Study title

Partnerships in Early Childhood Education 2004-2006

Dataset ID Number

FSD2785

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2785

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Kekkonen, Marjatta (National Institute for Health and Welfare)

Abstract

The data consist of transcribed group discussions as well as individual and peer interviews of early childhood educators in Finland, spanning two years. The respondents were early childhood educators who had participated in educational partnership training and a development project for educational partnership organized by STAKES (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health).

The individual interviews had two themes; educational partnership as a concept and practice, and the educational partnership training organized by STAKES. The group discussions, which were recorded in the meetings of a coaching group of seven people, focused on the partnership between the educators and parents as well as the partnership between the educators themselves. The peer interviews were done in pairs between the educators, based on interview questions received, without the researcher being present. These interviews charted opinions on educational partnership, influence of 'partnership thinking' on work practices, the notion of good education/day care for children, and challenges in educational partnership.

Background information included the interviewee's job title, year of birth, number of years worked in daycare, and the age group of children they worked with.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

child care; child day care; child-minders; children; day nurseries; early childhood

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Kekkonen, Marjatta (National Institute for Health and Welfare)

Time Period Covered

2004 – 2006

Collection Dates

2004-05-31 – 2006-03-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Event/Process/Activity

Group

Individual

Universe

Early childhood educators who had participated in educational partnership coaching/training

Time Method

Cross-section ad-hoc follow-up

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Face-to-face focus group

Recording

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

Transcripts of 23 interviews in RTF and HTML file formats.

Data File Language

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

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were anonymised according to the researcher's wishes. Names of the interviewees and other recurring names were replaced by pseudonyms. Other names were removed altogether. Other identifying information, such as places of birth and residence and names of day nurseries, was anonymised.

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

Kekkonen, Marjatta (National Institute for Health and Welfare): Partnerships in Early Childhood Education 2004-2006 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-01-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2785

Deposit Requirement

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

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The speakers or any potential third parties mentioned by the speakers shall not be identifiable in published quotations from the data. If necessary, pseudonyms provided by the researcher may be used to refer to the interviewees.

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

Marjatta Kekkonen (2012): Kasvatuskumppanuus puheena. Varhaiskasvattajat, vanhemmat ja lapset päivähoidon diskursiivisilla näyttämöillä. Tampere: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. Saatavilla: http://www.thl.fi/thl-client/pdfs/7ca705d5-e5be-415f-b70b-4b862c8e707f [viitattu 3.12.2012.]

Related Publications

Marjatta Kekkonen (2012): Kasvatuskumppanuus puheena. Varhaiskasvattajat, vanhemmat ja lapset päivähoidon diskursiivisilla näyttämöillä. Tampere: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos. Saatavilla: http://www.thl.fi/thl-client/pdfs/7ca705d5-e5be-415f-b70b-4b862c8e707f [viitattu 3.12.2012.]