CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND CATHOLIC VALUES? A STUDY OF MORAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUES AMONG 13-15 YEAR OLD PUPILS ATTENDING NON-DENOMINATIONAL AND CATHOLIC SCHOOLS IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

Abstract

This study employs data from a survey of 33,982 adolescents between the ages of 13-15 throughout England and Wales to profile the distinctive identity of pupils attending Catholic secondary schools within the state maintained sector. Attention is drawn to four distinct communities of values within the Catholic school as defined by pupils who are active Catholics, sliding Catholics, lapsed Catholics and non-Catholics.