Study title

Teachers' Writings on Experiencing Violence and Receiving Support 2024-2025

Dataset ID Number

FSD3956

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3956
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3956

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Rouhe, Ninna (University of Turku)
• Rautamaa, Heli (University of Turku)

Abstract

The data consists of writings in which elementary school teachers and special education teachers describe situations of mental or physical violence they have encountered in their work, as well as any support they may have received from their superiors after the incident. The data was originally collected for a master's thesis that examined the experiences of elementary school teachers regarding the support they received from their superiors in situations involving violence. The original target group for the collection was special education teachers in primary schools, but as the collection was in progress, the target group was expanded in order to obtain a sufficient number of writings. As a result, writings were ultimately collected from all primary school teachers.

Background information was asked about gender, age group, education, and work experience in years.

Keywords

assault; crime victims; supervisors; teachers of students with special educational needs and disabilities; well-being (health)

Topic Classification

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

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

• Rouhe, Ninna (University of Turku)
• Rautamaa, Heli (University of Turku)

Collection Dates

2024-11-06 – 2025-02-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Primary school teachers and special education teachers who have experienced violence in their work.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Collection Mode

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

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

39 writings in txt 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

Indirect identifiers were removed from one writing in the FSD.

A total of 46 responses to the writing invitation were received, of which 39 were authorised by the author to be archived.

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

Rouhe, Ninna (University of Turku) & Rautamaa, Heli (University of Turku): Teachers' Writings on Experiencing Violence and Receiving Support 2024-2025 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-06-04). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3956; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3956

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

Rautamaa, Heli & Rouhe, Ninna (Älä ainakaan tänne tuo sitä riehumaan. Oppilaiden taholta väkivaltaa kokeneiden peruskoulun opettajien kokemuksia esihenkilötuesta.