Perceptions of Upper Secondary Education: Adult Students in Vocational Education 2022

The survey charted the perceptions and opinions of adult students in vocational upper secondary education regarding upper secondary education in Finland. Main themes included, among others, reasons behind the respondents' choice of education, perceptions of how general and vocational upper secondary education are appreciated, and opinions on studying. The study was commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Culture and Skills Finland. First, adult students were asked what field they were studying and how certain they were that they would pursue further studies at some point after their current studies. In addition, students were asked how different factors affected their choice of upper secondary education (e.g. wanting to have a job with good pay, location of the school/education facility, parents' opinions). Finally, the perceived usefulness of the respondents' studies in their future as well as their satisfaction in their education were examined with some attitudinal statements (e.g. whether they thought their upper secondary education would be useful in their future work and whether they would choose a different path of education if they could reapply). Background variables included the respondent's gender, age group, region of residence (NUTS3), municipality of residence, highest level of education, occupation group and whether they had ever been unemployed.

本调研针对芬兰职业高级中等教育阶段的成年学生，就芬兰高级中等教育相关议题开展认知与看法调查。调研核心主题涵盖（但不限于）受访者选择该教育阶段的动因、对普通高级中等教育与职业高级中等教育受认可度的认知，以及就学相关看法。本研究由芬兰教育与文化部及技能部委托开展。
首先，调研询问了成年学生当前就读的专业领域，以及他们对完成当前学业后是否会在未来某一阶段继续深造的确定程度。此外，调研还了解了各类因素对受访者选择高级中等教育的影响，例如希望获得高薪工作、学校/教育机构的地理位置、父母的意见等。最后，调研通过若干态度表述题项，考察了受访者对自身学业未来效用的认知，以及其就学满意度，例如受访者是否认为其高级中等教育对未来工作具有助益，以及若可重新选择是否会采取不同的教育路径。本次调研的背景变量涵盖受访者性别、年龄组别、居住区域（NUTS3）、居住市镇、最高学历、职业组别，以及是否曾处于失业状态。