Summary information
Study title
IEA Civic Education Study 1999: Finland
Creator
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
Suutarinen, Sakari (University of Jyväskylä)
Törmäkangas, Kari (University of Jyväskylä. Institute for Educational Research)
Puhakka, Eija (University of Jyväskylä. Institute for Educational Research)
Study number / PID
FSD2298 (FSD)
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2298 (URN)
10.60686/t-fsd2298 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Individual datasets that do not belong to any series.
Abstract
The survey charted the knowledge and attitudes of eighth and ninth graders in the field of history and civics, and it was conducted as part of the IEA's (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement) international Civic Education Study. The study was conducted in altogether 28 countries. The respondents' conceptions on democracy and political system were charted. Trust in various social institutions was explored, as well as opinions on various issues (e.g. Finland, immigrants, political system, school, curriculum, characteristics of a good citizen). Participation in school life was also canvassed. Background variables included the respondent's gender, year of birth, household size, and parents' education. In addition, the respondents were asked whether they were newspaper subscribers, how many books they had at their home, whether they had participated in the activities of various organisations, how often they met their friends, and how much time they allocated to watching television or videos on an average school day. Additional background information was obtained from the data files on schools and teachers.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
04/1999 - 05/1999
Country
Finland
Time dimension
Cross-section
Analysis unit
Individual
Universe
Eighth graders and ninth graders in Finnish- and Swedish-speaking lower secondary schools. The classes consisted of students aged 14-15 receiving regular education.
Excludes: schools in the Åland Islands, Steiner schools, language schools and very small schools
Sampling procedure
Probability: Multistage
Kind of data
Quantitative
Data collection mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Access
Publisher
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Publication year
2008
Terms of data access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Related publications
- Torney-Purta, J. & Lehmann, R. & Oswald, H. & Schultz, W. (2001). Citizenship and education in twenty-eight countries: civic knowledge and engagement at age fourteen. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Delft Nederland: Eburon Publishers.
- Kansainväliset IEA-tutkimukset. Suomi-kuvaa luomassa (2004). Toim. Leimu, Kimmo. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos.
- Nuoresta pätevä kansalainen. Yhteiskunnallinen opetus Suomen peruskoulussa (2000). Toim. Suutarinen, Sakari. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. IEA Civics - Nuori kansalainen tutkimuksen julkaisuja; 1.
- Tulevaisuuden yhteiskunnan rakentajat. Yhteiskunnallisen opetuksen kansainvälinen tutkimus Suomen näkökulmasta (2002). Toim. Brunell, Viking & Törmäkangas, Kari. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos.
- Suutarinen, Sakari & Brunell, Viking & Poutiainen, Annikki & Puhakka, Eija & Saari, Hannu & Törmäkangas, Kari (2001). Suomen peruskoulun päättövaiheessa olevien nuorten yhteiskunnalliset tiedot, taidot, käsitykset, asenteet ja toiminta 28 maan kansainvälisessä vertailussa: tulosten yhteenveto. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. http://ktl.jyu.fi/arkisto/civics/civicsIII/YHTVETOX.PDF [viitattu 2.1.2008].
- IEA - CIVICS. Nuori kansalainen: Yhteiskunnallisen opetuksen kansainvälinen tutkimus. Tutkimuksen suomenkieliset mittavälineet 1999. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos. KOVA-tutkimusryhmä. Nuori kansalainen -tutkimus. Lokakuu 1999. (Moniste.)