Study title

Focus Group Interviews on the Youth Obligation to Apply for Education 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3705

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3705

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Haikkola, Lotta (Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network)
• Uusikangas, Silja (Finnish Youth Research Society. Finnish Youth Research Network)

Abstract

The dataset consists of focus group interviews on the expediency of the obligation that young people must apply for education to receive unemployment benefits. Focus group interviews were conducted in three different regions of Finland with youth service workers at TE Offices, TE Services employees working at Ohjaamo Guidance Centres and workers at vocational training institutions. Four interviews were conducted with TE Services and six with educational institutions. Teachers, guidance and career counsellors, and applications services experts from vocational schools and vocational special education schools took part in the educational institution interviews.

Two different interview frameworks were used, depending on the interview group. Some questions were asked in the form of a statement. Employees of TE Services and Ohjaamo Guidance Centres were asked, for example, about their opinion on the obligation to apply for further education and its impact on their own organisation's practices and on young people. Questions also covered the use of discretionary powers and the extent to which the interviewees felt that young people were aware of the obligation to apply for education as a condition to receive unemployment benefits. The interviewees were also asked about possibilities for improving the obligation to apply for education. Employees of educational institutions were asked about their views on the obligation to apply for education, and the impact of the obligation to apply on the operation of educational institutions and their application processes. In addition, views were sought on issues such as the impact of the obligation to apply on studies and young people's lives, and on possible needs for the obligation's development.

Background information included the number of interviewees per group interview, the date of the interview, and the length of the interview. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

adolescents; educational policy; labour policy; students; unemployment benefits; youth unenmployment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Unemployment (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Higher and further education (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

• Uusikangas, Silja (Nuorisotutkimusseura ry / Nuorisotutkimusverkosto)

Funders

• Prime Minister's Office

Collection Dates

2021-01-01 – 2021-06-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Youth service employees at TE Offices, TE Services employees working at Ohjaamo Guidance Centers and employees of vocational training institutions in three different regions in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face focus group

Online focus group

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

9 interview transcripts in ODT file 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 has anonymised the data by removing direct identifiers (e.g. names) and necessary indirect identifiers (e.g. locations, educational institutions, exact ages). Additionally, one indirect identifier was removed from the data FSD. Changes made at FSD are 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

Haikkola, Lotta (Finnish Youth Research Society) & Uusikangas, Silja (Finnish Youth Research Society): Focus Group Interviews on the Youth Obligation to Apply for Education 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-05-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3705

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 Publications

Haikkola, Lotta & Uusikangas, Silja & Korpela, Tuija & Jauhiainen, Signe & Hiilamo, Heikki (toim.) (2022) Koulutukseen hakuvelvoite nuorten työttömyysturvan ehtona. Tarkoituksenmukaisuuden tarkastelua rekisteriaineistojen, TE-palvelujen, oppilaitosten ja nuorten näkökulmista. Valtioneuvoston selvitys- ja tutkimustoiminnan julkaisusarja 2022:2