Study title

Gerontological Social Work 2000: Interviews

Dataset ID Number

FSD2387

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2387

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Salonen, Kari (Turku University of Applied Sciences. Faculty of Well-being Services. Degree Programme of Social Services)

Abstract

In the study, Finnish social workers working with the elderly were interviewed about their work, its significance, ways of improving it and its future. The data consist of 13 transcribed interviews in Finnish.

The respondents were asked about their their typical working day, job tasks and content, professional and personal equirements for the work, changes in the requirements overr the last 5-10 years, role of social workers in elderly care, development needs relating to work, and expectations for the future.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

ageing; care of the elderly; elderly; old age; social work; social workers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social welfare policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Elderly (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

• Salonen, Kari (Turku University of Applied Sciences. Faculty of Well-being Services. Degree Programme of Social Services)

Collection Dates

2001-09-29 – 2001-12-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

13 social workers, 8 of whom worked in retirement homes

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The interviewees were selected from institutions where gerontological social work is done.

Collection Mode

Interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

13 RTF files, approximately 144 pages. Average length of an interview was roughly 10 pages.

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 researcher transcribed the interviews. The data were anonymised during archiving. References to places were coarsened when necessary. All files were ocnverted into RTF file format.

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

Salonen, Kari (Turku University of Applied Sciences): Gerontological Social Work 2000: Interviews [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2009-01-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2387

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

Salonen, Kari (2002). Vanhussosiaalityö Ammattina. Tutkimus vanhussosiaalityöntekijöiden ammattitaidosta, työkokonaisuuksista, tiedoista, taidoista, ammatillisista kvalifikaatioista, kompetenssista sekä toiminnallisista ympäristöistä. Turun ammattikorkeakoulun tutkimuksia 2. Turku: Turun ammattikorkeakoulu.