FSD2759 Environment and Climate Change in My Life 2010-2011: Writing Competition
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Study title
Environment and Climate Change in My Life 2010-2011: Writing Competition
Dataset ID Number
FSD2759
Persistent identifier
urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2759Data Type
Qualitative
Authors
- Vehviläinen, Marja (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
- Toivo, Miia (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
- Häikiö, Liisa (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
- Marjeta, Anna-Laura (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
- Åkerman, Maria (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)
- Uotinen, Johanna (University of Eastern Finland. School of Humanities)
- Peltola, Taru (Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE))
- Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Folklore Archives
Abstract
The data consist of 81 texts sent to a national writing competition 'Ilmastonmuutos ja ympäristö elämässäni [Environment and Climate Change in My Life]' conducted by the Finnish Literature Society (SKS). People were asked to write about their own experiences and ideas relating to climate change and environmental issues in the form of an autobiography or diary, or both. The texts are in Finnish.
Themes explored included: thoughts upon first hearing about climate change, significance of environment and nature, events and information that have affected the respondent's thinking about environment issues, contradictions in and frustrations with these issues, impact of the respondent's lifestyle on environment and climate change, and own efforts to act in environmentally friendly ways.
The competition announcements were published in digital and paper form on web pages, e-mail lists, notice boards, newspapers and events.
The dataset is only available in Finnish.
Keywords
climate change; environment; environmental conservation; everyday life; natural environment; sustainability
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.
Data Collector
- Finnish Literature Society
Data Producers
- Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Folklore Archives
Time Period Covered
2010 – 2011
Collection Dates
2010-10-01 – 2011-05-31
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Media unit: Text
Universe
Finnish people
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Availability
The data consist of texts submitted to the writing competition.
Collection Mode
Self-administered writings and/or diaries
Research Instrument
Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide
Data Files
81 RTF files each containing one or more texts by a single participant. The data are also available in HTML file format. All of the data were also archived at the Finnish Literature Society Archive.
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
Names of the participants were removed from the data. Places of residence were classified by using regional classifications of Statistics Finland. The researchers converted the responses submitted on paper into a digital file format.
One text was not included in the data archived at FSD because of the conditions set by its author.
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
Vehviläinen, Marja (University of Tampere) & Toivo, Miia (University of Tampere) & Häikiö, Liisa (University of Tampere) & Marjeta, Anna-Laura (University of Tampere) & Åkerman, Maria (University of Tampere) & Uotinen, Johanna (University of Eastern Finland) & Peltola, Taru (Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)) & Finnish Literature Society (SKS): Environment and Climate Change in My Life 2010-2011: Writing Competition [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2012-07-05). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2759
Deposit Requirement
Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.
Special Terms and Conditions for Access
Access is granted for research purposes only (including Master's theses). Access application must be accompanied by a research plan which describes in detail the intended use purposes of the data.
The data may contain identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. person names, information on place of residence, names of work places and such). When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.
Disclaimer
The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
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