Study title

Class Teachers' Experiences of COVID-19 Pandemic 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3947

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3947
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3947

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Mankki, Ville (Tampere University)

Abstract

The data consists of interviews in which classroom teachers reflect on their experiences of distance education in 2020. The data is a follow-up to FSD3733 Classroom Teachers' Experiences of Distance Teaching 2020. The respondents are primary school teachers, and the numbering of the interviewees is consistent with FSD3733 and FSD3948 datasets.

First, the interviewees were asked how they feel and view the distance education period a year ago now. They were also asked how they felt about their work during the current school year and whether it had involved distance education. The interviewees were then asked how the distance education periods changed them as teachers and whether practices were shifted from distance to face-to-face teaching. Finally, interviewees were asked to give themselves advice when moving to a distance education period a year ago and to reflect on what is essential for good distance education.

The background information includes the gender of the interviewee and the class being taught.

Keywords

COVID-19; distance education; educational methods; online education; primary school teachers; teachers; teaching; telework

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Mankki, Ville (Tampere University)

Time Period Covered

2020 – 2021

Collection Dates

2021-04-06 – 2021-04-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Classroom teachers who implemented distance teaching in spring 2020

Time Method

Cross-section ad-hoc follow-up

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The researcher has aimed to select a representative sample in terms of gender and teaching experience. In selecting the interviewees, attention was also paid to ensuring that the interviewees came from municipalities of different sizes, from schools of different sizes, and that the interviewees as a whole covered all primary school grades 1 to 6.

Collection Mode

Web-based interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

20 interviews in ODT file 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

Related Datasets

FSD3733 Classroom Teachers' Experiences of Distance Teaching 2020

FSD3948 Class Teachers' Experiences of COVID-19 Pandemic 2022

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised the data. References to places and names have been removed from the interviews.

For identification reasons and to ensure consistency of anonymisation policies, a name and detailed information related to the municipality of residence have been removed from the data at FSD. Entries made by 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

Mankki, Ville (Tampere University): Class Teachers' Experiences of COVID-19 Pandemic 2021 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-03-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3947; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3947

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

Heikkilä, M., & Mankki, V. (2023). Luokanopettajien toimijuus koronapandemian aikana: Armollisuutta, olennaisuutta ja varovaisuutta. Kasvatus, 54(2), 118-129. https://doi.org/10.33348/kvt.129148

Mankki, V. (2024). (Re)thinking teaching after COVID-19 school lock-down: A longitudinal study of Finnish primary school teachers' expectations for, and perceptions of, change. Education 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2024.2325518