Monitoring attitude toward Christianity among year 5 and year 6 students attending Church in Wales primary schools

Lankshear, D.W., Francis, L.J. and Eccles, E.L. (2018) Monitoring attitude toward Christianity among year 5 and year 6 students attending Church in Wales primary schools. International Journal of Christianity and Education, 22 (2). pp. 112-127. ISSN 2056-9971

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Abstract

This study argues that assessment of student attitudes provides insight into the culture and climate of schools. The Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity was employed to explore the Christian culture and climate of Anglican church primary schools within the state-maintained sector across Wales. The analysis drew on responses from 1,899 students from year 5 and year 6. The data demonstrated that the majority of students held a positive attitude toward Christianity, that female students held a more positive attitude than male students, and that a significant decline in attitude toward Christianity took place over the two year groups.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2018 Authors. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in the International Journal of Christianity and Education. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Divisions: Research and Innovation Centre
Depositing User: Emma Eccles
Date Deposited: 19 Apr 2018 14:14
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2019 09:25
URI: https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/309

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