Study title

Survey on the Role of Doctoral Degree Holders in Society 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3159

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3159

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Huutoniemi, Katri (Academy of Finland. Planning and Management Support Unit)
• Törnroos, Johanna (Academy of Finland. Planning and Management Support Unit)
• Mälkki, Anssi (Academy of Finland. Planning and Management Support Unit)

Abstract

The survey investigated the employment and career development of doctoral degree holders in working life. The importance of academic skills and abilities in working life and their broader impact in society were also charted. The survey was related to the Academy of Finland Report on the State of Scientific Research in Finland, which charted the resources and publishing activities of universities and research institutions as well as the broader impact of scientific research in society.

The respondents were first asked where they had worked before, during and after their dissertation research and the number of different employers they had had after the dissertation. The respondents' employers and work tasks at the time of the survey were studied. The importance of academic skills and abilities was studied by asking the respondents which skills had been important for them, in which contexts the skills had been useful, and if the respondents had gained any added value in the workplace from being a doctor.

Broader impact of academic skills was studied by asking the respondents about the expert communities they belonged to and the ways their work activities related to academic research. Factors influencing the impact of the respondents' academic skills were studied with a number of statements.

The background variables included the year when the respondent obtained the doctor's degree, university and field of study, age, and gender.

Keywords

career; career development; doctoral degree holders; employment; higher education institutions; occupational life; research; science; status in employment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Academy of Finland. Planning and Management Support Unit

Data Producers

• Academy of Finland. Planning and Management Support Unit

Time Period Covered

2016

Collection Dates

2016-05-09 – 2016-06-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish doctoral degree holders who had defended their dissertation between 2005-2014 in Finnish universities in four fields (ecology, evolutionary biology and ecophysiology; history; materials science and technology; medical engineering and health technologies)

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Information was gathered on doctoral degree holders who had defended their dissertation between 2005-2014 in Finnish universities in one of the following fields: ecology, evolutionary biology and ecophysiology; history; materials science and technology; medical engineering and health technologies. The survey was sent to 1,723 doctoral degree holders. Their addresses were obtained from the Finnish Population Register Centre.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

32.8

Data File Language

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

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Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3160 Broader Impact of Research in Society 2016

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Several open-ended variables were removed to maintain confidentiality (variables q3_av, q6_av, q8b_1av, q8b_2av, q8b_3av, q8b_4av, q8b_5av, q8b_6av, q8b_7av, q8b_8av, q8b_9av, q8b_10av, q9_1av, q9_2av, q9_3av, q10_1av, q10_2av, q10_3av, q10_4av, q10_5av, q10_6av, q10_7av, q10_8av, q10_9av, q10_10av, q10_11av, q10_12av, q10_13av, q10_14av, q10_15av, q14_9av). Open-ended variables in the data have been anonymised by removing identifiers or replacing them with a pseudonym or less-specific information. Text within [square brackets] denotes a removal or replacement. Variable q4 (respondent's age) was categorised into five categories.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Huutoniemi, Katri (Academy of Finland) & Törnroos, Johanna (Academy of Finland) & Mälkki, Anssi (Academy of Finland): Survey on the Role of Doctoral Degree Holders in Society 2016 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2017-05-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3159

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.

Related Materials

Tieteen tila 2016. Kysely tohtorintutkinnon suorittaneiden roolista yhteiskunnassa [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Suomen Akatemia. Suunnittelu ja johdon tuki -yksikkö. http://www.aka.fi/globalassets/30tiedepoliittinen-toiminta/tieteentila/aka_tieteen_tila_yksi.pdf [viitattu 31.5.2017].

Related Publications

Tieteen tila 2016. Kysely tutkimuksen laajemmasta vaikuttavuudesta yhteiskunnassa. Helsinki: Suomen Akatemia, 2017. http://www.aka.fi/globalassets/30tiedepoliittinen-toiminta/tieteentila/tt_tutkimuksen_laajempi_vaikuttavuus110117.pdf [viitattu 20.6.2017].

State of Scientific Research in Finland 2016. Survey on the Broader Impacts of Research in Society. Helsinki: Suomen Akatemia, 2017. http://www.aka.fi/globalassets/30tiedepoliittinen-toiminta/tieteentila/tt_tutkimuksen_laajempi_vaikuttavuus110117_en.pdf [cited 20.6.2017].

Törnroos, Johanna (2017) The Role of Doctoral Degree Holders in Society. Academy of Finland.

Tieteen tila 2016. Kysely tohtorintutkinnon suorittaneiden roolista yhteiskunnassa [verkkodokumentti]. Helsinki: Suomen Akatemia. Suunnittelu ja johdon tuki -yksikkö. http://www.aka.fi/globalassets/30tiedepoliittinen-toiminta/tieteentila/aka_tieteen_tila_yksi.pdf [viitattu 31.5.2017].