Study title

Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents in Multicultural Families 2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3747

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3747
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3747

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Alasuutari, Maarit (University of Jyväskylä)
• Karila, Kirsti (University of Tampere)
• Mäkinen, Eleanora (University of Tampere)
• Paananen, Maiju (University of Tampere)
• Repo, Katja (University of Tampere)
• Hynynen, Kaisa (University of Tampere)

Abstract

The data consists of information collected from parents of multicultural families on childcare arrangements and early childhood education solutions. The data is part of the multidisciplinary project "Finnish Childcare Policies: In/Equality in Focus" (CHILDCARE), which is being implemented by the Universities of Jyväskylä and Tampere and the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

In the interviews, questions were initially asked about the everyday life of the child and the family. Then they were asked about the rationale behind the childcare solutions, such as how and why the current solution was chosen. This was followed by questions about the support and help respondents had received in relation to childcare and its solutions. They were also asked about the reconciliation of work and family life and about childcare-related decision-making within the family. Finally, they were asked about current issues in the family leave system and early childhood education, such as the halving of childcare allowance for parents, and asked to think about the future, what life might be like for a child at the age of 4.

Seven of the interviews are in Finnish and five in English. Background data are classified by educational background, age and municipality classification. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

care in the community; child care; children; cultural pluralism; day care; family cohesion; family life; parental benefits; parental role; parents

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Childcare

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Tampere
• National Institute for Health and Welfare

Funders

• Academy of Finland. The Strategic Research Council (293049)
• Academy of Finland. The Strategic Research Council (314317)

Collection Dates

Autumn 2017 ( 2017 )

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Family

Universe

Parents of multicultural families who were involved in third sector family service activities.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The interviewees are selected from parents who have participated in third sector family service activities.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

12 files 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: English, multilingual and Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data have been anonymised by the researcher as follows: names of persons and data referring to the place have been anonymised. In addition, items relating to workplace, education and occupation have been removed where the information would have increased the identifiability of the interviewees. The ages of the interviewees have been classified in five-year intervals. In FSD, implicit identifiers have been coarsened in a single file, in line with the researcher's policy. Anonymisations made by 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

Alasuutari, Maarit (University of Jyväskylä) & Karila, Kirsti (University of Tampere) & Mäkinen, Eleanora (University of Tampere) & Paananen, Maiju (University of Tampere) & Repo, Katja (University of Tampere) & Hynynen, Kaisa (University of Tampere): Interviews on Early Childhood Education and Care Arrangements: Parents in Multicultural Families 2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-01-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3747

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

Joenpolku, Milla (2020). Maahanmuuttajaperheet ja lastenhoidon ratkaisut: Tarkastelussa valinnat, tieto ja perustelut. Kasvatustieteiden ja kulttuurin tiedekunta. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto.