Study title

Science Communication to the Public in Cultural Research 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3289

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3289

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Lamminmäki, Suvi (University of Helsinki. Faculty of Arts)

Abstract

This dataset consists of transcribed interviews and texts on the experiences of cultural researchers regarding science communication, publishing research findings, and cooperating with the media. The main theme in the interviews and texts was communicating science to the general public. The participants discussed, for instance, public presentations, informing the public about research findings, and giving interviews on different media platforms. The data were collected for a Master's thesis and include seven interviews and six texts. Three of the texts were sent directly to the researcher and the remaining three were collected using FSD's Penna data collection tool.

The participants were asked to discuss how they had previously collaborated with media outlets or platforms, whether the collaboration had been a good experience, and whether their experiences had varied depending on the media outlet/platform (e.g. TV, radio, and newspapers). Social media, blogs, and podcasts and their role in science communication were also described by the participants. Finally, the participants were asked about the communication activities that were part of their work, and they were requested to evaluate the adequacy of their own communication skills.

Background information included the participant's gender, age, and field of research. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

communications; cultural research; journalism; mass media; mass media coverage; research work; research workers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Media (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

• Lamminmäki, Suvi (University of Helsinki)

Collection Dates

2018-04-01 – 2018-10-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Cultural researchers with experiences of communicating science to the public outside the research community

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The participants were reached by sending out invitations to the email lists of several fields of cultural research, as well as posting the invitations in different groups on Facebook.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Web-based interview

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based (Penna textual data collection tool)

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

13 data files in ODT and TXT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

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 researcher anonymised the transcribed interviews. Additionally, the participants' fields of research, municipalities, and other indirect identifiers were coarsened at FSD if necessary to prevent identification of the participants. Changes were made to both the transcribed interviews and the texts. Changes made at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].

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

Lamminmäki, Suvi (University of Helsinki): Science Communication to the Public in Cultural Research 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-03-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3289

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.