FSD2789 Work Values and Attitudes of Students in Higher Education 2011

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Study title

Work Values and Attitudes of Students in Higher Education 2011

Dataset ID Number

FSD2789

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2789

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

  • Helve, Helena (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
  • Svynarenko, Arseniy (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)

Abstract

The respondents were Finnish university and university of applied sciences graduates and students about to graduate, and the study charted their values and attitudes towards employment and society. The study was conducted using an online questionnaire which was available on the employment services webpages of Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences. The majority of the questions are based on Helena Helve's previous longitudinal comparative research. The identity horizon developed by James Côté has also been used in the questionnaire.

The respondents were first asked to which extent they agreed with several statements relating to employment, taxation, pay, job security, trade unions, employment policy, entrepreneurship, influence of the market forces, economic crisis, commitment to job, importance of work and success at work. Importance of various characteristics of the job and working environment were charted as well as how the respondents viewed paid work (e.g. "only as a means to earn a living", "a duty of every member of society"). The next set of questions explored the likelihood of possible future developments in employment and occupational life, such as increase in part-time or temporary work. The respondents were asked to what extent they agreed with several statements charting their values and attitudes, such as "Differences in the social standing of people are acceptable because they show how well people have made use of their opportunities" and "In my opinion, everyone should have the freedom to live as they see fit".

Work history was investigated with questions about participation in different unwaged activities (volunteering, work placement, internship etc.), experiences of temporary employment, and the number of employers. A number of statements charted the respondents' attitudes towards further education and career advancement. Attitudes towards temporary employment, the most important characteristics of a job and readiness to move abroad to work were investigated. The respondents were asked whether they felt they could have influence over their own life.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, household composition, education, employment status, self-perceived social class, type of job contract and size of the municipality of residence.

Keywords

employment; employment history; expectation; graduates; labour market; occupational life; students (college); temporary employment; tertiary education; unemployment; values

Topic Classification

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

  • Helve, Helena (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
  • Svynarenko, Arseniy (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)

Time Period Covered

2010 – 2011

Collection Dates

2010-11-15 – 2011-02-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged 20-30 who were about to graduate or had graduated from Finnish universities or universities of applied sciences (polytechnics)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Volunteer sample comprising visitors to the employment services webpages of Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

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

Helve, Helena (University of Tampere) & Svynarenko, Arseniy (University of Tampere): Work Values and Attitudes of Students in Higher Education 2011 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-20). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2789

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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

Users of the data shall send the creator of the data a copy of all publications and reports based on or using the data. The e-mail address of the creator: helena.helve@tuni.fi.

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The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications Tooltip

Helena Helve (2010) Nuorten asenteet, arvot ja maailmankuvat. Teoksessa Nuorten hyvin ja pahoinvointi. Suomalainen Lääkäriseura Duodecim, Suomen Akatemia.

Karen Evans & Helena Helve (eds.) Youth and work transitions in changing social landscapes, Tufnell Press, 2013.

Helena Helve: From higher education to working life: Work values of young Finns in changing labour markets. Teoksessa Youth and work transitions in changing social landscapes, Edited by Helve, Helena; Evans, Karen. Tufnell Press, 2013.

Helena Helve: Transitions and Shifts in Work Attitudes, Values and Future Orientations of Young Finns. Teoksessa Youth Policy in a Changing World. From Theory to Practice Edited by: Molgat, Marc; Hahn-Bleibtreu, Marina. Barbara Budrich Publishers 2012.

Arseniy Svynarenko: Regional identities future expectations and work values. Teoksessa Youth and work transitions in changing social landscapes Edited by Helve, Helena; Evans, Karen, Tufnell Press, 2013.

Helve, Helena: Valmistu töihin - Mihin? Nuoret matkalla koulutuksesta työelämään. Helsinki: Taloudellinen tiedotustoimisto TAT, Kirjapaino Kopijyvä Oy, 2012.

Helve, Helena (2015). Re-thinking youth and citizenship. Value groups and citizen types of young Finns. Italian Journal of Sociology of Education, 7(1), 32-66. DOI:10.14658/pupj-ijse-2015-1-3

Helve, H.M.(2023) Values and Solidarity of Young Finnish Millennials and Generation X. Youth 2023, 3, 401-413. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth3010027

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