FSD3823 Conferment Ceremony Memories 2023

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Study title

Conferment Ceremony Memories 2023

Dataset ID Number

FSD3823

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3823
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3823

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

  • Finnish Literature Society. Archive

Abstract

The data consists of writings related to conferment ceremony memories.

In the open writing call people were asked to write about their memories and experiences of the conferment ceremonies. The respondents were asked whether they had participated in a conferment ceremony at a Finnish university and what their experience of participating in a ceremony was like. In a series of supplementary questions, they were also asked, for example, what kind of feelings and thoughts academic rituals evoke in them and why, and what kind of meaning the respondent would give to the conferment ceremony as a community experience. The respondents were also provided an opportunity to consider possible problems for the future viability of conferment ceremonies, and why some people might be alienated by those ceremonies.

The respondent's gender, age and occupation are given as background information, if provided by the respondent. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

ceremonies; graduates; higher education institutions; post-graduates; students; tertiary education; traditions

Topic Classification

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

  • Finnish Literature Society. Archive

Collection Dates

2023-03-01 – 2023-06-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People who have memories and experiences of the conferment ceremonies

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The call was open to anyone who wanted to share their memories of their conferment ceremony. The writing call was published on the website of the Finnish Literary Society (SKS).

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

23 writings in odt or pdf 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 names of the authors and any other direct identifiers have been removed from the writings in the FSD. In the background data, the exact date of birth of the respondent is approximated to the year of birth. In addition, all identifying information relating to third parties has been removed, except for university officials, honorary professors, etc., who played an official role in the promotion ceremony (unless they were referred to in a derogatory or clearly negative tone, or unless they disclosed information of a private nature). Entries made by the FSD are indicated by [[double square brackets]].

The data archived in the FSD contains only those writings that the author has allowed to be archived in the FSD. The complete material is available in the archives of the Finnish Literary Society (SKS).

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

Finnish Literature Society: Conferment Ceremony Memories 2023 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-04-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3823

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data may contain identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. person names, information on place of residence, names of work places and such). When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.

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.

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