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VG2 Update 14: New Year, New Look Grade 9-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter introduces Ten Years Later: A Study of Two Generations, the first in a series of books on Valuegenesis 2. Topics include: Focusing on Teens; Valuegenesis and the Journey of Faith; Loyalty and the Content of Faith; Personal... -
Announcing Valuegenesis 3 Grade 6-Grade 12Gillespie introduces the third ValueGenesis study, which will continue to research faith, values and commitment of Adventist youth. This third wave will survey students in grades 6 through 12 attending Adventist churches and schools. Key findings from ValueGenesis... -
VG1 Researching faith maturity questions on methods and findings of valuegenesis Grade 6-Grade 12Kijai interviews Donahue regarding the methodology of the Valuegenesis I study of students attending Grades 6-12 in North American Adventist schools -
Valuegenesis Europe - Why Will Some Adventist Teens Remain in Church as Adults? TertiaryThis early report provides an initial overview of key findings in the Valuegenesis Europe study involving 6,000 active Adventist 14-25 year olds in 17 European countries. -
VG2 Ten Years Later - A Study of Two Generations Grade 7-TertiaryWhat are the "big" things discovered in research about Adventist youth? This books shares topics such as: Focusing on Teens; Valuegenesis and the Journey of Faith; Loyalty and the Content of Faith; Personal Piety and the Quest for Spiritual Life;... -
Faith Commitments and Spiritual Influences as Correlates of Adolescents Involvement in Service in the Valuegenesis Study TertiaryProblem: There are very few studies that address the relationship between adolescents' commitment to religious values and beliefs and their involvement in service as well as the impact of home, school, and church influences on the service involvement of teenage... -
VG2 Update 10: How At-Risk are our Kids? Kindergarten-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter reports on the attitudes of students in grades 6-12 toward at-risk behaviors such as tobacco and marijuana use, and alcohol consumption. The instrument in this Valuegenesis 2 report addressed students' understanding of church... -
VG2 Update 11: How Important is Youth Ministry? Kindergarten-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter examines the impact of youth ministry on the attitudes young people have toward their church, based on the Valuegenesis 2 report. In collaboration with Barry Gane of the Theological Seminary at Andrews University, the authors... -
VG2 Update 01: Faith Maturity Index, Prosocial Behavior Concerns Grade 7-TertiaryVolume 1 of Update!, the monthly newsletter of the Valuegenesis 2 research. In this issue: a Faith Maturity Index update, pro-social behavior concerns, a reflection of God's guidance in Valuegenesis1 vs. Valuegenesis2, and information about the first... -
VG1 Measuring Quality in Adventist Schools - A Review of Valuegenesis Kindergarten-LifelongThis is a report of the Valuegenesis study of Adventist school students in Grades 6-12 which focused on school quality. In addition to an interpretation and overview of the results, the authors present good news, mixed news, and bad news, from positive perceptions... -
Cause for Celebration or Concern ? Insights from the Valuegenesis Study TertiaryThis article is based on research conducted for the Valuegenesis study. Data from surveys were collected from youth, parents, pastors, teachers, and principals. The present article highlights findings that are areas of concern or celebration based on personal... -
VG2 Adventist Schools Do Make a Difference! A Report on Valuegenesis Kindergarten-Grade 12Do Adventist schools make a difference? V. Bailey Gillespie shares results from the first and second Valuegenesis studies on faith, values, and commitment in Adventist schools. Over 30,000 respondents from across North America participated in this two-phase... -
A Comparison of Faith Maturity and Denominational Loyalty in Seventh-Day Adventist Students at Public and Parochial High Schools in the Mid-America Union Based on the Valuegenesis Study Tertiary-LifelongThis quantitative study replicated and validated the Valuegenesis study in the Mid America Union from 1990. Results showed that Adventist students who feel positive about their home and church do not show a significant difference in their faith maturity and... -
Valuegenesis Study 1 Core Report - Australia and New Zealand Tertiary"The South Pacific Division Valuegenesis project arose from a desire to understand more clearly the relationship between Adventist homes, churches and schools and the young people whose needs they serve. The objectives of the SPD Valuegenesis study closely... -
Faith Maturity and Social Concern in College-age Youth - Does Christian Education Make a Difference? Tertiary"The Massive Valuegenesis study examined faith maturity among a large sample of Adventist youth. Results were compared with similar studies of other denominations. One persistent criticism of Search Institute's Valuegenesis study was the inappropriateness... -
VG1 Measuring faith maturity: Reassessing valuegenesis and development of a denomination-specific scale Kindergarten-Grade 12The Valuegenesis Faith-Maturity Scale and two related short-form scales developed for mainline Protestant use were evaluated for validity for Seventh-day Adventists. Inappropriate items were identified using statistical procedures and results from a survey... -
Valuegenesis - Faith in the Balance TertiaryFor those in families, congregations, and schools who are earnestly seeking ways of developing the faith maturity and commitment to service of the church's rising generations, this book is a must! -
Valuegenesis Project Affirmation TertiaryThis presentation reports a study of the influence of family, church and school on the faith and values of Adventist Youth. A total of 210 Adventist schools were used as sample. -
South Pacific Island Nations Valuegenesis Study 1 Core Report - A Study of Faith Development and Values Formation in Seventh-day Adventist Adolescents and Youth Aged 12-18 Years Grade 6-Grade 12The Seventh-day Adventist Church cares deeply about its young people and for this reason it invests heavily in schools, youth ministry programs and supplies support for the families these young people come from. The schools established by the church are widely... -
VG2 Update 02: Personal Relationship with God Grade 7-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter shares findings regarding personal faith and relationship with God, and more about personal piety. -
VG2 Update 16: Adolescence and Peer Pressure Grade 9-Grade 12This Valuegenesis 2 newsletter focuses on peer pressure, the power of friends, effective strategies for coping with peer pressure, and what parents, church members, and school personnel can do about it. -
VG2 Update 12: Families and Faith Grade 9-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter shares a report on the relationship between family faith and family style and type. The research shows that the family is the most important factor in religious training and early faith formation. -
VG1 Faith Maturity Scale: A reply to Jerome Thayer Kindergarten-Grade 12A response to Thayer's proposal of a short-form of the Faith-Maturity Scale used in Valuegenesis I -
VG2 Update 07: Family Importance Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 report addresses various factors in shaping values such as family role, religiousness of parents, and limits and climate in the home. Read this issue to discover the family's role in shaping children's understanding of redemption. -
VG2 Update 17: At-Risk Behavior and Our Youth Grade 9-Grade 12This Valuegenesis 2 newsletter reports on the incidence of at-risk behavior in Adventist youth, the percentage of Adventist youth involved in at-risk behaviors, and the influence of supportive and effective environments. -
Valuegenesis 3 Update TertiaryThis report looks at the influence of the home, the church and the school and the influence of each in the religious growth of students. It also looks at what contributes to the faith growing of young people and how religion impacts behavior, commitments,... -
VG2 Once Upon a Time: What Valuegenesis says about the quality of Adventist schools Kindergarten-LifelongThe NAD second wave of faith maturity research provided interesting insights of students into the positive attributes of Adventist schools. These center on the themes of quality teaching, Adventist values, and school climate influences. -
VG2 Update 08: School vs Church Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 update contrasts the attitudes students in grades 9-12 have toward church and school as places of warmth, spiritual growth, and fellowship. Read what the church and school can do to become positive places for teens to grow in faith. -
VG1 Teaching Values Tertiary-LifelongThis book is designed for anyone working towards the faith development of young people, drawing on the first North American Valuegenesis study. Filled with specific suggestions for hours of classroom activities, using a careful and complete approach to learning... -
VG1 Shall We Dance - Rediscovering Christ-Centered Standards Grade 7-TertiaryRecommended reading for anyone discipling Christian youth and young adults in home, church or school settings. Findings from the Valuegenesis 1 study provide the platform for discussion of standards re dance, music, movies or film viewing, sex, alcohol and... -
VG2 Update 09: Importance of Values Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 report focuses on attitudes students in grades 6-12 have toward materialism, altruism, and morality. Read this issue to find out how factors such as school religion programs, peer religiousness, quality of family worship, and the frequency... -
VG2 Boys and Girls Growing Toward God Kindergarten-Grade 12"We know a great deal about how boys' and girls' brains develop and the implications for educational theory, and so by abstraction, we can make some assumptions about growth in faith as well." This article reviews valuegenesis findings in light of... -
VG2 Update 03: Grace vs Works Orientations: What Makes A Difference? Grade 7-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter focuses on why grace orientation is crucial, what the grace scale teaches us, more about grace and works, attitudes about God's law, and do we still have a works orientation. -
Connecting Young People with God TertiaryThis video shows an interview with Dr Barry Gane. Dr Barry Gane shares crucial findings from his Valuegenesis research into the spirituality of young people, stretching back more than 20 years. Barry is Head of the School of Ministry & Theology at Avondale... -
VG2 Update 13: Positive Family Influences Grade 9-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter shares 19 positive influences that target family and home life as it relates to intrinsic faith, faith maturity, denominational loyalty, and commitment to God. Additional influences that target church and school are also shared,... -
VG2 Update 04: Extrinsic and Intrinsic Religious Experience, and School Attitudes Grade 7-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 research report looks at the importance of schools in the faith experience of Grade 6-12 students. Find out what teachers and schools can do to help the development of intrinsic vs. extrinsic religious experience and healthy school attitudes. -
VG1 Good Adventist Schools Making a Difference Tertiary-LifelongThis article looks to the Valuegenesis research to show how Adventist schools can make a difference for the students who attend. It provides suggestions on encouraging academic excellence, strong relationships, school climate, ways that administration can... -
The Adventist School System and Values Transmission Kindergarten-Tertiary"In 2011 Valuegenesis, a major survey of beliefs and values and how they are generated was undertaken for a second time twenty years after it was completed in 1992. It revealed the strength of the concert between the home, the church and the school... -
VG1 Report - Where Do We Go From Here? Kindergarten-LifelongThe third report focuses on areas of improvement the North America Division is planning based on Valuegenesis I research. These include: 1) Educating boards on the realities faced by church school teachers; 2) Acknowledging the renewed interest teachers are... -
Warmth -The Missing Ingredient in Adventist Schools Tertiary-LifelongThis article uses data from the Valuegenesis research to show that young people leave the Adventist church not because they don't believe the doctrines, but because they never felt really accepted, loved or needed. It also draws comparisons between Seventh-day... -
How Does Adventist Education Affect Youth Attitudes? Initial Report of an NAD Study - VG1 Grade 7-LifelongThis article reviews findings from the first year of the Valuegenesis study and reveals observations relevant to Adventist education. It highlights educational backgrounds, attitudes toward schools and teachers, spiritual experiences, role models, how students... -
VG Europe: Survey Questions Young Adventists on Family, Church, Society Grade 7-Lifelong"What do young people in the Seventh-day Adventist church need to grow and maintain a close relationship with Christ? Adventists in Europe are hoping to find the answer through an extensive study that will mine the thoughts of young Adventists living... -
VG2 Update 05: Family Religious Life, Family Worship Practices, Parents and Faith-Talk Grade 7-TertiaryThis Valuegenesis 2 research provides interesting and helpful insights into the influence of family life and practices on growing a rich and mature faith. Family worship practics, parent and faith talk are reported on, with tables showing the effects of mothers... -
VG1 Portrait of Adventist Educators Kindergarten-Grade 12A survey of recent research concerning the attitudes, perceptions, motivations, and characteristics of teachers and administrators in Adventist schools. Valuegenesis is one of the research projects. Topics covered are quality of Adventist schools, teachers... -
A Portrait of Adventist Educators TertiaryA survey of recent research concerning the attitudes, perceptions, motivations, and characteristics of teachers and administrators in Adventist schools. Valuegenesis is one of the research projects. Topics covered are quality of Adventist schools, teachers... -
VG2 Update 15: What Builds a Mature Faith? Grade 7-LifelongThis Valuegenesis 2 newsletter includes some little known facts about Adventist youth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, their concerns about their church, and helps us understand more about their attitudes toward God. Shared here are their perceptions of... -
The Personal Religion of Adventist Youth TertiaryThis article examines the results of a Valuegenesis study given to 11,000 Adventist youth from grade 6 to 12. Research presented within this article appropriates considerable time towards understanding general values held within the youth population. Values... -
School Chaplaincy Is Effective but Could It Be Better? Kindergarten-Grade 12"Analysis of the data collected in the Valuegenesis II study of 3263 students in Seventh-day Adventist schools, indicates that 63% consider the school chaplain has influenced their development of faith. Further, school chaplaincy is associated with statistically... -
VG1 A synopsis of the Valuegenesis Study of faith maturity and denominational commitment Kindergarten-Grade 12Concern with declining enrollment and commitment in Seventh-day Adventist schools in the United States and Canada led to one of the largest studies ever undertaken by any church group. Searth Institute, a non-denominational Minneapolis research firm, was commissioned... -
VG2 The relationship between faith maturity, intrinsic and extrinsic orientations to religion and youth ministry involvement Grade 6-Grade 12The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between faith maturity, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and youth ministry involvement. We used data from Valuegenesis II, a North American national survey of youths attending Seventh-day Adventist... -
A Ten-Year Study of Youth Retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America - The Fourth Year TertiaryPart of a ten year study on youth retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North American Division, this paper examined results conducted during the fourth year of the study. The Youth Retention Study and Valuegenesis research were used to assess... -
A Ten-Year Study of Youth Retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America - The Tenth Year TertiaryPart of a ten year study on youth retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North American Division, this paper examined results conducted during the tenth year of the study. The Youth Retention Study and Valuegenesis research were used to assess... -
A Ten-Year Study of Youth Retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America - The Third Year TertiaryPart of a ten year study on youth retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North American Division, this paper examined results conducted during the third year of the study. The Youth Retention Study and Valuegenesis research were used to assess... -
A Ten-Year Study of Youth Retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America - The Fifth Year TertiaryPart of a ten year study on youth retention in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North American Division, this paper examined the results conducted during the fifth year of the study. The Youth Retention Study and Valuegenesis research were used to assess... -
Educating Adventists in the School, Church and Home - a Qualitative Study of Thirty Students from Adventist Education Grade 1-TertiaryThis qualitative study is based on the interviews of 30 people in their 30s, all of whom attended Seventh-day Adventist schools from grades 1 through 16. Each candidate defined a Seventh-day Adventist and stated his or her current relationship to the church.... -
The Effectiveness of Christian Adolescent Peer Counselor Training - A Controlled Study Kindergarten-Grade 12This study evaluated the effectiveness of a Christian-based adolescent peer counseling curriculum (Sturkie & Tan, 1992) used with Christian high school students. The training group of 47 subjects received training, while 37 subjects were in the no-training... -
JAE Editorial: Is the Dream Still Alive? Kindergarten-LifelongReflecting on the dream to educate Adventist youth to proclaim the three-angels message, the author comments on the role of the Valuegenesis studies in helping educators assess what is happening is schools, churches, and homes. Also in this issue: -
Key Factors of Faith Development : The Relationship Between Family and Church Factors and Faith Development of Adolescents and Young Adults in German-speaking Europe Grade 9-LifelongProblem: The church is losing its children. Research revealed that more than two thirds of the next generation leave their congregations during their teens and early 20s. Without these adolescents and young adults the church has no viable future. While the... -
The Relationship Between Student Religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning and Selected Congregational and Family Factors Tertiary"An investigation of the relationships among students’ perceptions of selected congregational and family factors of adolescent religiosity, Integration of Faith and Learning (IFL), and student religiosity. The respondents were 374 students in SDA... -
INFO Editorial: April 2006 Kindergarten-TertiaryThis issue is devoted to an exploration of spiritual issues, particularly as they relate to Education. The articles address various aspects of spirituality, which is inevitably multifaceted and complex. Articles in this issue include: The... -
Lifestyle and Risk of Premature Sexual Activity in a High School Population of Seventh-Day Adventists - Valuegenesis 1989 Grade 8-Grade 12In the past 20 years, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including AIDS, and the physical, psychological, and economic difficulties associated with unwanted pregnancy have increased steadily among American adolescents. The objective of this study was to... -
Religiosity and Risk - The Influence of Adolescent Faith on Behavior Kindergarten-LifelongThis study examined the relationship between various measures of religiosity, including intrinsic and extrinsic religious orientation, vertical and horizontal faith maturity, Christian orthodoxy, and religious practice, and the adolescent risk behaviors of... -
Youth Ministry and Beliefs and Values Among 10 to 19 year old Students in the Seventh-day Adventist School System in North America TertiaryProblem. A survey of the literature revealed that there was little by way of empirical study on the relationship between youth ministry and attitudes, beliefs, and values held by young people. We empirically tested the anecdotal evidence that youth ministry... -
VG2 Youth Ministry and Beliefs and Values Among 10 to 19 Year Old Students in the Seventh-day Adventist School System in North America Grade 5-Grade 12Problem. A survey of the literature revealed that there was little by way of empirical study on the relationship between youth ministry and attitudes, beliefs, and values held by young people. We empirically tested the anecdotal evidence that youth... -
Attitudes and Support of Adventist Ministers Towards K-12 Tertiary-LifelongPurpose: This study examines the attitudes of Seventh-day Adventist ministers regarding the importance of denominational elementary and secondary schools and self-perceived levels of support. The study also compares identified demographic variables... -
VG1 Attitudes and Support of Adventist Ministers Towards Denominational K-12 Schools Kindergarten-Grade 12Purpose: This study examines the attitudes of Seventh-day Adventist ministers regarding the importance of denominational elementary and secondary schools and self-perceived levels of support. The study also compares identified demographic variables... -
The relationship between student religiosity, integration of faith and learning, and selected congregational and family factors TertiaryThis study investigated the relationships among student perception of selected congregational and family factors of adolescent religiosity, integration of faith and learning (IFL), and student religiosity. The respondents were 374 students in Seventh-day Adventist...