Perceptions of Upper Secondary Education: Second-year Students in Vocational or General Upper Secondary Education 2022

The survey charted the perceptions, experiences and opinions of second-year students in vocational or general upper secondary education regarding upper secondary education in Finland. Main themes included, among others, reasons behind the respondents' choice of upper secondary 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, 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). They were also asked what field they were studying, how interesting different educational paths had been for them personally when they had applied to upper secondary education (e.g. general or vocational upper secondary education, tenth grade) and how satisfied they were with their choice of education. Next, the respondents' plans after completing upper secondary education were examined (e.g. whether they planned to work straight away or study more). Finally, the respondents were presented with some attitudinal statements relating to, for example, 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, response language, whether they studied in vocational or general upper secondary school, municipality of residence, region of residence (NUTS3), parents' highest level of education and occupation group.本调研针对芬兰职业高中与普通高中二年级学生的认知、经历与观点展开，聚焦芬兰高中教育相关议题。调研核心主题涵盖受访者选择高中教育的动因、对普通高中与职业高中受认可程度的认知，以及就学相关看法等。本研究由芬兰教育与文化部及技能部（Ministry of Education and Culture and Skills Finland）委托开展。首先，调研询问学生不同因素对其高中教育选择的影响（例如期望获得高薪工作、学校/教育机构的区位、父母的意见等）；此外还询问了其就读专业、申请高中阶段教育时不同升学路径（如普通高中、职业高中、十年级）对其个人的吸引力，以及对自身教育选择的满意程度。其次，调研分析了受访者完成高中教育后的规划（例如计划直接就业还是继续深造）。最后，调研向受访者展示了若干态度类陈述，涉及例如其认为高中教育是否对未来工作有助益、若重新申请是否会选择不同的教育路径等问题。调研收集的背景变量包括受访者性别、作答语言、就读职业高中还是普通高中、居住市镇、居住地区（NUTS3）、父母最高学历与职业类别。