Study title

Accessibility in Basic Education in the Arts 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3495

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3495
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3495

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Juntunen, Marja-Leena (University of the Arts Helsinki. Sibelius Academy)

Abstract

The survey charted the implementation of regional, physical, economical, and pedagogical accessibility solutions in educational institutions that provide basic education in the arts in Finland. Questions surveyed, among other topics, the institution's strategies to increase accessibility, in-service training for teachers and the teacher recruitment process, courses and modules provided by the institution, the student selection process, cooperation across administrative and organisational boundaries, and possible obstacles preventing the increase of accessibility. The survey was conducted as part of the ArtsEqual project funded by the Academy of Finland (ID: 314223/2017).

First, the respondents were asked whether an equality and non-discrimination plan had been drawn up for the institution and whether an accessibility assessment had been carried out. Questions also focused on whether the institution's teachers had been offered in-service training and whether prospective teachers' previous work experience with different minority groups had been considered during the teacher recruitment process.

Regional accessibility was surveyed by asking the respondents whether the educational institution had units in several locations and whether the institution cooperated with other educational institutions. Physical accessibility of the institution was examined with questions on, for example, whether various facilities (e.g. doorways, staff facilities) had been altered to be more accessible. Additionally, questions charted whether attention had been paid to the usability of pedagogical tools.

Next, the respondents were asked whether courses and modules offered by the institution were available to groups other than children and young people, and in which languages education was offered. The process of applying to the institution and the student selection process were surveyed. The ways in which the institution had increased financial accessibility (e.g. free student places, scholarships, reduced costs) were also examined.

Regarding pedagogical accessibility, the respondents were first asked how teaching strategies and learning materials had been adapted to be more accessible (e.g. by providing materials in plain language). Questions also surveyed the personal study plans of students and the institution's capacity to provide education for special needs groups. Additionally, the respondents were asked whether the institution strived to enhance the accessibility of its communication and whether various methods had been used to increase students' participation.

Cooperation across administrative and organisational boundaries was charted by asking the respondents about the institution's cooperation partners. Finally, the respondents were asked to evaluate whether various issues (e.g. lack of financial resources) could obstruct the improvement of accessibility in the institution, as well as whether they thought that the ArtsEqual project had affected the promotion of accessibility in the institution.

Background variables included the location of the educational institution, type of the institution, field of study (within arts education), syllabus (general or extended), and number of students.

Keywords

arts; cooperation; disabled facilities; equal education; equal opportunity; special needs education

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Equality, inequality and social exclusion (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

• Juntunen, Marja-Leena (University of the Arts Helsinki. Sibelius Academy)

Time Period Covered

2013 – 2018

Collection Dates

2018-11-05 – 2020-12-18

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Organization/Institution

Universe

Principals of educational institutions that provide basic education in the arts

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey was sent to all member associations of Taiteen Perusopetusliitto TPO (270 member associations) and the Finnish Association of Adult Education Centres (Kansalaisopistojen liitto KoL, an umbrella organisation for 123 education centres in Finland). In total, the associations cover 393 educational institutions. According to a 2014 report by the Regional State Administrative Agency, there were 393 institutions providing basic education in the arts in mainland Finland. The survey was sent to the participants in November 2018 and the institutions were reminded to respond during the last week of November. The survey was open for approximately a month. 129 principals/educational institutions responded to the survey, resulting in a response rate of 33%.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

33

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of participants, all open-ended responses to questions of the type "other, please specify" were removed from the data at FSD. Open-ended responses left in the data were anonymised. Changes made at FSD were marked with [square brackets].

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Juntunen, Marja-Leena (University of the Arts Helsinki): Accessibility in Basic Education in the Arts 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-11-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3495

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Related Materials

Juntunen, Marja-Leena & Kivijärvi, Sanna. (2019). Opetuksen saavutettavuuden lisääminen taiteen perusopetusta antavissa oppilaitoksissa. Finnish Journal of Music Education 22 (1-2), 70-87.

Related Publications

Juntunen, Marja-Leena & Kivijärvi, Sanna. (2019). Opetuksen saavutettavuuden lisääminen taiteen perusopetusta antavissa oppilaitoksissa. Finnish Journal of Music Education 22 (1-2), 70-87.