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Teilnahmemotive von Konfirmanden am Konfirmandenunterricht zu Beginn des Unterrichts. Zu einer zweiten Messung kurz vor Beendigung der Konfi-Zeit wurden Veränderungen der Einstellungen ermittelt. In weiteren Befragungen wurden die Ausbilder der Konfirmanden zu den Zielen des Konfirmandenunterrichts und in einer Nachbefragung zu den verwendeten Lehrmaterialien und dem Verlauf der Ausbildung befragt. Themen: Erste Befragung der Konfirmanden: Motive für die Anmeldung zur Konfirmation (Skala: Freunde lassen sich ebenfalls konfirmieren, persönliche Einladung, Tradition, Taufe im Kindesalter, erzwungene Teilnahme, Wille der Eltern bzw. Großeltern, Konfi-Zeit macht Spaß); Teilnahmemotive für die Konfi-Zeit (Skala: mehr über Gott und Glauben erfahren, Gemeinschaft in der Konfi-Gruppe erleben, selbst über eigenen Glauben entscheiden, wichtiger Schritt zum Erwachsenwerden, um Taufpate werden zu können, Freunde treffen oder kennenlernen, Nachdenken über Gutes oder Schlechtes für das eigene Leben, Stärkung des Glaubens an Gott, großes Familienfest, Geld oder Geschenke, Empfang des Segens); größter Einfluss auf die Entscheidung zur Anmeldung (Familie, Freunde, Befragter selbst); Anteil der bereits vor der Konfi-Zeit bekannten Mitkonfirmanden; Einstellung zu ausgewählten Aussagen (Skala: Welt ist von Gott erschaffen, Leben nach dem Tod, liebender Gott, Auferstehung Jesu, Unsicherheit über den Glauben, Gespräche über Gott, Scheu über die Konfi-Zeit mit Freunden zu sprechen, Glaube an Gott hilft in schwierigen Situationen, Gottesglaube, Wissen über christlichen Glauben, Leben nach den Zehn Geboten, Wunsch nach Konfirmation); Bewertung des persönlichen christlichen Glaubens; Einstellung zur Kirche (Skala: Zugehörigkeit zur Kirche ist wichtig, keine Antwort auf bewegende Fragen, beabsichtigte Taufe eigener Kinder, langweilige Gottesdienste, Kirche tut viel Gutes, Pfarrer als Ansprechpartner bei persönlichen Problemen, Kirchengebäude hat persönliche Bedeutung, Interesse an einer kirchlichen Jugendgruppe nach der Konfirmation); Häufigkeit des Nachdenkens über Gott sowie von Gebeten (alleine bzw. gemeinsam mit anderen); Religiosität des Elternhauses; Erwartungen und Wünsche für die Konfi-Zeit (Skala: eigener Standpunkt zu wichtigen Lebensfragen finden, Auswendiglernen christlicher Glaubenstexte, persönlicher Kontakt zu Leitern und Mitarbeitern, Mitbestimmen der Themen, Action, Ausflüge und Freizeiten, gemeinsames Singen oder Musizieren, regelmäßige Teilnahme an den Gruppenterminen bzw. an den Sonntagsgottesdiensten, stressfreie Teilnahme, Berücksichtigung persönlicher Glaubensfragen); Interesse an ausgewählten Themen (Taufe, Abendmahl, Ablauf und Sinn des Gottesdienstes, Kirchgemeinde, Jesus Christus, Bibel, andere Religionen, Gerechtigkeit und Verantwortung für andere, Freundschaft, Gewalt und Kriminalität, Sinn des Lebens). Demographie: Geschlecht; Alter; Geschwisterzahl; Anzahl der Bücher im Haushalt; Taufe empfangen; Staatsangehörigkeit; Schulart; Geburtsland des Befragten und seiner Eltern; Teilnahme an einer christlichen Gruppe oder Veranstaltung der Kirche im Alter von 5 bis 9 Jahren bzw. ab 10 Jahren; Teilnahme am evangelischen Religionsunterricht im derzeitigen Schuljahr; Einstellung zur Jugendweihe. Befragung der Mitarbeiter in der Konfirmandenarbeit: Wichtigkeit ausgewählter Themen für die Konfirmandenarbeit (Zehn Gebote, christliche Feste, Taufe, Abendmahl, Ablauf und Sinn des Gottesdienstes, Glaubensbekenntnis, Jesus Christus, Heiliger Geist, Kirchengebäude, evangelisch - katholisch, andere Religionen, Bewahrung der Schöpfung und Ökologie, Diakonie, Sinn des Lebens, Gerechtigkeit und Verantwortung für andere, Freundschaft, Körper und Sexualität, Gewalt und Kriminalität); Wichtigkeit ausgewählter Ziele für die Konfirmanden in deren Konfirmandenzeit (Skala: Nachdenken über Tod und Auferstehung, zeitweise Mitarbeit in Angeboten der Gemeinde, verlässliche Teilnahme an den Gruppenterminen, Erleben jugendgemäßer Formen des Gottesdienstes, Besuch der Sonntagsgottesdienste, Mitgestaltung von Gottesdiensten, Ausflüge und Freizeiten, Bestärkung zur Konfirmation, Mitbestimmung der Themen, Menschen kennen lernen, denen der Glaube wichtig ist, Kennenlernen der Bibel); gewünschte Wirkung der Konfirmandenarbeit auf die Konfirmanden (Skala: Entwicklung eines eigenen Standpunkts, Stärkung des Glaubens, Auswendiglernen zentraler christlicher Glaubenstexte, Unterstützung ihrer pe...
24134 (confirmands), 952 (units), 2909 (workers)
Schweitzer, F. (2010). Confirmation Work in Europe (ZA5226; Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. GESIS, Cologne. https://doi.org/10.4232/1.10103
iCA2 - Index iCA2: Motivated by the family (not used)
stadt_land - Germany: Zugehörigkeit zu ländlichem - städtischem Gebiet (dichotomisierte Einteilung nach Selbsteinschätzung, kontrolliert durch Einwohnerzahl und Entfernung zur nächsten Großstadt)
iKB1 - Index iKB1: Experience of growth in faith
iKB2 - Index iKB2: Experience of growth in faith plus motives
WA05 - WA05: Course and meaning of Sunday services
DK_Omrode - DK ONLY: Omrode (WI: geographical setting)
iCG1 - Index iCG1: Adherence to the Church (t1)
CM04 - CM04: How many books does your family have at home? (Bookshelves of 1 meter contain ca. 40 books. Please don't count the magazines.)
CM06_A - CM06 (Bogen Österreich): Staatsangehörigkeit
CK09 - CK09: to attend the Sunday services regularly.
CM06_D - CM06 (Bogen Deutschland): Staatsangehörigkeit
CK10 - CK10: to take part without too much stress.
CM07_A - CM07 (Bogen Österreich): Schulart
CM07_CH - CM07 (Bogen Schweiz): Schulart
KE12 - KE12: By the end of the confirmation time I definitely want to be confirmed.
KB09 - KB09: It is important for me to have a beautiful celebration with family and friends on the day of my confirmation.
KB13 - KB13: har jeg fået større kendskab til bibelen
KG08 - KG08: I would be interested in taking part in a Christian youth group after confirmation.
KK10 - KK10: Taking part in confirmation training was stressful for me.
KK22 - KK22: I sometimes felt like an outsider.
KK26 - KK26: I temporarily worked in programs of the church (e.g. in a internship).
KK37 - KK37: In our parish I feel welcome and accepted.
VQ01 - VQ01: numbers of meetings over all: ...
VQ03 - VQ03: special days with the group (at least 3 hours) ( special days)
VQ05 - VQ05: overnight events in the context of trips/outings/camps (number of nights altogether: ...)
VQ06 - VQ06 [wording differ: 45 or 60 min.]: Internship in the parish (... hours per confirmand)
VQ07 - VQ07: Other, i.e. ... (times during confirmation training)
VR03 - VR03: The confirmands of my group are pupils in altoghether ... different schools.
VR06 - VR06: How many people (employees and volunteers) help in confirmation training? Sum altogether
VT05 - VT05: People with a high income (university graduates; executives)
CK07 - CK07: to sing or make music together.
CK08 - CK08: to attend the group meetings of the confirmation training regularly.
CK11 - CK11: that my questions concerning faith will play a role.
CG03 - CG03: If I will have children, I want to have them baptised.
CG05 - CG05: The Church does a lot of good things for the people.
DIFF_WB02 - DIFF_WB02: temporarily work in programs of the church. CHANGE TO: VB02: worked in programs of the church.
CG06 - CG06: If I should have personal problems, I would turn to a minister.
DIFF_WB04 - DIFF_WB04: experience forms of worship adequate for young people (e.g. youth church services). CHANGE TO: VB04: had the chance to experience forms of worship attractive for young people (e.g. youth church services).
DIFF_CE03 - DIFF_CE03: God loves all humans and cares about each one of us
VN05 - VN05: There were problems with keeping discipline in the group of confirmands.
DIFF_CK03 - DIFF_CK03: come into personal contact with the leaders and workers. CHANGE TO: KK03: I came into good personal contact with the leaders and workers.
VN08 - VN08: There were conflicts between me/us and some parents of the confirmands.
DIFF_CK05 - DIFF_CK05: to have a lot of action. CHANGE TO: KK05: we had a lot of action.
DIFF_CE11 - DIFF_CE11: I try to live according to the Ten Commandments.
KB01 - KB01: I have learnt more about God and faith.
KB10 - KB10: It is important for me to get money or presents at the day of my confirmation.
DIFF_CG07 - DIFF_CG07: Our church building means a lot to me.
WE01 - WE01: I know the official guidelines for confirmation work.
WE03 - WE03: I am sure that all who work with the confirmands in our parish have very similar aims.
WE05 - WE05: I like being together with the confirmands.
WF09 - WF09: [Working experience with] other Christian groups, e.g. children's choir, sport club
WF13 - WF13: For how many years have you been working with confirmation classes before the actual one?
WF21 - WF21: Participation in trainings for confirmation work: I have attended general youth leader seminars
DIFF_WB16 - DIFF_WB16: get at overall view of the Christina tradition - symbols, festivals, traditions arts etc. CHANGE TO: VB16: gained an overall view of the Christian tradition - symbols, festivals, traditions, art etc.
FIN_DURATION - Number of months between first meeting and confirmation
iKH1 - Index iKH1: Religious practice (t2) [high value = strong]
iKN2 - Index iKN2: Satisfaction with liturgical experiences
iCB2 - Index iCB2: Religious interest plus motives
WB03 - WB03: attend the obligatory meetings reliably.
iKG1 - Index iKG1: Adherence to the Church (t2)
WD09 - WD09: The elders/presbyters should be content with our way of doing confirmation work.
CB04 - CB04: to make an important step in growing-up.
WE02 - WE02: I comply with these guidelines.
CB08 - CB08: to be strengthened in my faith.
WE07 - WE07: I want to be a role model for younger people.
CG04 - CG04: Church services are usually boring.
CG05 - CG05: The church does a lot of good things for the people.
CE03 - CE03: God loves all humans and cares about each one of us
VD06 - VD06: In this confirmation class there was cooperation between school and confirmation work in our parish (e.g. common projects).
VD08 - VD08: The confirmation work has contributed to good contact between the church and the parents of the confirmands.
DIFF_CD01 - DIFF_CD01: How many of your fellow confirmands do you know (t1: before the confirmation training; t2: now)? (at least by name)
DIFF_CE02 - DIFF_CE02: There is life after death.
VF17 - VF17: What is your highest educational degree?
VF23 - VF23: Did you fill in the first questionnaire of this study?
KG07 - KG07: Our church building means a lot to me.
KK03 - KK03: I came into good personal contact with the leaders and workers.
KK04 - KK04: I was allowed to decide about the topics together with my fellow confirmands.
KN07 - KN07: minister / person primarily responsible for confirmation work
VN11 - VN11: When the confirmands met, voluntary workers were present.
VN02 - VN02: After a class-meeting I was satisfied with the way the confirmands participated.
VN07 - VN07: Parents of the confirmands contacted me by their own initiative.
L_________leaders - l_______leaders (all countries)
CA08 - CA08: because I had been told that confirmation training is fun.
CB02 - CB02: to experience community in the confirmation group.
iWA2 - Index iWA2: Importance of topics related to the life world
WC05 - WC05: get to know our parish better.
iVI1 - Index iVI1: Working with audivisual and electronic media (not used)
CB10 - CB10: to get money or presents at the end.
CB11 - CB11: to receive a blessing on the day of confirmation.
DIFF_WB06 - DIFF_WB06: take part in the preparation of church services. CHANGE TO: VB06: took part in the preparation of church services.
DIFF_WB09 - DIFF_WB09: take part in the selection of topics for the confirmation training. CHANGE TO: VB09: took part in the choice of topics for the confirmation training.
CK01 - CK01: to find my own point of view concerning my own life.
DIFF_WC06 - DIFF_WC06: get to know what the youth work of the church offers to them. CHANGE TO: VC06: got to know what programs of youth work the church offers to them.
DIFF_CH01 - DIFF_CH01: I think about God.
KD01 - KD01 [interpretation difficult]: How many of your fellow confirmands do you know by name now? 1=(almost) nobody; 2=less than half; 3=about half of them; 4=the majority; 5=(almost) all of them
DIFF_CH03 - DIFF_CH03: I pray together with others.
DIFF_CK08 - DIFF CK08: to attend the group meetings of the confirmation training regularly. CHANGE TO: KK08: I attended the group meetings of the confirmation training regularly.
KE05 - KE05: I am not sure what I should believe.
KE06 - KE06: I often talk about God with other people.
KE07 - KE07: Sometimes I am ashamed to tell my friends that I am taking part in confirmation training.
KB03 - KB03: I have been enabled to come to my own decision about my faith.
DIFF_WC07 - DIFF_WC07: be won for continuing as voluntary workers in the church. CHANGE TO: VC07: were encouraged for voluntary work.
VC05 - VC05: got to know our parish better.
VC07 - VC07: were encouraged for voluntary work.
VC10 - VC10: experienced forms of meditation or prayer.
VD05 - VD05: I had at least one personal conversation with each confirmand during confirmation time.
VL03 - VL03: If I have problems in confirmation work, there is someone I can talk to.
VM04 - VM04: Do you find your team-work successful? (only fill in, if working in a team)
west_ost - Germany: Westliche oder östliche Landeskirche? (Osten: Anhalt, EKBO (ohne Berlin-West), Mecklenburg, Pommern, KPS, Sachsen, Thüringen)
CK_WV_________share_variables - CK_WV_______Variables with percentages per group
iWA1 - Index iWA1: Importance of Christian dogmatics
sex_hv - Sex of the leader (who filled in HV)
i_________indices - I___________Indices confirmands
iWC1 - Index iWC1: Importance of relating to the parish
UNIT_________specifi - UNIT___________country specific important variables
c_weight - Germany: Gewichtungsfaktor EKD
CH03 - CH03 [interpretation difficult!]: I pray together with others.
WF10 - WF10: [Working experience with] other church related associations in the parish or region
WF11 - WF11: [Working experience with] associations or groups apart from the church (e.g. sport or music clubs)
CK06 - CK06: to go on daytrips or for retreats/camp with the group.
CE11 - CE11: I try to live according to the Ten Commandments.
WF12 - WF12: [Working experience with] Protestant Religious Education at school
CE12 - CE12: By the end of the confirmation time I definitely want to be confirmed.
CM11 - CM11: Have you previously (more than three times) participated in any group activity offered by the church (Sunday school, children's group, youth group etc.) when you were 5-9 years?
DIFF_CB03 - DIFF_CB03: to come to my own decision about my faith. CHANGE TO: KB03: I have been enabled to come to my own decision about my faith.
DIFF_CB08 - DIFF_CB08: to be strengthened in my faith. CHANGE TO: KB08: I have been strengthened in my faith.
VN01 - VN01: The time for the preparation of the meetings was too short for me.
KT20 - KT20: We recite the texts learnt by heart
WA12 - WA12: Ecology and preservation of the Creation.
WB01 - WB01: be encouraged to think about death and resurrection.
WB10 - WB10: get to know other people to whom faith is important.
WC04 - WC04: be supported in their personal and social development.
WC08 - WC08: be encouraged in their creativity.
WD02 - WD02: Confirmation work should be used as a missionary chance for winning people for the Christian faith.
WD04 - WD04: There should be separate programs for boys and girls during the confirmation work.
data_basis - Concerning confirmands t1/t2: This case includes data from ...
quest_C_existing - Does confirmands questionnaire t1 exist?
WV_________specifi - WV___________GERMANY specific important variables
quest_C_existing - Number of valid confirmands t1 questionnaires
WC10 - WC10: experience forms of meditation or prayer.
CA01 - CA01: because my friends did so as well.
WD01 - WD01: The confirmation church service should be prepared together with the confirmands.
WD03 - WD03: The confirmands should experience community in the confirmation group.
CA06 - CA06: because my parents wanted me to do so.
WD06 - WD06: Our confirmation work should cooperate with the school.
CB01 - CB01: to learn more about God and faith.
CM07_D - CM07 (Bogen Deutschland): Schulart
CL03 - CL03: Course and meaning of Sunday services
VB06 - VB06: took part in the preparation of church services.
VB09 - VB09: took part in the choice of topics for the confirmation training.
VB16 - VB16: gained an overall view of the Christian tradition - symbols, festivals, traditions, art etc.
CL08 - CL08: Justice and responsibility for others
CM12 - CM12: Have you previously (more than three times) participated in any group activity offered by the church (Sunday school, children's group, youth group etc.) from the age of 10 years until now?
DIFF_CB04 - DIFF_CB04: to make an important step in growing-up. CHANGE TO: KB04: I have made an important step in growing-up.
KU01 - KU01: The Lord's Prayer ('Our Father in heaven ...')
KK46 - KK46: I have experienced, that my commitment to peace is important.
iKE1 - Index iKE1: Christian Beliefs (t2)
iKK3 - Index iKK3: Experienced openness of the parish
iCE1 - Index iCE1: Christian Beliefs (t1)
WB06 - WB06: take part in the preparation of church services.
VN04 - VN04: After a meeting I was satisfied with the way I did it.
VN06 - VN06: Some confirmands encountered difficulties concerning the time needed for confirmation training (e.g. because school lessons or leisure activities took place at the same time).
DIFF_CK10 - DIFF_CK10 [scale direction differs!]: to take part without too much stress. CHANGE TO: KK10: Taking part in confirmation training was stressful for me.
VN10 - VN10: There were conflicts within the team of confirmation workers.
DIFF_CK11 - DIFF_CK11: that my questions concerning faith will play a role. CHANGE TO: KK11: my questions concerning faith were addressed.
KB04 - KB04: I have made an important step in growing-up.
KB07 - KB07: I have been thinking about what is good or bad for me and my life.
DIFF_CG05 - DIFF_CG05: The Church does a lot of good things for the people.
DIFF_CG06 - DIFF_CG06: If I should have personal problems, I would turn to a minister.
VH28 - VH28: experiential education; adventure-based learning
VQ04 - VQ04: trips/outings of at least 3 hours ( trips/outings)
VQ08 - VQ08: Other, i.e. ... (times during confirmation training)
VT01 - VT01: elderly people (retirement age)
VT06 - VT06: immigrants and foreign families
total_weight - Total weighting factor for overall results
data_basis - This case includes data from ...
amount_workers - Amount of workers questionnaires in the group (higher value of t1 or t2)
quest_W_existing - Does workers questionnaire t1 exist?
amount_leaders - Amount of leaders questionnaires
quest_K_existing - Does confirmands questionnaire t2 exist?
quest_W_existing - Number of valid workers t1 questionnaires
CK_________specifi - CK___________GERMANY specific important variables
CB09 - CB09: to have a beautiful celebration with family and friends on the day of my confirmation.
CC01 - CC01: Who influenced your decision to register most?
WF07 - WF07: [Working experience with] Sunday school
WF20 - WF20: Participation in trainings for confirmation work: Yes, in a special course on confirmation work
KE04 - KE04: Jesus has risen from the dead.
KK08 - KK08: I attended the group meetings of the confirmation training regularly.
KG04 - KG04: Church services are usually boring.
KK41 - KK41: I would prefer being confirmed without the confirmation time beforehand.
WC01 - WC01: develop a personal point of view concerning their own life.
CB07 - CB07: to think about what is good or bad for me and my life.
iVC1 - Index iVC1: Workers estimation of confirmands' relation to the parish (not used)
WC07 - WC07: be won for continuing as voluntary workers in the church.
CA05 - CA05 [Danish wording differs!]: because I felt obliged to take part.
KB11 - KB11: It is important for me to receive a blessing on the day of my confirmation.
KB14 - KB14: I have learnt about life after death.
DIFF_CH02 - DIFF_CH02: I pray by myself.
KE03 - KE03: God loves all humans and cares about each one of us.
KE08 - KE08: Faith in God helps me in difficult situations.
WF05 - WF05: How many of the confirmands did you already know before the confirmation training? (at least by name)
DIFF_WB18 - DIFF_WB18: get opportunities to raise their own questions about faith. CHANGE TO: VB18: The confirmand's own questions about faith were addressed.
DIFF_WC04 - DIFF_WC04: be supported in their personal and social development. CHANGE TO: VC04: were supported in their personal and social development.
DIFF_WC12 - DIFF_WC12: Come to their own decision about faith. CHANGE TO: VC12: are better able to make their own decision about faith.
DIFF_WD01 - DIFF_WD01: The confirmation church service should be prepared together with the confirmands. CHANGE TO: VD01: The confirmation church service has been (or will be) prepared together with the confirmands.
quest_K_existing - Number of valid confirmands t2 questionnaires
i_________indices - I___________Indices workers
CM12_share_groupmembers - Share of having visited church groups / events since age 10 in percent (CM12)
WF01_share_female - Share of female workers in percent (t1; WF01)
FI_parish_PARISHnum - FINNLAND: parish-code Numeric
DIFF_CB02 - DIFF_CB02: to experience community in the confirmation group. CHANGE TO: KB02: I have experienced a good community in the confirmation group.
DIFF_CF01 - DIFF_CF01: How would you describe your current attitude towards the Christian faith in general?
VL04 - VL04: I often discuss issues concerning confirmation work with confirmation workers / colleagues from other parishes.
DIFF_CG02 - DIFF_CG02: The Church does not have answers to the questions that are important for me.
diff_CB10 - DIFF_CB10: to get money or presents at the end. CHANGE TO: KB10: It is important for me to get money or presents at the day of my confirmation.
DIFF_CE01 - DIFF_CE01: God created the world.
VN03 - VN03: After a class-meeting I was satisfied with what the confirmands have learned or experienced.
VJ09 - VJ09: the way confirmation classes have 'always' been done in this parish
VL01 - VL01: In our parish there are youth groups that are suitable for newly confirmed adolescents.
VL02 - VL02: If a confirmand likes to help as a volunteer in our parish after his confirmation, there are opportunities to do so.
VN09 - VN09: A team of workers met in order to prepare a lesson or an activity.
VH11 - VH11: Working with other written texts
CM06_original - CM06 (alle Bögen): Staatsangehörigkeit. BESSER CM06_D usw. VERWENDEN!
CM07_original - CM07: Schulart [Antwortmöglichkeiten unterschiedlich für D; CH; A] BESSER CM07_D usw. VERWENDEN!
KK50 - KK50: What we do during confirmation time is more interesting than what is usually done in school.
KU02 - KU02: The Creed ('I believe in God, the Father almighty ...')
KU03 - KU03: Psalm 23 ('The Lord is my shepherd ...')
CE04 - CE04: Jesus has risen from the dead.
CE05 - CE05: I am not sure what I should believe.
CA07 - CA07: because my grandparents wanted me to do so.
CE08 - CE08: Faith in God helps me in difficult situations.
CE10 - CE10: I know what the Christian faith entails.
WE04 - WE04: Being together with the other workers is very important for me.
CG02 - CG02: The church does not have answers to the questions that are important for me.
WE06 - WE06: I would like to be relieved from working in confirmation training.
KB02 - KB02: I have experienced a good community in the confirmation group.
KG01 - KG01: It is important for me to belong to the Church.
KB08 - KB08: I have been strengthened in my faith.
KG02 - KG02: The Church does not have answers to the questions that are important for me.
KG06 - KG06: If I should have personal problems, I would turn to a minister.
VX02 - VX02: questionnaires for the confirmands
CG08 - CG08: I would be interested in taking part in a Christian youth group after confirmation.
DIFF_WD08 - DIFF_WD08: The confirmation work should contribute to good contact between the church and the parents of the confirmands. CHANGE TO: VD08: The confirmation work has contributed to good contact between the church and the parents of the confirmands.
DIFF_WE06 - DIFF_WE06: I would like to be relieved from working in confirmation training. CHANGE TO: VE06: I would like to be relieved from working in confirmation training.
KT01 - KT01: We listen to stories / to a presentation
KK31 - KK31: I took part in the preparation of church services.
KK49 - KK49: It feels good to me, when we pray in our group.
CK_________central - CK__________central variables
WV_________central - WV___________central variables
CM06_CH - CM06 (Bogen Schweiz): Staatsangehörigkeit
DIFF_CB10 - DIFF_CB10: to get money or presents at the end. CHANGE TO: KB10: It is important for me to get money or presents at the day of my confirmation.
VE06u - VE06u [VE06 turned around]: I would like to be relieved from working in confirmation training.
VF06 - VF06: [better use variable profession!] What is your function in confirmation work?
CM09 - CM09: Your mother's place of birth
DIFF_CB01 - DIFF_CB01: to learn more about God and faith. CHANGE TO: KB01: I have learnt more about God and faith.
WB07 - WB07: take part in daytrips or camps with the group.
WB08 - WB08: be encouraged to be confirmed in case they are still unsure about it.
WC09 - WC09: learn to enjoy singing or making music.
WE09 - WE09: I consider my pedagogical competence for confirmation work as adequate.
VH27 - VH27: meditation / exercising silent times
VQ09 - VQ09: ... joint activities with Christian youth work in our parish (... meetings / activities)
VB02 - VB02 [Finnish wording differs]: worked in programs of the church.
VC03 - VC03: learnt central Christian texts by heart (e.g. the Creed).
CM13 - CM13: Are you attending Protestant Religious Education in this school year?
VC04 - VC04: were supported in their personal and social development.
VC06 - VC06: got to know what programs of youth work the church offers to them.
KG03 - KG03: If I will have children, I want to have them baptised.
KK44 - KK44: I have experienced that my commitment to other people is important.
KK09 - KK09: I attended the Sunday services regularly.
KK11 - KK11: My questions concerning faith were addressed.
DIFF_CE06 - DIFF_CE06: I often talk about God with other people.
CM15 - CM15 [wording differs!]: Some teenagers celebrate 'Jugendweihe'. What do you think about that?
DIFF_CE07 - DIFF_CE07: Sometimes I am ashamed to tell my friends that I am taking part in confirmation training.
DIFF_CE08 - DIFF_CE08: Faith in God helps me in difficult situations.
DIFF_CE09 - DIFF_CE09: I believe in God.
VJ06 - VJ06: official guidelines for the course of confirmation work
DIFF_CE10 - DIFF_CE10: I know what the Christian faith entails.
KK25 - KK25: I got to know our parish better.
KK27 - KK27: I became motivated to help in the church as a voluntary worker.
KK33 - KK33: I experienced good examples for respect among people with different convictions.
KW01 - KW01: Do you think the time you spend in confirmation training is too short or too long?
CA02 - CA02: because I was invited personally (e.g. by a letter).
CA04 - CA04: because I was baptised when I was a child.
WB05 - WB05: attend the Sunday church services according to the requirements of the confirmation training.
iKN1 - Index iKN1: Satisfaction with group experiences
CK02 - CK02: to learn central Christian texts by heart (e.g. the Creed).
CK03 - CK03: come into personal contact with the leaders and workers.
DIFF_WC10 - DIFF_WC10: experience forms of meditation or prayer. CHANGE TO: VC10: experienced forms of meditation or prayer.
DIFF_WD06 - DIFF_WD06: Our confirmation work should cooperate with the school. CHANGE TO: VD06: In this confirmation class there was cooperation between school and confirmation work in our parish (e.g. common projects).
VC12 - VC12: are better able to make their own decision about faith.
VD01 - VD01: The confirmation church service has been (or will be) prepared together with the confirmands.
DIFF_CB09 - DIFF_CB09: to have a beautiful celebration with family and friends on the day of my confirmation. CHANGE TO: KB09: It is important for me to have a beautiful celebration with family and friends on the day of my confirmation.
DIFF_CB11 - DIFF_CB11: to receive a blessing on the day of confirmation. CHANGE TO: KB11: It is important for me to receive a blessing on the day of my confirmation.
CM10 - CM10: Your father's place of birth
DIFF_CE05 - DIFF_CE05: I am not sure what I should believe.
WA02 - WA02: Christian holidays and their meaning (Christmas, Easter, Whitsun)
WA13 - WA13: The social mission of the church.
WB04 - WB04: experience forms of worship adequate for young people (e.g. youth church services).
WC03 - WC03: learn central Christian texts by heart (e.g. the Creed).
CB05 - CB05: to be allowed to be a godparent.
CE06 - CE06: I often talk about God with other people.
CE07 - CE07: Sometimes I am ashamed to tell my friends that I am taking part in confirmation training.
DIFF_CB07 - DIFF_CB07: to think about what is good or bad for me and my life. CHANGE TO: KB07: I have been thinking about what is good or bad for me and my life.
VM01 - VM01: How satisfied are you with the confirmation work in your parish?
diff_CB11 - DIFF_CB11: to receive a blessing on the day of confirmation. CHANGE TO: KB11: It is important for me to receive a blessing on the day of my confirmation.
VM05 - VM05: Do you consider the financial means allotted to confirmation work in the parish adequate?
DIFF_CG08 - DIFF_CG08: I would be interested in taking part in a Christian youth group after confirmation.
DIFF_WC03 - DIFF_WC03: learn central Christian texts by heart (e.g. the Creed). CHANGE TO: VC03: learnt central Christian texts by heart (e.g. the Creed).
WD07 - WD07: There should be a lot of action in our confirmation work.
WD08 - WD08: The confirmation work should contribute to good contact between the church and the parents of the confirmands.
CB03 - CB03: to come to my own decision about my faith.
WE08 - WE08: Faith in God is important for me.
WE10 - WE10: I consider my theological knowledge/competence for confirmation work as adequate.
CD01 - CD01 [interpretation difficult]: How many of your fellow confirmands did you already know before the confirmation training? (at least by name)
DIFF_CK04 - DIFF_CK04: to be allowed to decide about the topics together with my fellow confirmands. CHANGE TO: KK04: I was allowed to decide about the topics together with my fellow confirmands.
DIFF_CG04 - DIFF_CG04: Church services are usually boring.
WF18 - WF18: Participation in trainings for confirmation work: No, I have never attended this kind of training
WF19 - WF19: Participation in trainings for confirmation work: Yes, within the framework of my full-time/part-time training
UNIT_________central - UNIT__________central variables
w_id - w_id: identification number workers
amount_confirmands - Amount of confirmands questionnaires in the group (higher value of t1 or t2)
sex - Sex of the confirmand (better use CM01 and KM01 due to matching)
stadt_land - G: Zugehörigkeit zu ländlichem - städtischem Gebiet (dichotomisierte Einteilung nach Selbsteinschätzung, kontrolliert durch Einwohnerzahl und Entfernung zur nächsten Großstadt)
KW01_share_too_long - Share of confirmands who found the time too long in percent (KW01)
WF06_share_volunteers - Share of volunteers in percent (t1; WF06)
WF06 - WF06: [better use variable profession!] What is your function in confirmation work?
CK04 - CK04: to be allowed to decide about the topics together with my fellow confirmands.
CG02 - CG02: The Church does not have answers to the questions that are important for me.
WV____________Differences - WV____________computed differences between t1 and t2
KF01 - KF01: How would you describe your current attitude towards the Christian faith in general? a) very negative; b) rather negative; c) neither negative nor positive; d) rather positive; e) very positive
VV01 - VV01: church (also apart from services)
CM01_share_female - Share of female confirmands in the group in percent (t1; CM01)
CM05_share_unbaptised - Share of non baptised members in the group in percent (t1; CM05)
iCA1 - Index iCA1: Social orientation and activities
klein_gross - Germany: Große oder kleine Gruppe?
FI_GROUPnum - FINNLAND: group-code numeric
CF01 - CF01: How would you describe your current attitude towards the Christian faith in general?
CG07 - CG07: Our church building means a lot to me.
DIFF_WF05 - DIFF_WF05: How many of the confirmands did you already know before the confirmation training? (at least by name) CHANGE TO: VF05: How many of the confirmands do you know by name now? 1=(almost) nobody; 2=less than half; 3=about half of them; 4=the majority
VB04 - VB04: had the chance to experience forms of worship attractive for young people (e.g. youth church services).
VB18 - VB18: The confirmand's own questions about faith were addressed.
KB15 - KB15: I have learnt more about other religions.
DIFF_CK09 - DIFF CK09: to attend the Sunday services regularly. CHANGE TO: KK09: I attended the Sunday services regularly.
KE10 - KE10: I know what the Christian faith entails.
KK30 - KK30: I experienced forms of worship adequate for young people (e.g. youth church services).
KK32 - KK32: I got to know people to whom faith is important.
KK35 - KK35: What I learnt in confirmation training has little to do with my everyday life.
KU06 - KU06: The Ten Commandments ('I am the Lord, thy God. Thou shalt have ...')
int_weight - Weighting factor (for all countries except D: 1)
c_id - C_ID: Identification code confirmand
quest_V_existing - Does workers questionnaire t2 exist?
laki - Interne Kurzbezeichnung der Landeskirche
WB02 - WB02: temporarily work in programs of the church.
iCH1 - Index iCH1: Religious practice (t1) [high value = strong]
WC02 - WC02: be strengthened in their faith.
CB06 - CB06: to meet and get to know friends.
CG01 - CG01: It is important for me to belong to the church.
CM03 - CM03: How many brothers and sisters do you have?
VF05 - VF05: How many of the confirmands do you know by name now? 1=(almost) nobody; 2=less than half; 3=about half of them; 4=the majority; 5=(almost) all of them
DIFF_CE04 - DIFF_CE04: Jesus has risen from the dead.
VM02 - VM02: How do you like doing the confirmation work?
KH03 - KH03 [interpretation difficult!]: I pray together with others.
KE11 - KE11: I try to live according to the Ten Commandments.
KF02 - KF02: How would you describe your current attitude towards the Church [Svenska Kyrkan/the Ev. Luth. Church of Finland; respective Church] in general?
FIN_VOLUNTEERS - Are there voluntary workers involved in your confirmation training?
WC06 - WC06: get to know what the youth work of the church offers to them.
WC11 - WC11: learn to live their everyday life in relationship to God.
CA03 - CA03: because it is a good old tradition.
CJ01 - CJ01: How interested are your parents in religion?
DIFF_CG03 - DIFF_CG03: If I will have children, I want to have them baptised.
KV01 - KV01: How did you feel filling in this questionnaire?
KV05 - KV05: Have you filled in the first questionnaire of this study in autumn 2007 already?
KN01 - KN01: the whole confirmation time
WB09 - WB09: take part in the selection of topics for the confirmation training.
WB11 - WB11: become (more) familiar with the content of the bible.
DIFF_WD05 - DIFF_WD05: I want to have at least one personal conversation with each confirmand. CHANGE TO: VD05: I had at least one personal conversation with each confirmand during confirmation time.
DIFF_WF05 - DIFF_WF05: How many of the confirmands did you already know before the confirmation training? (at least by name) CHANGE TO: VF05: How many of the confirmands do you know by name now? 1=(almost) nobody; 2=less than half; 3=about half of them; 4=the majorit
VE06 - VE06: I would like to be relieved from working in confirmation training.
VH04 - VH04: Learning paths (Bible path, Diaconia path, Mission path etc.)
VH08 - VH08: Painting, drawing and other visual art
VH10 - VH10: Working with biblical texts
VH12 - VH12: Reciting texts learnt by heart
VH14 - VH14: working with internet or SMS
VR09 - VR09: How important would you consider confirmation work, compared with other fields of work in your parish (e.g. care for the elderly; social work etc.)? I consider confirmation work to be
VT04 - VT04: People with a low income (laborers, employees)
VR21 - VR21: When do confirmands take part in the eucharist?
WF06 - WF06: [better use variable function!] What is your function in confirmation work?
WF08 - WF08: [Working experience with] Christian youth groups
VF06 - VF06: [better use variable function!] What is your function in confirmation work?
VH18 - VH18: meeting people from the parish
VI05 - VI05: work book for confirmands (i.e. ..)
VR05 - VR05: Are there contracts/agreements between the confirmands and the parish?
quest_V_existing - Number of valid workers t2 questionnaires
west_ost - C: Westliche oder östliche Landeskirche? (Osten: Anhalt, EKBO (ohne Berlin-West), Mecklenburg, Pommern, KPS, Sachsen, Thüringen)
iCK1 - Index iCK1: Orientation for life in faith
iVH1 - Index iVH1: Activating and creative methods (not internationally used; items miss in Finland and Sweden)
DIFF_WC05 - DIFF_WC05: get to know our parish better. CHANGE TO: VC05: got to know our parish better.
DIFF_CE12 - DIFF_CE12: By the end of the confirmation time I definitely want to be confirmed.
DIFF_CG01 - DIFF_CG01: It is important for me to belong to the Church.
WD05 - WD05: I want to have at least one personal conversation with each confirmand.
VH25 - VH25: Making music/musicals/musical games
VU04 - VU04: volunteers older than 18 years (confirmands' parents not included)
VX01 - VX01: questionnaires for the parents
VX03 - VX03: oral feedback by the confirmands
iDIFF_CB1 - Index iDIFF_CB1: Difference of expectancy to experience concerning growth in faith (not used)
CG01 - CG01: It is important for me to belong to the Church.
KK45 - KK45: I have become (more) conscious of my responsibility for ecological problems.
WA15 - WA15: Justice and responsibility for others
VI06 - VI06: material produced by myself
VI10 - VI10 [Danish wording differs]: Computer & data projector
VI12 - VI12: CD-ROMs or other data storage media
VQ02 - VQ02 [wording differs: 45 or 60 min.!]: ... hours of 'normal instruction' (hours à 60 min.)
VR08 - VR08: active only at special events
VR10 - VR10: When is the baptism of those confirmands, who are not yet baptised?
CK____________Differences - CK____________computed differences between t1 and t2
KG05 - KG05: The Church does a lot of good things for the people.
dauer - G (t0): Dauer der Konfirmandenzeit in Monaten (errechnet aus Konfirmationsdatum minus Beginn)
dauer - Germany (t0): Dauer der Konfirmandenzeit in Monaten (errechnet aus Konfirmationsdatum minus Beginn)
sex_hv - Germany: Sex of the leader (who filled in HV)
FIN_URBANITY - urbanity: How would you describe the area of your parish?
VJ01 - VJ01: minister / mainly responsible person
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