Study title

Interviews with Students in Teacher Education on the Purpose of Life 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3803

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3803
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3803

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Moberg, Joona (Tampere University)

Abstract

The data consists of interviews with students at the Tampere University on the meaning of life. The students represented all fields of study in the Faculty of Education and Culture, including the doctoral programme. The data was originally collected for a Master's thesis as part of a larger Civic Purpose research project.

Interviewees were asked about their interests, their vision of a perfect world and the meaning of life, among other things. In addition, they were asked about the things they felt were most important in their lives, their well-being, their university studies and their dreams for the future.

Background information includes the age group of the interviewee, the type of studies, the stage of studies and information about working while studying. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

expectation; higher and further education teaching personnel; higher education; students; teachers; values

Topic Classification

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

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Moberg, Joona (Tampere University)

Funders

• Rehabilitation Foundation Peurunka

Collection Dates

2021-10-10 – 2021-11-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Students of the Faculty of Education and Culture of the Tampere University.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Web-based interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

12 interview transcripts 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 author has anonymised the data by removing direct and indirect identifiers. In the FSD, the researcher's anonymisation was refined in a few respects, including the removal of information on place of residence and the classification of age. The anonymisations made by the FSD are indicated by [[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

Moberg, Joona (Tampere University): Interviews with Students in Teacher Education on the Purpose of Life 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2023-11-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3803

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

Moberg, Joona. (2023). Exploring purpose manifestations in the lives of Finnish student teachers. Master's thesis. Faculty of Education and Culture, Tampere University.