Study title

Professional Role, Identity and Information Acquisition of Teachers 2003-2004

Dataset ID Number

FSD2373

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2373

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Jokiniemi, Sinikka (University of Tampere. Department of Information Studies)

Abstract

20 teachers of Jämsä vocational school were interviewed about their conceptions of their identities and roles as teachers and also about their ways of information retrieval. The interviewees were asked, among others, questions about their job and tasks at work, importance and role of information seeking, and changes in the teaching profession.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

identity; information retrieval; internet; labour and employment; teachers; vocational education institutions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (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

• Jokiniemi, Sinikka (University of Tampere. Department of Information Studies)

Collection Dates

2003-11-07 – 2004-03-09

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Jämsä

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Teachers working in Jämsä vocational school

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The researcher recruited the interviewees during her work in the vocational school and aimed at selecting interviewees from different fields.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data Files

20 RTF files, approximately 130 pages. In addition, HTML files based on the RTF files.

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

During archiving, interviewee IDs were added to the data and anonymisation done by the researcher was checked.

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

Jokiniemi, Sinikka (University of Tampere): Professional Role, Identity and Information Acquisition of Teachers 2003-2004 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2008-12-16). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2373

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

Jokiniemi, Sinikka (2005). Opettajien Informaatiohorisontit. Ammatillisen tiedon hankinta ammatti-identiteetin näkökulmasta. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Informaatiotutkimuksen pro gradu-tutkielma.