Study title

Young People in the Limelight: Theatre Workshop 2016

Dataset ID Number

FSD3244

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3244

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Olkkonen, Satu (University of Tampere. School of Communication, Media and Theatre)
• Kotilainen, Sirkku (University of Tampere. School of Communication, Media and Theatre)
• Pienimäki, Mari (University of Tampere. School of Communication, Media and Theatre)

Abstract

The data consist of a workshop post-recflection and an interview of a youth theater workshop director/instructor. The data were collected as part of a research project entitled "Young People in the Limelight. Towards Agency through Multi-literacies" funded by the Kone foundation.

The researcher organised a documentary theatre project with seven people aged 17-28. These young people took part in writing the script as experts of their own life histories. The stories focused, in particular, on the intersection of comprehensive school and studies on the upper secondary level. The workshop was mobile, and the participants lived in different areas.

In the workshop post-reflection, the director/instructor described the project and the nature of documentary theatre. She also discussed youth vocabulary, her own position as a researcher and the role of the audience. In the interview, project contact person Sirkku Kotilainen interviewed Satu Olkkonen about the choices she had made during the project and how the project had progressed.

This dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

arts; cultural activities; media literacy; performing arts; theatre; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Cultural activities and participation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (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

• Olkkonen, Satu (University of Tampere)

Time Period Covered

2016

Collection Dates

2016-01-12 – 2016-11-15

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Group

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Young people at the intersection of comprehensive education and upper secondary studies

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The researcher invited young people with whom she had done arts-related activities before to participate in the study.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Recording

Observation

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data collection guidelines: Observation guide

Data Files

One interview transcript and one workshop post-reflection in ODT file format, a total of 37 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

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Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The research project has carried out the anonymisation of the data. The data do not contain any direct or indirect identifiers which would allow the identification of young participants. These identifiers include, for instance, names and information related to health and well-being.

The script and the video recording of the theatre production were not archived due to reasons of privacy and copyright. To protect the privacy of the young people who participated in the study, their interviews were not archived.

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

Olkkonen, Satu (University of Tampere) & Kotilainen, Sirkku (University of Tampere) & Pienimäki, Mari (University of Tampere): Young People in the Limelight: Theatre Workshop 2016 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2018-09-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3244

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 Materials

Kotilainen, Sirkku, & Olkkonen, Satu (2018). Nuoret dokumenttiteatterin tekijät kanssatutkijoina. Kulttuuripolitiikan Tutkimuksen Vuosikirja, 3(1), 22-36. https://doi.org/10.17409/kpt.63279

Related Publications

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

Kotilainen, Sirkku & Olkkonen, Satu (2018) Nuoret dokumenttiteatterin tekijät kanssatutkijoina. Kulttuuripolitiikan tutkimuksen Vuosikirja 2017, 22-36.

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, 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