The Values and Character Dispositions of 14-16 Year Olds in the Hodge Hill Constituency

Appendix 5 - Phase Three Group Interviews Schedule

Week one Community and Environment

1. Many students in the Hodge Hill area said they would not bother voting even if
they could. What does this tell us about the way they feel? And why do they feel that
way?

2. Quite a few people said they didn’t know or really care much about their
neighbours. Why is this and how could we change that?

3. Think about your local neighbourhood. Quite a large group of people said that their
neighbourhood wouldn’t influence their behaviour. Why would they say that do you
think? Does your neighbourhood affect your behaviour?

Written Task/Reflection (10-15 mins)

In what ways does your community and environment affect you? And how do you
affect it? (What do you do?)

Week Two Religion and Fairness

4. People with no religion though were least likely to want to fit in with others. Does
that make sense to you? And why? Is it healthy?

5. 707 students said that if they saw an act of unfairness they would do something
about it. How important is justice and fairness to you and why? Does life seem fair to
you? Why? Why not? Does life in Britain seem fair to you?

6. If life is unfair to you, for whatever reason, how do you deal with it? (What do you
think to get you through?)

Task/Reflection (10-15 mins)

Hundreds of students said they had good values & were good people. Does Britain
have good values? Is it a good & fair place?

Week Three Trust, Happiness, and Optimism

7. The Bible says trust in the Lord with all your heart (Proverbs Ch3 v 5-6). The
Qu'ran says ‘whoever trusts in God will find him sufficient’ (Holy Qu'ran, Ch65 v3).
If you don’t believe do you have an issue/problem with trust? What trust do we have,
don’t we have in the world?

8. How happy and optimistic are you? Very much/quite/not much/not at all. Give
reasons for your answer.

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