Examimed effects of a church-based sex education program on sexual communication between adolescents (N=26) and their parents and peers on such topics as values, sexual attraction, and sexual identity. Found increased communication with parents suggesting positive impact of such programs on parent-child communication. (Author/ABL)

This article proposes a new framework for theory and practice of Christian education for second-generation Korean American young adults using the literature of sociocultural constructionism and the multivoiced self. This framework can provide holistic nurture and future trajectories in which to encourage a reflexive, praxis-generating faith. The…

This book is a comprehensive guide to the philosophy, organization, and management of a mentoring program for African American girls. It is based on a program sponsored by the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston (Texas). This program matches between 25 and 50 young women with Christian women mentors. The program emphasizes Christian values,…

This Technical Committee Report focuses on theological, ethical, and spiritual values within the context of spiritual well-being from the perspective of institutionalized religion in America. The place of organized religion in regard to aging and its role in developing national aging policies is examined. A presentation of the data base for this…

Part of the Keynote Series, this book deals with the distinctiveness of the Catholic school and is intended to provide guidance to those who teach in a Catholic school by informing them of different facets that form the basis, the expectation, and the reality of the Catholic school. The book may be used: (1) as a resource in preservice information…

Part of the Keynote Series, this book examines catechesis, which is the proclamation and teaching of Catholic doctrine. Among the book's uses are: (1) a resource in preservice information programs for Catholic school teachers; (2) graduate preparation of Catholic school administrators; (3) a resource for teacher in-service and boards of education;…

SINCE 1900, RURAL AMERICA HAS EXPERIENCED AN AIMLESS TRANSITION. PRIOR TO THAT DATE, A WELL ESTABLISHED PATTERN HAD EVOLVED WHICH INCLUDED THE DIVISION OF THE LAND AREA INTO FAMILY FARM UNITS AND TOWNS, WITH SMALL CITIES EMERGING AS TRADE AND SERVICE CENTERS FOR THE FARM POPULATION. DURING THIS PERIOD OF TRANSITION, HOWEVER, CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE…

The question of the evaluation of the impact of religious education is important for three reasons: (1) it is of fascinating theoretical interest to learn what are the effective means of transmitting fundamental values and what are the ineffective means; (2) it also seems appropriate to evaluate the contribution of religion to the improvement of…

The purpose of this study was to measure the degree of behavioral change in terms of some aspects of the psychological self resulting from participation training of groups from two churches. Attempt is made to describe and measure the process of growth in terms of a process model categorized into awareness, acceptance, and affirmation. Content…

Describes a career development pilot program as a segment of the church school class for secondary students at the Second Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee. The program focused on values clarification, tentative career choices, and limited reality testing by means of panels of church adults involved in those occupations. (MF)