Lower Secondary School Teachers as Civic Educators 2023

The data focuses on the views of lower secondary school teachers on democracy, political participation and their ability to implement democracy education in their work. The data was collected as part of the project "Education, Political Efficacy and Informed Citizenship (EPIC)", funded by the Academy of Finland and The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland. First, respondents were asked how interested they are in politics as well as their views on politics in general. Respondents were also asked about their level of political participation from different perspectives. Then, respondents' experiences in implementing democracy education and their role as civic educators in lower secondary schools were asked. The next questions were about teaching situations and what teachers believe students should grow up to be in order to be good citizens. Respondents were also asked about their trust in various institutions, their voting behavior and their position in the political arena. This was followed by series of questions asking respondents about their opinions on various proposals for the future direction of Finland and how often they discuss political or social issues. Finally, the respondents were asked about the culture of debate and the handling of socially sensitive issues. Background variables included gender, teacher qualification, education and the year of completion, school size, municipality size, mother tongue, age, years of teaching experience and subject taught.本数据集聚焦初中教师对民主、政治参与，以及其在工作中开展民主教育的能力的看法。本数据采集自由芬兰科学院（Academy of Finland）与芬兰瑞典文化基金会（The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland）资助的“教育、政治效能与知情公民（EPIC）”研究项目。首先，受访者需回答其对政治的感兴趣程度，以及对整体政治的看法。受访者还需从多维度阐述其政治参与水平。随后，受访者需分享其在初中开展民主教育的实践经历，以及作为公民教育者的角色定位。后续问题涉及教学场景，以及教师认为学生成长为合格公民所需具备的特质。受访者还需回答其对各类公共机构的信任程度、投票行为，以及其在政治场域中的立场。随后的一系列问题围绕受访者对芬兰未来发展方向的各项提案的看法，以及其讨论政治或社会议题的频率展开。最后，受访者需回答有关辩论文化与社会敏感议题处理方式的相关问题。背景变量涵盖性别、教师资格、学历及毕业年份、学校规模、市政辖区规模、母语、年龄、教龄与所授学科。