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Project Description

The purpose of the project is to research the shape and influence of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents; to identify effective practices in the religious, moral, and social formation of the lives of youth; to describe the extent and perceived effectiveness of the programs and opportunities that religious communities are offering to their youth; and to foster an informed national discussion about the influence of religion in youth's lives, in order to encourage sustained reflection about and rethinking of our cultural and institutional practices with regard to youth and religion.

Project duration: Aug 2001 - Aug 2006

Sites studied include North Carolina
Nationwide

Sample Characteristics and Sites Studied

Thirty pilot interviews with youth in the Durham and Chapel Hill, NC area. Interviews were conducted with youth ranging in age from 12 to 18 years from a variety of religious and racial backgrounds.
Nationally representative telephone survey of 3,850 youth.
Personal interviews with 350 youth around the U.S. The interviewees will be sampled primarily from among survey respondents

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