ERIC Number: EJ907785
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-5237
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Still Worlds Apart: The Worldviews of Adolescent Males Attending Protestant and Catholic Secondary Schools in Northern Ireland
Robbins, Mandy; Francis, Leslie J.
Research in Education, v80 n1 p26-36 Nov 2008
This study draws together two research traditions: John Greer's pioneering research among pupils in Protestant and Catholic schools in Northern Ireland and Leslie J. Francis's research concerning teenage religion and values in England and Wales. A sample of 1,585 13- to 15-year-old male pupils attending Catholic schools (n = 712) and Protestant schools (n = 873) completed the Teenage Religion and Values Survey. The present analyses highlight the significant differences in world views between the Catholic and Protestant adolescents across eight domains defined as: religious beliefs, paranormal beliefs, church-related attitudes, attitudes toward sex and family life, law-related attitudes, school-related attitudes, locality-related attitudes, and personal anxiety and depression. These data confirm that in many key ways young people growing up in these two religious communities are still living worlds apart. (Contains 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Protestants, Catholics, World Views, Family Life, Religion, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Males, Student Attitudes, Religious Factors, Social Values, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Sexuality, Legal Responsibility, Anxiety, Grade 9, Grade 10, Adolescents, Local Issues
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 9; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); United Kingdom (Wales)
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