Study title

Interviews of NEET Youth and Preparatory Vocational Education Project Workers 2013

Dataset ID Number

FSD3294

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3294

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Määttä, Mirja (University of Eastern Finland)

Abstract

The study examined a preparatory vocational education project from the perspective of NEET youth (not in employment, education or training) aged 17-24 and the project staff. Interviews were used to find out the young people's experiences of the education and guidance as well as the project staff's opinions on the services provided to young people at the transition phase from basic education to upper secondary education. The data consist of 18 interviews of young people and five interviews of project workers. The data are part of a postdoctoral research project funded by the Academy of Finland (SA 252120).

The interviews of the young people covered, among others, their experiences of open vocational studies, opportunities to influence the content of studies and life goals. The interviews of the project staff charted views of the services aimed at young people who are left without a place to study or work, training opportunities, multiprofessional work, and effects of the project on the lives of the participants.

Background information included interview date and place, and ages and genders of the interviewees.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

careers guidance; educational guidance; vocational education; youth; youth unemployment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Vocational education and training (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Educational policy (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Equality, inequality and social exclusion (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Määttä, Mirja (University of Eastern Finland)

Time Period Covered

2010 – 2013

Collection Dates

2013-01-14 – 2013-02-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Organization/Institution

Universe

Staff of an educational project providing guidance to young people and participants of the project aged 17-24 studying in an open vocational school

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Efforts were made to include all students and staff members who were present during the day of the interviews. Participation in the interviews was voluntary.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

23 TXT files. In addition, HTML files based on the TXT 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

The researcher anonymised the data by replacing the names of persons and small places with aliases. The anonymisation was reviewed at FSD and supplemented where necessary. Location information, job titles and other identifying information was anonymised at FSD to prevent identification of interviewees and third persons. Anonymisation by FSD is marked with square brackets.

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

Määttä, Mirja (University of Eastern Finland): Interviews of NEET Youth and Preparatory Vocational Education Project Workers 2013 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2018-10-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3294

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

Määttä, Mirja & Asikainen, Elina & Saastamoinen, Mikko (2016) Tukeminen ja pakot nuorten vaikeutuneissa koulutussiirtymissä. Nuorisotutkimus. 34(1), 18-34.