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Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J.. (2010) The teenage religion and values survey in England and Wales : an overview. British Journal of Religious Education, Vol.32 (No.3). pp. 307-320. ISSN 0141-6200

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2010.498623

Abstract

The Teenage Religion and Values Survey was conducted throughout the 1990s among young people between the ages of 13 and 15 years. A total of 33,982 young people took part in the survey. As the next phase of this research begins for the twenty-first century this paper looks back at the survey conducted in the 1990s and considers two aspects of the research. First, this paper considers the methodology behind designing such a survey. Second, this paper considers some of the insights generated by the survey under five headings: personality, spiritual health, religious affiliation, belonging without believing, and church leaving.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Teenagers -- Testing, Teenagers -- Conduct of life, Teenagers -- Religious life, Teenagers -- Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Religious Education
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0141-6200
Date:	September 2010
Volume:	Vol.32
Number:	No.3
Number of Pages:	14
Page Range:	pp. 307-320
Identification Number:	10.1080/01416200.2010.498623
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/4129