Yet another US study about teenagers…
Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds
A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that with technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has [...]
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Media in the Lives of Teenagers
Religion among US ‘Millennials’
Apologies that this site has been dormant for months. I am now resurrecting it!
The Pew Forum has just released a new report on the religiosity of 18-29 year olds.
By some key measures, Americans ages 18 to 29 are considerably less religious than older Americans. Fewer young adults belong to any particular [...]
Lessons from School Connectedness study
A national study of effective schooling in the US idenfitied relational connectedness as a critical factor in student success. Peter Benson from Search Institute, who participated in conducting the study, spoke at a US Congressional hearing on the findings. It seems to me that this research speaks directly to processes of spiritual nurture, as well [...]
“With Their Own Voices”
The key findings from Search Institute’s initial study of youth spirituality are as follows:
1. The vast majority of youth in this study believe there is a spiritual dimension to life.
2. About one-third of youth see themselves as “very” or “pretty” spiritual.
3. Young people are most likely to report that their spirituality has increased.
4. Youth see [...]
Transforming Practices
Thanks to Darren for this link to a survey of recent literature regarding the Christian formation of children and youth by Karen-Marie Yust from Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia.
Click here for the link to “Transforming Practices“, which is at the resource website of the Lily Foundation.
Youth Spirituality Research
I am in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and Saint Paul), Minnesota as part of my semester’s study leave from college. I have been visiting Luther Seminary, partly to use their library but also to meet with their faculty members.
Yesterday I attended a day seminar hosted by Search Institute’s Centre for Spiritual Development. Search Institute has [...]
