Study title

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

Dataset ID Number

FSD2762

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2762

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 the responses to the questionnaires for schools, which were sent to the head teachers of lower secondary schools and included questions about school environment, local community, teaching of civics, and school resources. The FSD participated in the funding of the study.

First, the head teachers were asked how much decision-making power the school had in different issues relating to the school and how many teachers participated in school decision-making and development. One set of questions charted the 8th graders' possibilities to participate in different forms of civic engagement organised by the school and their participation in choosing a class representative and voting in the school board elections. Parent participation in school-related issues was investigated as well as the influence of different people in school decision-making (e.g. school board members, school staff other than teachers). The respondents were asked how well student opinions were taken into account in deciding about things such as study material, timetables and school rules, and how many of the students behaved well and abided by the school rules. The extent to which the respondents agreed with several statements describing the prevailing situation in the school was studied (e.g. "teachers are proud of the school", "students feel part of the school community").

Questions in the next section pertained to the local community. These explored whether there were different facilities (library, theatre, park etc.) in the school vicinity, whether different issues, such as immigration, unemployment and substance abuse caused social tensions in the area, and how often there were different problems (vandalism, racism, bullying, sexual harassment etc.) among students.

Relating to the teaching of civics in the school, the respondents were asked how the teaching of civics was organised for eight-graders, which were the most important goals of civic education in the school and whether certain teachers had been given any special tasks concerning civic education.

In the final section information about the school size in terms of the number of students and teachers was charted as well as whether the school was a public or private school and the size of the municipality in which the school was located.

Background variables included the number of years the respondent had been working as a head teacher and the respondent's age group and gender.

Keywords

adolescents; attitudes; citizen participation; citizenship; democracy; education; 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

Lower secondary schools (grades 7-9) in Finland (excluding special needs schools and schools in the Åland Islands)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Stratified

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.

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. 174 schools/head teachers responded.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

93,5

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.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

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

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

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.

In addition to weight variables, the dataset includes international ablility estimates some of which are essential in the further use of the Finnish data. There are two variables for the use in the jackknife technique that can be used to compute standard errors in population statistics. For further information on the variables and their use, see IEA 2011: ICCS 2009 Technical Report and IEA 2011: ICCS 2009 User Guide for the International Database.

Weighting

The data include three weight variables, WGTFAC1 (school base weight), WGTADJ1C (school weight adjustment) and TOTWGTC (final school weight). The weights have been created to correct bias caused by the sampling method. More information on the weights in the ICCS 2009 Technical Report downloadable from http://iccs.acer.edu.au

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) & 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: Schools [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-08-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2762

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

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

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.