Faith Formation: Perceptions of Primary and High School Students in Australian Adventist Schools

Abstract

Faith formation is a topic of considerable interest for those involved in Christian education. In this quantitative investigation, 580 students from Years Four, Six, Eight and Ten from eleven Adventist schools in Australian were surveyed to determine their perspectives of their own faith formation in four areas of their lives: Vision, Gospel, Lordship and Presence. Additional items measured student satisfaction with their Biblical Studies classes. The results indicated that students, on the whole, were positive about their faith formation. Trends revealed that younger students overall were more positive towards their faith and Biblical Studies classes than high school students with a gradual decline in levels of agreement with survey items as the Year levels increased.