the number of schools in which taught 8th graders at the time of the survey.

Keywords

citizen participation; citizenship; democracy; education; educational personnel; political action; political awareness; political interest; political participation; schoolchildren; schoolteachers; social systems; teaching

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Political 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 (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• Kupari, Pekka (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)
• Suoninen, Annikka (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)
• Törmäkangas, Kari (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)

Data Producers

• International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
• Ministry of Education and Culture
• University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research

Time Period Covered

2009

Collection Dates

2009-02-15 – 2009-03-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Organization/Institution

Universe

Full-time 8th grade teachers in Finnish lower secondary schools (excluding teachers working in special needs education institutions or in the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Cluster: Stratified random

Stratified cluster sampling with four major regions (NUTS2) and one Swedish-speaking region as strata. These strata were further divided into urban and rural municipalities.

First, 186 schools were selected taking into account the number of pupils on 8th grade in each school. One or two substitute schools were chosen for each selected school. 15 full-time 8th grade teachers from each school were randomly selected to respond to the teacher questionnaire. Out of those schools that had fewer than 20 eligible teachers, all teachers were allowed to participate. 2,295 teachers in 174 schools responded to the questionnaire.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

90

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

2.0

Related Datasets

FSD2298 IEA Civic Education Study 1999: Finland

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

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

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Making statistical analysis of the data without the use of weight variables may lead to the results not being applicable to the whole population.

Weighting

The data include seven international weight variables: WGTFAC1 (school base weight), WGTADJ1T (school non-response adjustment), WGTFAC2T (teacher base weight), WGTADJ2T (teacher non-response adjustment), WGTADJ3T (teacher multiplicity adjustment), TOTWGTT (final teacher weight) and SENWGTT. The weights have been created to correct bias caused by the sampling method and the use of some of them is essential also for the Finnish data. SENWGTT is a rescaled TOTWGTT variable to be used in international comparisons, the use of which is not necessary in analysing the Finnish data only. More information on the weights in the ICCS 2009 Technical Report downloadable from http://iccs.acer.edu.au

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) & Kupari, Pekka (University of Jyväskylä) & Suoninen, Annikka (University of Jyväskylä) & Törmäkangas, Kari (University of Jyväskylä): International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) in Finland 2009: Teachers [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2761

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Disclaimer

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Related Materials

Suoninen, Annikka & Kupari, Pekka & Törmäkangas, Kari (2011). Nuorten yhteiskunnalliset tiedot, osallistuminen ja asenteet. Kansainvälisen ICCS 2009 -tutkimuksen päätulokset. Jyväskylä: Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. Saatavilla: http://ktl.jyu.fi/img/portal/19254/ICCS-RAPORTTI_VERKKOVERSIO.pdf [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Suoninen, Annikka & Kupari, Pekka & Törmäkangas, Kari (2010): Nuorten yhteiskunnalliset tiedot, osallistuminen ja asenteet. Kansainvälisen ICCS 2009 -tutkimuksen ensituloksia. Jyväskylä: Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. Saatavilla: http://ktl.jyu.fi/img/portal/17876/ICCS_2009_verkkoversio_v2.pdf [viitattu 12.7.2012]

Brese, Falk & Jung, Michael & Mirazchiyski, Plamen & Schulz, Wolfram & Zuehlke, Olaf (2011): ICCS 2009 User Guide for the International Database. Amsterdam: The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Ladattavissa: http://rms.iea-dpc.org/ [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Schulz, Wolfram & Ainley, John & Fraillon, Julian (2011): ICCS 2009 Technical Report. Amsterdam: The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Ladattavissa: http://rms.iea-dpc.org/ [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Schulz, Wolfram & Ainley, John & Fraillon, Julian & Kerr, David & Losito, Bruno (2010): ICCS 2009 International Report: Civic knowledge, attitudes and engagement among lower-secondary school students in 38 countries. Amsterdam: The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Ladattavissa: rms.iea-dpc.org/ [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Related Publications

Suoninen, Annikka & Kupari, Pekka & Törmäkangas, Kari (2011). Nuorten yhteiskunnalliset tiedot, osallistuminen ja asenteet. Kansainvälisen ICCS 2009 -tutkimuksen päätulokset. Jyväskylä: Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. Saatavilla: http://ktl.jyu.fi/img/portal/19254/ICCS-RAPORTTI_VERKKOVERSIO.pdf [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Brese, Falk & Jung, Michael & Mirazchiyski, Plamen & Schulz, Wolfram & Zuehlke, Olaf (2011): ICCS 2009 User Guide for the International Database. Amsterdam: The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Ladattavissa: http://rms.iea-dpc.org/ [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Schulz, Wolfram & Ainley, John & Fraillon, Julian (2011): ICCS 2009 Technical Report. Amsterdam: The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Ladattavissa: http://rms.iea-dpc.org/ [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Schulz, Wolfram & Ainley, John & Fraillon, Julian & Kerr, David & Losito, Bruno (2010): ICCS 2009 International Report: Civic knowledge, attitudes and engagement among lower-secondary school students in 38 countries. Amsterdam: The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Ladattavissa: rms.iea-dpc.org/ [viitattu 12.7.2012].

Suoninen, Annikka & Kupari, Pekka & Törmäkangas, Kari (2010): Nuorten yhteiskunnalliset tiedot, osallistuminen ja asenteet. Kansainvälisen ICCS 2009 -tutkimuksen ensituloksia. Jyväskylä: Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. Saatavilla: http://ktl.jyu.fi/img/portal/17876/ICCS_2009_verkkoversio_v2.pdf [viitattu 12.7.2012]

Kodista ja kiinnostuksesta se lähtee. Suomalaisnuorten kansalaispätevyys ja yhteiskunnalliset asenteet (2012). Toim. Kupari, Pekka & Siisiäinen, Martti. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto, Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos.