Study title

Perceptions of Upper Secondary Education: Parents of Ninth-Graders 2022

Dataset ID Number

FSD3761

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3761
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3761

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Innolink Group

Abstract

The survey charted the perceptions and opinions of parents of ninth-graders regarding general and vocational upper secondary education and their child's plans after completing lower secondary education. Main themes included, among others, the parents' opinions on studying and perceptions of how general and vocational upper secondary education are appreciated. The study was commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture and Skills Finland.

First, respondents were surveyed on the factors they thought should affect their child's choice when applying to upper secondary education (e.g. wanting to have a job with good pay, location of the school/educational facility, parents' or the child's opinions). The respondents were also asked whether their child would continue into upper secondary education after completing lower secondary school, how interesting they thought different paths of education were for their children (e.g. general or vocational upper secondary education, tenth grade) and which educational path they thought their child should choose after completing lower secondary education. If the respondents indicated that their child should choose vocational education or training after lower secondary school, they were asked which field of vocational education they thought would be suitable for their child. Finally, the sources of the respondents' information on different paths of education were charted.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, municipality of residence, region of residence (NUTS3), as well as their own and their spouse's highest level of education and occupation group.

Keywords

education; educational choice; educational opportunities; educational provision; lower secondary schools; parents; upper secondary education; upper secondary schools; vocational education

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Vocational education and training (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Perception Surveys on Upper Secondary Education

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Innolink Group

Data Producers

• Skills Finland
• Ministry of Education and Culture

Time Period Covered

2022

Collection Dates

2022-08-08 – 2022-10-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Parents of ninth-graders in lower secondary education in Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

The sample was randomly selected nationwide. In total, 101 parents of ninth-graders were interviewed by phone.

Collection Mode

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of respondents, all open-ended responses were removed from the data at FSD.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

Innolink Group: Perceptions of Upper Secondary Education: Parents of Ninth-Graders 2022 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-02-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3761; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3761

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö & Skills Finland & Innolink (2022). Toisen asteen koulutuksen mielikuvatutkimus 2022: Kvantitatiivinen osuus.

Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö & Skills Finland & Innolink (2022). Toisen asteen koulutuksen mielikuvatutkimus 2022: Yhteenvetoraportti.