Study title

Eight-Graders' Experiences of Participation in the Art Testers Campaign 2018-2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3414

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3414

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hartman, Maaria (Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network)
• Laine, Sofia (Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• The following students from a fieldwork course, organised in collaboration with the University of Helsinki, also participated in data collection: Reetta Kandolin, Riikka Hynninen and Piia Myllykoski.

Abstract

This dataset consists of transcribed group interviews with eight-graders who participated in the Art Testers campaign. Interviews were conducted in ten schools in different parts of Finland before and after the students had visited art performances or exhibitions. In total, a little over 100 students participated in the group interviews.

The Art Testers Campaign is a cultural initiative directed at young people in Finland. During the 2017-2020 academic years, every eighth-grader, three age groups in total, were offered two pre-arranged visits to performances and exhibitions, such as plays, musicals, concerts and circus performances. One visit took place in their own region and the other in the capital region. The aim of the campaign is to provide young people with an opportunity to experience art, including the kind of art many would have no access to. During data collection for this dataset, the campaign was funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland. The study for which the data were collected was conducted by the Finnish Youth Research Network.

The first interview, conducted before the eight-graders took part in the campaign, surveyed the students' expectations for the campaign and the role of art and culture in their life. The interviewees also discussed their leisure time and life at school more generally. In the second interview, conducted after the eight-graders had completed their visits, the interviewees' opinions on the visits were surveyed. The interviewees discussed practical arrangements related to the visits as well as the content of the visit. Additionally, the eight-graders' views on the necessity of the campaign were charted.

Background information included the date of the interview, interview group id, whether the interview was conducted before or after the campaign, municipality or region, and interviewer. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

adolescents; arts; cultural participation; culture; educational visits; lower secondary education; students

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (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

• Hartman, Maaria (Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network)
• Laine, Sofia (Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network)

Time Period Covered

2018-08 – 2019-05

Collection Dates

2018-08 – 2019-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Uusimaa, Finland proper, Central Finland, North Karelia, Lapland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Eight-graders during the 2018-2019 academic year in the municipalities selected for the study

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

In selecting the schools, the researchers were assisted by the project manager of the Association of Finnish Children's Cultural Centers and the regional coordinators of each region selected for the study. They were asked to recommend suitable schools in each region both from a city and a smaller municipality more remotely located. The interviewed groups of eight-graders were selected from schools in which the second Art Testers visit was to theatre, dance theatre or circus. The opportunity to participate in the research was offered to students in two eight-grade classes in each school. The two classes were selected by the school.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

50 group interviews in ODT 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

To prevent identification of participants, names of small municipalities were coarsened on a regional level. Direct and indirect identifiers that could lead to the identification of the participating schools or classes were coarsened or removed. The interviewees were given pseudonyms. If necessary, identifiers relating to the participants or third persons were removed. Changes made at FSD were marked with [square brackets].

The interviews of the second group interviewed in Turku were not archived because none of the interviewees consented to the archiving of their interview. The surveys completed by the interviewees during the interview are not included in the archived dataset.

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

Hartman, Maaria (Finnish Youth Research Society) & Laine, Sofia (Finnish Youth Research Society): Eight-Graders' Experiences of Participation in the Art Testers Campaign 2018-2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-02-02). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3414

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.

Related Materials

Laine, Sofia & Hartman, Maaria (2020) Nuorten taidevierailukokemukset ja kulttuurinen osallisuus Taidetestaajat-hankkeessa. Helsinki: Nuorisotutkimusseuran/Nuorisotutkimusverkoston julkaisuja 224, Tiede. ISBN 978-952-372-001-5, Nid. 154 s.

Related Publications

Laine, Sofia & Hartman, Maaria (2020) Nuorten taidevierailukokemukset ja kulttuurinen osallisuus Taidetestaajat-hankkeessa. Helsinki:Nuorisotutkimusseuran/Nuorisotutkimusverkoston julkaisuja 224, Tiede. ISBN 978-952-372-001-5, Nid. 154 s.

Hartman, Maaria (2020) "Parvella kahdeksasluokkalainen tehnyt toisen hiuksiin letin" - Nuorten olemisten ja tekojen hiljainen kumouksellisuus Taidetestaajat-retkillä. Helsinki: Helsingin yliopisto. Folkloristiikan pro gradu -tutkielma.