Children's Perspectives on Believing and BelongingBased on interviews with over 100 pupils from three schools, this research report shows that children’s religious identities and experiences are varied and complex and that they are able to talk about it with interest and insight. |
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| Title | Children's Perspectives on Believing and Belonging Volume 375 of Findings (Joseph Rowntree Foundation) Findings informing change, 0375 Understanding children's lives series |
| Author | Greg Smith |
| Publisher | JKP, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1904787533, 9781904787532 |
| Length | 74 pages |
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