Study title

Doctoral Student Survey 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3084

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3084
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3084

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Aalto University Doctoral Student Association

Abstract

The data charted the position, well-being and working experiences of doctoral students at Finnish universities.

First, the respondents were asked about the funding of their studies as well as employment outside and at the university, how far they were in their studies, and what factors affected their studies negatively or positively. Their average weekly working time and satisfaction in their funding were also surveyed.

Next, the quality of supervision received by the respondents was examined. The respondents were also asked if they worked as part of a research team and if the collaboration had been satisfactory or not. It was also examined whether the respondents had witnessed or been a victim of harassment or discrimination.

The future plans of the respondents were charted with questions about the possibility of employment in a variety of fields (e.g. university professor, politician, government official, entrepreneur or researcher) and how attractive the respondents found these positions. The respondents were also asked if they would prefer to work in Finland or some other country.

Finally, the well-being of respondents was examined with questions regarding health, social relations, and stress.

Background variables included university, field of study, gender, age group, and enrollment year.

Keywords

educational certificates; employment opportunities; higher education institutions; post-graduates; research finance; research grants; research workers; researchers; tertiary education (second stage)

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (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

• Aalto University Doctoral Student Association

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-06 – 2015-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Doctoral students at Finnish universities

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The electronic questionnaire was sent to the chairpersons of each university's doctoral student association. The associations informed their members about the survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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

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Number of Cases and Variables

150 variables and 1891 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification, variables q1_2, q5, q15, q15_1, q17 and q62 were removed from the data. Category 3 in variable q23 was removed due to a small number of responses. The variables "enrollment year" (q6) and "field of studies" (q2) were categorised into broader categories. Identifiers in open-ended responses, such as faculties, workplaces, project names and funders, were anonymised (the changes are marked with square brackets).

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

Aalto University Doctoral Student Association: Doctoral Student Survey 2015 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2018-01-31). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3084

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

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

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