Adolescents' Perception of Religious Education According to Religion and Gender in Spain

Bibliographic Data

ID3499571
AuthorsMaría Del Carmen Olmos Gómez (0000-0002-7194-1209, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Rafael López Cordero (0000-0002-1019-3411, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author), Sonia García-Segura (0000-0003-2928-3334, University of Córdoba), Francisca Ruiz Garzón (0000-0003-1994-6501, Universidad de Granada, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume11
Issue11
Pages616
Publication date2020-11-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel11110616
OpenAlexW3103152387
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited39

The aim of our study is to verify the influence of Religious Education on Spanish adolescents by applying a quantitative study based on descriptive and social research methods which reflect the religious and social plurality of Spain, with a total of 679 secondary education students. By means of the Delphi technique, an exploratory and semi-confirmatory factor analysis, and a confirmatory analysis using structural equations, the psychometric properties of the questionnaire designed are guaranteed. Using a multivariate analysis of variance, after the Levene test, multiple comparisons are made in order to assess the difference between religions and gender with respect to school Religious Education. Significant differences and large effect sizes are found. The results show first that experiences with regard to religion in school are more positive for the group of Christian women and that of Muslim men; second, that the knowledge of religion helps in the daily development of adolescents; third, that men from the two major religious groups and Jewish women demand more autonomy; and lastly, that students consider that the curricular development of religion in school should be reviewed, although it is confirmed that Religious Education is regarded as important for their life and future development

Autonomy · Confirmatory factor analysis · Descriptive statistics · Developmental psychology · Exploratory factor analysis · Judaism · Multivariate analysis of variance · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Psychometrics · Religious education · Structural equation modeling · Theology · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Social Psychology