Study title

Career Paths of Sports Graduates 2018-2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3339

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3339

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Jama, Kaisa-Mari (University of Jyväskylä)

Abstract

This dataset consists of texts on the career paths of Finnish people who graduated with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Sports Studies (university of applied sciences) or a Master's degree in Sport Sciences between 2004 and 2015. The dataset contains 61 texts, including seven texts that were collected during pilot testing. The texts were collected using FSD's Penna data collection tool.

In the writing guidelines, the participants were asked to discuss their education and career as well as any career-related turning points in their life. The texts focused on, among other topics, the people, hobbies, and events that had led the writers to different studies and jobs. Additionally, the writers discussed why they were or were not currently working in the sports sector.

Background information included whether the text was collected as part of the pilot testing, the writer's age, gender, attained degree, year of graduation, and field of work. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is available only in Finnish.

Keywords

career; career development; education; educational institutions; occupational qualifications; workplace

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Vocational education and training (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Physical fitness and exercise (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

• Jama, Kaisa-Mari (University of Jyväskylä)

Collection Dates

• 2018-09-20 – 2018-11-15
• 2018-12-18 – 2019-02-28

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People who graduated with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Sports Studies (university of applied sciences) or a Master's degree in Sport Sciences between 2004 and 2015

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Non-probability: Availability

For the pilot testing, the researcher personally contacted potential participants. The invitation to participate in the full-scale study was shared to members of alumni registers and trade unions as well as on social media. The invitation was aimed at both those who still worked in the sports sector and those who had changed fields.

Collection Mode

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

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

61 texts in 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

Four writers did not graduate between 2004 and 2015.

The data were collected for the purposes of academic or literary expression. Some personal data essential for the reuse of the data, such as indirect identifiers referring to the participant, were left in the archived data on purpose. During archiving at FSD, direct and strong indirect identifiers referring to the participants were removed (e.g. company names). Changes made at FSD were marked with [square brackets].

The original dataset included 68 texts. Six writers did not consent to the archiving of their text and one text was removed because it contained only the background information of the writer.

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

Jama, Kaisa-Mari (University of Jyväskylä): Career Paths of Sports Graduates 2018-2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-04-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3339

Deposit Requirement

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

The data may contain indirect identifiers. When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.

Disclaimer

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

Related Publications

Jama, K-M., Tynjälä, P., Aarto-Pesonen, L., Malinen, A. & Hämäläläinen, R. 2021. Liikunta-alan tutkintokoulutuksen merkitykset valmistuneiden elämänkertomuksissa - fenomenografinen analyysi. Liikunta & Tiede 58 (4), 82-90.

Kaisa-Mari Jama, Päivi Tynjälä, Leena Aarto-Pesonen, Anita Malinen & Raija Hämäläinen (2021): To stay or to leave? Career story models of Finnish sports graduates, Sport, Education and Society, DOI: 10.1080/13573322.2021.1997979

Jama, Kaisa-Mari (2023) Career-themed life narratives of sports graduates: intertwinement of careers and nonwork elements of life. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-9565-2

Jama, K-M., Tynjälä, P., Aarto-Pesonen, L., Malinen, A. & Hämäläinen, R. The meaning of difficulties in career narratives: the case of sports graduates. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10775-023-09618-7