Study title

Finnish Bachelor's Graduate Survey 2017

Dataset ID Number

FSD3806

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3806
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3806

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Aalto University
• University of Helsinki
• University of Eastern Finland
• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Lapland
• Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
• University of Oulu
• Hanken School of Economics
• University of the Arts Helsinki
• University of Tampere
• Tampere University of Technology
• University of Turku
• University of Vaasa
• Åbo Akademi University
• CSC - IT Center for Science

Abstract

The Bachelor's Graduate Survey charts student experiences of studying at a university. Themes of the survey include, among others, progress with studies, the working life skills provided by studies, well-being, and balance between studies and other aspects of life. The survey is based on scientific research on learning, studying and teaching, and the HowULearn questionnaire developed on the basis of it by the University of Helsinki.

Background variables included the respondent's university, field of degree, age, and gender.

Keywords

academic achievement; education; educational certificates; educational environment; higher education institutions; students (college); tertiary education (first stage); university courses; well-being (health)

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Student Experience Surveys for Bachelor Graduates

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Aalto University
• University of Helsinki
• University of Eastern Finland
• University of Jyväskylä
• University of Lapland
• Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT
• University of Oulu
• Hanken School of Economics
• University of the Arts Helsinki
• University of Tampere
• Tampere University of Technology
• University of Turku
• University of Vaasa
• Åbo Akademi University
• CSC - IT Center for Science

Time Period Covered

2017

Collection Dates

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Students in Finnish universities who have just completed a Bachelor's degree or equivalent higher education studies (excluding National Defence University)

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

All students in Finnish universities who have completed a Bachelor's degree or equivalent higher education studies are invited to respond to the survey.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) (The Finnish Bachelor's Graduate Survey is collected in the education management information service Arvo. Arvo is a survey data collection system specifically tailored for education administration. Students respond to the survey after receiving guidance from their university. The questionnaire is available in Finnish, Swedish and English. Technically, responses to the 2017 survey could still be submitted in January 2018.)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data delivered to FSD include the numeric variables of the content variables of the common section of the survey, and the background variables university, degree title, age (classified every 10 years), gender (male, female, other), and basic education (classified). The dataset does not include student's study records.

To prevent identification of respondents, the degree title variable was coarsened to a degree field variable at FSD. In addition, individual identifier responses have been removed from the degree field variable.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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

Aalto University & University of Helsinki & University of Eastern Finland & University of Jyväskylä & University of Lapland & Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT & University of Oulu & Hanken School of Economics & University of the Arts Helsinki & University of Tampere & Tampere University of Technology & University of Turku & University of Vaasa & Åbo Akademi University & CSC - IT Center for Science: Finnish Bachelor's Graduate Survey 2017 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-09-25). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3806

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.