Perceptions of Upper Secondary Education: Ninth-Graders 2022

The survey charted ninth-graders' perceptions and opinions of general and vocational upper secondary education and training in Finland. Main themes included, among others, the ninth-graders' plans after completing lower secondary school, 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, opinions on studying were examined with various attitudinal statements concerning, for example, whether the respondents thought that studying was interesting, they studied because they had no other option, and their parents were interested in how they succeeded in their studies. The respondents were asked whether they would continue into upper secondary education after they had finished their lower secondary education, how interesting different paths of education were for them personally (e.g. general or vocational upper secondary education, tenth grade) and which educational path they would choose after completing lower secondary education. Factors affecting the respondents' choice when applying to education institutions (e.g. wanting to have a job with good pay, location of the school/educational facility, parents' opinions) were also surveyed. In addition, if the respondents indicated that they would choose upper secondary education or training after lower secondary school, they were asked what they thought they would do after completing the education or training (e.g. working straight away, studying more). Background variables included the respondent's gender, mother tongue, municipality of residence, region of residence (NUTS3), parents' highest level of education and occupation group.本调研围绕芬兰九年级学生对普通高级中等教育（general upper secondary education）与职业高级中等教育（vocational upper secondary education）及培训的认知与看法展开。调研核心主题涵盖：九年级学生完成初级中等教育（lower secondary school）后的升学规划、对两类高级中等教育受认可程度的认知，以及自身学习看法等内容。本调研由芬兰教育与文化及技能部（Ministry of Education and Culture and Skills Finland）委托开展。 首先，调研通过多组态度陈述题考察学生的学习看法，具体包括受访者是否认为学习具有趣味性、是否因别无选择而参与学习，以及家长是否关注其学业表现等维度。随后，受访者被问及以下问题：是否会在完成初级中等教育后继续接受高级中等教育；不同教育路径对其个人的吸引力程度（例如普通高级中等教育、职业高级中等教育、十年级升学方向等）；完成初级中等教育后将选择何种教育路径。 调研同时考察了受访者申请教育机构时的决策影响因素，例如希望获得高薪工作、学校/教育设施的地理位置、家长的意见等。此外，若受访者表示将在初中毕业后选择高级中等教育或培训，调研还会进一步询问其完成该阶段教育或培训后的规划（例如直接就业、继续深造等）。本次调研收集的背景变量包括：受访者性别、母语、居住直辖市、居住地区域（NUTS3）、父母的最高受教育程度及职业类别。