Experiences of Participation in the Youth Arts Programme "Myrsky" 2008-2010

The survey collected information from young people attending art-related projects organised all over Finland during 2008-2010. The projects were part of the nationwide youth arts programme "Myrsky" (Storm) financed by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, targeted at young people aged 13-17. The aim was to spread and establish new types of arts activities for youngsters. Questions charted the respondents' spare time activities, cultural hobbies, interest in and attendance at cultural events, and perceptions on the general impact of culture. A number of questions focused on the experiences of and views on the Myrsky project the respondent was participating in, reasons for participating, own role and activity in the project, role of youngsters in general in the project, what activities had liked best, what activities would have liked to do more, and feedback received etc. Views were probed on the impact of the project on the neighbourhood and on the respondent him/herself. Satisfaction with life, self-confidence, and social interaction with others were surveyed. The respondents also evaluated how important they considered certain things to be in their future life, for instance, financial success, lots of friends, good education. Three different questionnaires were used for the survey. For longer projects, people filled in an initial questionnaire in the beginning of the project and another one at the end. For shorter projects, only one combined questionnaire was used. However, in December 2009 the initial and end questionnaires were dropped and a new questionnaire was developed, which people filled in at the end of the project. There was also a separate questionnaire for short dance workshops held in the Kainuu region and another one for short movie workshops in the Jyväskylä area. Background variables included the respondent's gender, age, economic activity, educational institution, field of study, region (NUTS3) of residence, type of neighbourhood, country of birth, the parent's education, with whom R lived and whether had two homes, and financial situation of the family.本调查收集了2008至2010年间参与芬兰全国范围内艺术相关项目的青少年群体的相关信息。上述项目均为芬兰文化基金会资助的全国性青少年艺术项目“Myrsky（风暴）”的组成部分，面向13至17岁青少年群体，旨在推广并构建面向青少年的新型艺术活动。 调查问题涵盖受访者的闲暇活动、文化爱好、对文化活动的兴趣与参与情况，以及对文化整体影响的认知。其中多维度问题聚焦于受访者参与的Myrsky（风暴）项目的经历与看法、参与动机、个人在项目中的角色与活动、青少年在项目中的整体定位、最喜爱的活动内容、希望更多参与的活动类型，以及所收到的反馈等。此外，调研还涉及该项目对社区及受访者本人的影响，包括生活满意度、自信心与社会交往状况。受访者还需对未来生活中各类事物的重要性进行评估，例如经济成功、拥有大量好友、接受良好教育等。 本次调查共采用三种问卷形式：针对长期项目，受访者需在项目启动初期填写初始问卷，并在项目结束时填写终期问卷；针对短期项目，仅使用一份合并问卷。不过自2009年12月起，初始与终期问卷被停用，转而开发新问卷，仅在项目结束时由受访者填写。此外，针对凯努（Kainuu）地区的短期舞蹈工作坊，以及于韦斯屈莱（Jyväskylä）地区的短期电影工作坊，还分别设置了专属问卷。 调查的背景变量涵盖：受访者性别、年龄、经济状况、就读教育机构、专业领域、居住地区（NUTS3分区）、社区类型、出生国家、父母受教育程度、受访者同住人员、是否拥有两处居所，以及家庭经济状况。