Study title

Young People in the Limelight: Photography Workshops 2015-2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3243

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3243

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Pienimäki, Mari (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)

Abstract

This dataset was collected during photography workshops for young people in Finland. The data consist of three field journals of the researchers, and transcripts of 17 interviews: one group interview with workshop instructors, two individual interviews with the instructors, four peer interviews with students at the workshops, one student peer interview conducted as a radio programme, and nine individual student interviews. The data were collected at three workshops during the summer, autumn and spring 2015-2016 for the research project "Young People in the Limelight", which was funded by the Kone foundation.

At the workshops, the young students attended photography trips and performed photography-related tasks and familiarised themselves with the field of media. Themes that arose from the field journals included publicity and publishing, peer research, youth participation in decision-making, interpreting photographs, media participation, committing oneself to the workshop, self-expression, and generally learning about photography.

The individual interviews were conducted during the autumn and spring. In the summer, the instructors were interviewed in groups. Each interview used an individual interview frame. The researchers also observed the young people during the workshops.

Background information in the data included the interviewee's age, gender and occupation. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

adolescents; amateur photography; artistic activities; hobbies; identity; media literacy; media studies; participation; social participation; social work; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Information society (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (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

• Pienimäki, Mari (University of Tampere. Faculty of Management)

Time Period Covered

2015-06-23 – 2016-05-04

Collection Dates

2015-06-23 – 2016-05-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Group

Universe

Students at photography workshops organised for young people

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The participants enrolled to the workshops. The workshops were marketed at youth facilities, on the Internet, and youth workers also personally encouraged young people to participate.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Participant field observation

Recording

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data collection guidelines: Observation guide

Data Files

20 files in ODT format, totaling approximately 360 pages.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English and 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 anonymised the data. Identifiers were removed from the data to prevent identifying individuals. These identifiers included the interviewee's name, health, municipality of residence and other identifying information. Some other remaining identifiers were removed at FSD in accordance with the project's anonymisation principles. Deletions made at FSD were marked with [[double square brackets]].

The photographs taken at the workshops were not included in the archived data.

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

Pienimäki, Mari (University of Tampere): Young People in the Limelight: Photography Workshops 2015-2016 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2018-08-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3243

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

Mari Pienimäki & Sirkku Kotilainen. Youth Participation in Research on Multiliteracies: Ethical Perspectives, Media Education Research Journal (MERJ). 2018, 8(1), 115-132.

Pienimäki, Mari (2018) Facilitating Creative Media Production through the Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: A Case Study with Vulnerable Young People. The International Journal of New Media, Technology and the Arts, 13:3, 9-20.

Pienimäki, Mari (2019). Improving the wellbeing of at-risk youth through media participation. Media Practice and Education, 1-14.

Kotilainen, Sirkku; Pienimäki, Mari (2019). Participation through Public Media : Improving Media Literacy among Vulnerable Youth. Teoksessa Hobbs, Renee; Mihailidis, Paul (toim.) The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy. New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell.

Pienimäki, Mari (2020). Participatory photography supporting the social inclusion of migrant youth. Youth Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2020.1814227

Pienimäki, M. & Kotilainen, S., Jan 2021, Media Education for the Inclusion of At-Risk Youth: Shades of Democracy 2.0 from Finland. (E-pub ahead of print) Education for Democracy 2.0: Changing Frames of Media Literacy. Hoechsmann, M., Thésée, G. & Carr, P. R. (eds.). Brill, p. 64-82 (Critical Media Literacies Series; vol. 6). https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004448490_005

Koponen, M. & Pienimäki, M. (2020).Towards the transcultural media competencies of migrant young people [online]. Media and information literacy in critical times: Re-imagining learning and information environments: MILID Yearbook 2018/2019. Tornero, J. M. P., Orozco, G. & Hamburger, E. (eds.). Barcelona: UNESCO Chair on Media and Information Literacy for Quality Journalism Faculty of Communication Sciences, p. 145-154. http://www.gabinetecomunicacionyeducacion.com/sites/default/files/field/adjuntos/milidyearbook2018_19_.pdf [cited 9.3.2021]