2 Research Design and Methodology

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of contents 5
3. Preface 15
4. I. STARTING POINTS
5. 1 Introduction 20
6. 2 Research Design and Methodology 29
7. II. DEVELOPING CONFIRMATION WORK
8. 3 Development of Participation Rates 40
9. 4 Quality Development in Confirmation Work 46
10. 5 Developing Confirmation Work through Digital Feedback 57
11. III. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CHAPTERS
12. 6 Confirmation Work in Switzerland 74
13. 7 Confirmation Work in the Church of Sweden 93
14. 8 Confirmation work in Poland 108
15. 9 Confirmation Work in Norway 123
16. 10 Confirmation Work in Hungary 140
17. 11 Confirmation Work in Germany 158
18. 12 Confirmation Work in Finland 174
19. 13 Confirmation Work in Denmark 194
20. 14 Confirmation Work in Austria 209
21. IV. CURRENT ISSUES AND IN-DEPTH-ANALYSES
22. 15 Defying the Odds: The Confirmands’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic 220
23. 16 The Motivations and Aims of the Confirmands 231
24. 17 Experiences and Satisfaction of the Confirmands 243
25. 18 Digital Media in Confirmation Work 255
26. 19 Religiosity of the Confirmands 275
27. 20 Youth Agency and Learning in Confirmation Work 291
28. 21 Gender Perspectives in Confirmation Work: Male, Female, and Non-binary Adolescents 304
29. 22 Keeping the Distance(d)? 321
30. V. PERSPECTIVES
31. 23 Summary and Conclusion 342
32. VI. LITERATURE 369
33. VII. APPENDIX
34. Documentation of Items and Results 388
35. VIII. LIST OF TABLES 414
36. IX. LIST OF FIGURES 417
37. X. AUTHORS 421