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Evaluating the Pilot Narnian Virtues Character Education English Curriculum Project: A Study among 11- to 13-Year-Old Students
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Francis, Leslie J.; Pike, Mark A.; Lickona, Thomas; Lankshear, David W.; Nesfield, Victoria – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2018
In order to evaluate the impact of the pilot Narnian Virtues Character Education English Curriculum Project, a pilot sample of 86 year 7 and year 8 students (11 to 13 years of age) completed a battery of tests both before and after participating for six weeks in the programme. The battery of tests comprised 12 Narnian Character Virtue Scales…
Descriptors: Ethics, Values Education, Teaching Methods, Pilot Projects
Church Schools Preparing Adolescents for Living in a Religiously Diverse Society: An Empirical Enquiry in England and Wales
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Francis, Leslie J.; Village, Andrew – Religious Education, 2014
The Young People's Attitudes to Religious Diversity Project was established to compare the attitudes of students (13-to 15-years of age) educated within the state-maintained sector in church schools (Catholic, Anglican, joint Anglican and Catholic) and in schools without a religious foundation. Data provided by 5,402 students recruited from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Religious Cultural Groups, Cultural Pluralism
Promoting the Symbolic Interpretation of Scripture among Year 7 Pupils: Evaluating an Educational Programme by the Loman Index of Biblical Interpretation
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Francis, Leslie J.; Loman, Susan E. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2004
Recent research has drawn attention to the way in which during the years of secondary schooling pupils move away from the literal acceptance of biblical narratives to the rejection of these narratives. The Loman Accelerated Symbolic Thinking programme is designed to offer pupils the third option of accepting a symbolic interpretation of biblical…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Religious Education, Teaching Methods