Study title

Research Group Mission and Collaboration in Portugal, Austria and Finland 2012-2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD3029

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3029

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Nokkala, Terhi (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)
• Diogo, Sara (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)

Abstract

The data contain interview notes and transcripts of interviews of research group members in a certain field of study from three different countries; Finland, Austria and Portugal. All the interviewed research groups belonged to the same field of study, but in different organisational contexts. Some of the interviews are individual interviews and some are group interviews of 2-6 people.

Themes of the interviews included goals of the research groups, their operating environments, and views on cooperation and competition. The interviewees were asked, among others, about the institutional background and size of the research group, main tasks of the group, and possible changes in the operating environment and goals of the group. Further, the strategy and identity of the group was investigated as well as networks, partners, competitors and the group's role in society.

Five interviews were conducted in Austria, four in Portugal, and two in Finland. The data collected in Austria and Portugal is in English, while the data collected in Finland is in Finnish. The transcripts of the interviews conducted in Austria and Finland are fairly rough and note-like, whereas the transcripts of the interviews conducted in Portugal are somewhat more detailed.

Background information include, among others, the month of interview and the type of organisation. For the interviewees, background information includes his/her role in the research group and, for some of the interviewees, their gender.

The data were collected as part of a postdoctoral researcher project, which was funded by the Academy of Finland and studied information society, higher education and innovation.

The dataset is available only in Finnish.

Keywords

institutions; international cooperation; organizations; research; research centres; research finance; scientific cooperation

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• International politics and organisations (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

• Nokkala, Terhi (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)
• Diogo, Sara (University of Jyväskylä. Finnish Institute for Educational Research)

Collection Dates

2012-12 – 2013-04

Nation

Finland, Austria, Portugal

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Austria, Portugal

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Organization/Institution

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Researchers who operated in different organisational contexts in the selected field of study

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The interviewees were selected from a certain extensive field of study from different countries and different organisational contexts.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

11 interviews in TXT and HTML files. Total length of the data is approximately 75 pages.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and 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 by the authors. Names of persons and organisations were removed and, additionally, efforts were made to remove all references to the field of study.

One interview was conducted "off the record" and was not included in the archived 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

Nokkala, Terhi (University of Jyväskylä) & Diogo, Sara (University of Jyväskylä): Research Group Mission and Collaboration in Portugal, Austria and Finland 2012-2013 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2016-03-11). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3029

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.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.