Methods

A reportoire of research methods were used in this project. A questionnaire was designed in English and translated into Finnish for the study in Finland and Estonian – for the study in Estonia. Informal street interviews were undertaken in Finland. Formal interviews were undertaken in Tallin and in three schools in Finland. These schools were The English School in Meilahti (Helsinki) and Linnakosken High School in Porvoo.

A mobile task based exercise was undertaken with some pupils from Tammela Primary School in addition to the pupils filling a questionnaire and being interviewed formally as a class. Participatory observation techniques were used in Finland – mainly for the study in Helsinki. Demonstrations of what could be done with a better mobile phone camera involved the principal researcher actually capturing content using one of the latest Nokia phones with better camera features – 3.2 megapixel, namely the popular Nokia N93.