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Young people’s attitudes toward religious diversity:
Exploring the views of Muslim students
Leslie J FrancisUniversity of Warwick, UK
Shaping the presentation� Introducing the study
� Designing the quantitative strand
� Implementing the quantitative strand
� Studies on all students
� Studies on Muslim students
� Extending the quantitative study
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Introducing the study:The Young People’s Attitude to Religious
Diversity Project
Project context� Religion and Society Programme (AHRC/ESRC)
� Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit
� 2009-2012
� Mixed methods
� Qualitative strand first
� Quantitative strand second
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Designing the Quantitative strand
Quantitative strand� Sources of theory
� Empirical tradition
� Methods of measurement
� Instruments of measurement
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Sources of theory� The qualitative project
� Psychology of religion
� Empirical theology
The qualitative project� What matters to young people
� How young people express themselves
� A rich and deep tapestry
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Psychology of religion� Argyle (1958)
� Argyle and Beit-Hallahmi (1976)
� Beit-Hallahmi and Argyle (1997)
� Hood, Hill and Spilka (2009)
Psychology of religion� Individual differences approach
� Personality
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Empirical theology� Hans van der Ven
� Journal of Empirical Theology
� International Society for Empirical Research in Theology
Empirical theology� Individual difference approach
� Theologically informed constructs
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Empirical tradition� Teenage Religion and Values Project
� Assessing Attitudes towards Religion
� Outgroup Prejudice Project
Teenage religion and values� Survey of 34,000 13- to 15-year-old pupils
� England and Wales
� Diversity of schools
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Teenage religion and values� The Values Debate (2001)
� Urban Hope and Spiritual Health (2005)
� Focused papers
Assessing attitudes� Francis Scale of Attitude towards Christianity
� Katz-Francis Scale of Attitude towards Judaism
� Sahin-Francis Scale of Attitude towards Islam
� Santosh-Francis Scale of Attitude towards Hinduism
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Outgroup Prejudice Project� York St John University
� Social proximity assessment
� Contact hypothesis
� Self-esteem
� Empathy
Methods of measurement� Fixed choice
� Binary options
� Likert scaling
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Fixed choiceWhat is your religion?
1 None
2 Buddhist
3 Christian
4 Hindu
5 Jew
6 Muslim
7 Sikh
Binary optionsDo you like going out a lot?
� Yes
� No
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Likert scalingI find life really worth living
� Agree strongly
� Agree
� Not certain
� Disagree
� Disagree strongly
Instruments of measurement� Psychological constructs
� Religious constructs
� Theological constructs
� Openness constructs
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Psychological constructs� Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised
� Self-esteem
� Empathy
Religious constructs� Affiliation
� Practice (public)
� Practice (personal)
� Belief
� Attitude
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Theological constructs� God images
� Theologies of religion
Implementing the quantitative strand
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Sampling strategy� 5 nations of the UK: England, Northern Ireland,
Scotland, Wales and London
� 2,000+ from each
� Half from schools with a religious character and half without a religious foundation
Sample achieved� England 2,398
� Northern Ireland 1,988
� Scotland 2,724
� Wales 2,319
� London 2,296
Total 11,725
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Creating scales� Attitude to Religious Diversity Index (ARDI) – 11 item
� Scale of Religious Diversity (SARD) – 13 item
� Scale of Attitude toward Freedom of Religious Clothing and Symbols in School (SAFORCS) – 10 item
Studies on all students
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Finding 1:Effects of religious
schools
Effect of religious schoolsFrancis, L.J. & Village, A. (2014). Church schools preparing adolescents for living in a religiously diverse society: An empirical enquiry in England and Wales. Religious Education, 109 (3)
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Effect of religious schools� Runnymede Trust:
Dummett & McNeal (1981), Race and Church Schools
Berkeley (2008), Right to Divide?
Effect of religious schoolsSample:
� England, Wales, London
� male and female
� 5,402 (‘no religion’ and Christian; schools with a religious character and schools without a religious foundation)
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Effect of religious schoolsResearch question:
� Multilevel linear analysis explores effects of school type on attitude towards religious diversity, after taking account of individual differences in personal factors and religious factors (and that students were nested in schools).
ConclusionComparable students attending Catholic, Anglican, or joint
Catholic and Anglican secondary schools hold neither a
more positive attitude not a less positive attitude toward
religious diversity, compared with comparable students
attending schools without a religious foundation.
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ConclusionThis comes as a surprising finding in light of the
implication of the Swann Report and the direct statement
of the Runnymede Trust Report that schools with a
religious character prepare students less adequately than
schools without a religious foundation for life in a
religiously diverse society.
Findings 2:Effects of religious
education
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Effect of religious educationFrancis, L.J., ap Sion, T., McKenna U., & Penny, G. (in press). Does Religious Education as an examination subject work to promote community cohesion? An empirical enquiry among 14- 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. British Journal of Religious Education.
Effect of religious education� AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme
� Does RE Work? Project (Conroy et al)
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Effect of religious educationSample:
� England, Wales
� male and female
� 3,052 (RE examination students and non-examination students)
Effect of religious educationResearch question:
� Does Religious Education as an examination subject work to promote community cohesion?
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ConclusionAfter controlling for contextual factors (school type and
geographical location), personal factors (sex and age),
psychological factors (psychoticism, neuroticism and
extraversion), and religious factors (Christian affiliation,
worship attendance, personal prayer, and belief in God), a
small but significant positive association was found
between taking Religious Education as an examination
subject and attitude toward religious diversity.
Findings 3:Focusing on
individual nations
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LondonFrancis, L.J. & Penny, G. (in press). The personal and social significance of diverse religious affiliation in multi-faith London. In E. Arweck (Ed.) Attitudes to Religious diversity: Young people’s perspectives. Farnham: Ashgate.
Northern IrelandFrancis, L.J., Penny, G. & Barnes, P. (in press). Testing the ‘worlds apart’ thesis: Catholic and Protestant schools in Northern Ireland. In E. Arweck (Ed.) Attitudes to Religious diversity: Young people’s persepctives. Farnham: Ashgate.
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WalesFrancis, L.J., Penny, G. & ap Sion, T. (2017). Schools with a religious character and community cohesion in Wales. In E. Arweck (Ed.) Attitudes to Religious diversity: Young people’s perspectives. Farnham: Ashgate.
EnglandFrancis, L.J., Penny, G. & McKenna U. (2017). Does RE work and contribute to the common good in England? In E. Arweck (Ed.) Attitudes to Religious diversity: Young people’s perspectives. Farnham: Ashgate.
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ScotlandFrancis, L.F., Penny, G. & Neil, P. (2017). Growing up in Scotland: not one Catholic community but three. In E. Arweck (Ed.) Attitudes to Religious diversity: Young people’s perspectives. Farnham: Ashgate.
Finding 4:Social and public
significance
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Social and public significance of religion
Francis, L.J., ap Sion, T. & Penny, G. (2014). Is belief in God a matter of public concern in contemporary Wales? An empirical enquiry concerning religious diversity among 13- to 15-year-old males. Contemporary Wales, 27, 40-57.
Social and public significance of religion
Research questions:
� In contemporary Wales today, how does the worldview of young people who believe in God differ from the worldview of those who do not believe in God?
� Does personal belief in God help young people to make sense of life in a religiously diverse society?
� Does belief in God intensify suspicions and competition between different religious groups?
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WellbeingI feel my life has a sense of purpose
� Atheist 37%
� Theist 67%
Respect for religionWe must respect all religions
� Atheist 49%
� Theist 77%
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Studies on Muslim students
Study 1� Francis, L. J., & McKenna, M. (in press). The religious
and social correlates of Muslim identity: An empirical enquiry among male adolescents in the UK. Oxford Review of Education.
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Study 1Compares the responses of 1,932 male students who self-identified as religiously unaffiliated with 158 male students who self-identified as Muslim.
Study 1Comparisons are drawn across two domains defined as religiosity and social values. The data demonstrated that for these male adolescents self-identification as Muslim encased a distinctive profile in terms of religiosity and social values.
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1 Religious identityMy religious identity is important to me
� 88% Muslim
� 9% unaffiliated
1 Religious identityMy father’s religious identity is important to him
� 80% Muslim
� 8% unaffiliated
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1 Religious identityMy mother’s religious identity is important to her
� 86% Muslim
� 12% unaffiliated
2 Religious importanceMost of my friends think religion is important
� 54% Muslim
� 11% unaffiliated
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2 Religious importanceMy parents think religion is important
� 90% Muslim
� 10% unaffiliated
3 Religious self-assessmentMy life has been shaped by my religious faith
� 71% Muslim
� 5% unaffiliated
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3 Religious self-assessmentWhen making important decisions in my life, my religion plays a major role
� 73% Muslim
� 5% unaffiliated
4 Religious conversationI often talk about religion with my mother
� 65% Muslim
� 9% unaffiliated
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4 Religious conversationI often talk about religion with my father
� 60% Muslim
� 9% unaffiliated
5 Studying religion at schoolStudying religion at school has helped me understand people from other religions
� 81% Muslim
� 64% unaffiliated
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5 Studying religion at schoolLearning about different religions in school is interesting
� 69% Muslim
� 28% unaffiliated
6 God imagesI think of God as loving
� 83% Muslim
� 10% unaffiliated
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6 God imagesI think of God as forgiving
� 83% Muslim
� 10% unaffiliated
7 Personal wellbeingI feel my life has a sense of purpose
� 85% Muslim
� 39% unaffiliated
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7 Personal wellbeingI find life really worth living
� 79% Muslim
� 62% unaffiliated
8 Social wellbeingI am bullied because of my religion
� 23% Muslim
� 3% unaffiliated
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8 Social wellbeingI am bullied because of my race or colour
� 23% Muslim
� 4% unaffiliated
9 Attitude towardreligious plurality
We must respect all religions
� 87% Muslim
� 52% unaffiliated
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9 Attitude towardreligious plurality
All religious groups in Britain should have equal rights
� 84% Muslim
� 54% unaffiliated
10 Living with cultural diversityHaving people from different religious backgrounds makes my school/college an interesting place
� 78% Muslim
� 35% unaffiliated
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10 Living with cultural diversityPeople from different religious backgrounds make where I live an interesting place
� 60% Muslim
� 29% unaffiliated
Study 2� Francis, L. J., & McKenna, M. (in press). Assessing
attitude toward religious diversity among Muslim adolescents in the UK: The effect of religious and theological factors. Journal of Beliefs and Values.
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Study 2Understanding variations in public attitudes toward religious diversity is a matter of concern within both the social scientific study of religion (concerned with religiousfactors) and empirical theology (concerned with theological factors).
Study 2Drawing on data provided by 335 13- to 15-year-old Muslim students from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, this study tests the power of religious factors and theological factors to explain variance within the Muslim Attitude toward Religious Diversity Index (MARDI).
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Study 2Regression analyses demonstrate that theological factors account for much more variance than religious factors in explaining individual differences in Muslim students’ attitudes toward religious diversity. In this regard understanding Muslim students’ theological identity is more important than understanding their religious practice.
MARDI� 12 items
� Alpha = .89
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Sample itemI am interested in finding out more about Christians
� .67 correlation
� 50% agreement
Sample itemLearning about different religions in school is interesting
� .55 correlation
� 74% agreement
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Sample itemWe must respect all religions
� .39 correlation
� 91% agreement
Regression model� Personal factors
� Psychological factors
� Religious factors
� Theological factors
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Personal factors� Sex .06
� Age -.02
Psychological factors� Extraversion .08
� Neuroticism .08
� Psychoticism -.16**
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Religious factors� Religious identity .11
� Worship attendance -.02
� Scripture reading .08
� Personal prayer .11
� Belief in God .10
� Attitude toward theistic faith .02
� Religious classes .04
Theological factors� Exclusivism -.14*
� Pluralism A .04
� Pluralism B .21***
� Interreligious .11
� Atheism -.29***
� Agnosticism .01
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Study 3� Francis, L. J., & McKenna, M. (in press). Muslim
attitude toward freedom of religious clothing and symbols in schools within the UK: The effect of religious and theological factors. Religione e Società.
Study 3Understanding variations in public attitudes toward freedom of religious clothing and symbols in school is a matter of concern within both the social scientific study of religion (concerned with religious factors) and empirical theology (concerned with theological factors).
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Study 3Drawing on data provided by 335 13- to 15-year-old Muslim students from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, this study tests the power of religious factors and theological factors to explain variance within the Scale of Attitude toward Freedom of Religious Clothing and Symbols in School (SAFORCS).
Study 3Regression analyses demonstrate that theological factors account for significant additional variance, after religious factors have been taken into account. In this regard understanding Muslim students’ theological understanding is as important as understanding their religious practice.
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SAFORCS� 10 items
� Alpha = .93
Sample itemMuslims should be allowed to wear the headscarf in school
� .71 correlation
� 86% agreement
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Sample itemMuslims should be allowed to wear the burka in school
� .60 correlation
� 65% agreement
Sample itemChristians should be allowed to wear crosses in school
� .67 correlation
� 77% agreement
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Regression model� Personal factors
� Psychological factors
� Religious factors
� Theological factors
Personal factors� Sex .09
� Age .03
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Psychological factors� Extraversion .05
� Neuroticism .01
� Psychoticism -.10
Religious factors� Religious identity -.04
� Worship attendance .06
� Scripture reading .08
� Personal prayer -.12
� Belief in God -.01
� Attitude toward theistic faith .32***
� Religious classes .03
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Theological factors� Exclusivism -.06
� Pluralism A -.02
� Pluralism B .05
� Interreligious -.05
� Atheism -.31***
� Agnosticism .04
Extending the qualitative study
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Replicating elsewhere� Republic of Ireland with Dublin City University
� Australia with Monash University
� Russia
� ???
Young people’s attitudes toward religious diversity:
Exploring the views of Muslim students
Leslie J FrancisUniversity of Warwick, UK