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Christiani, Tabita Kartika – Religious Education, 2022
This paper is based on a quantitative research study of Christian adolescents in junior and senior high schools, in 12 Protestant churches in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, concerning their perceptions about LGBTQ+ sexualities. Using a "normalcy" perspective from disability studies, the study finds heterosexuality is normative; other sexual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Christianity, Junior High School Students, High School Students
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Dilmaghani, Maryam – Education Economics, 2019
The present study assesses how education impacts religiosity. Education is instrumented using the changes in the Canadian school leaving age laws. The data are from the Canadian General Social Surveys collected between 1990 and 2011. The effects of education on both affiliation status and religious attendance are considered. Education is found to…
Descriptors: Religion, Beliefs, Catholics, Educational Legislation
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Francis, Leslie J.; Penny, Gemma – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2016
Drawing on data from the 2011 Australian National Church Life Survey, this study was designed to assess the connection between religious affect (as a measure of Christian commitment) and global happiness (as a measure of personal well being) among a sample of 6,194 young churchgoers in Australia between the ages of 8 and 14 years, attending a…
Descriptors: Christianity, Churches, Foreign Countries, Religious Factors
Johnstone, William Milton – 1967
The relationship between background characteristics of young adults such as sex, marital status, parenthood, income level, age, educational background, occupational level, and church participation were studied as to their influence on the ethical values of marital fidelity, honesty, and goodwill. Of 400 young adults in 52 Protestant congregations…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Churches, College Students