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Please contribute your
reflections on World Youth Day 2008
 Why
spend your precious time on this?
Here
are 4 good reasons:
1.
Reflection – thinking back through a part of your life -- is one of the
best ways of gaining the most benefit from an experience.
2. It will
help the Church provide better ministry to young people.
3. It will
help those who are now starting to organise WYD2011 in Madrid.
4. It
will provide feedback to those who organised the Sydney WYD.
Space
for your own comments, not just multiple-choice answers!
There's
space at the end for you to write your own comments in free-form. You
can say exactly what you want.
The process is completely
anonymous, so you can feel free to be completely honest in what you have
to say.
Make your
voice heard! It was supposed to be for young people. Your thoughts and
feelings about it really matter. What was WYD for you?
Ready
to go? Click the Continue button down below.
Other
stuff you may want to know:
The
inquiry is being conducted by a research team based at Australian
Catholic University in Melbourne. The researchers do not know your
identity, and only they will see your responses. Reports will contain
nothing that could identify you.
The project has been approved
by the Human Research Ethics Committee at Australian Catholic
University, and by the World Youth Day Research Committee. In the event
that you have any complaint or concern about the study, you may contact
one of the research team, or write to the Chair of the Human Research
Ethics Committee: Chair, HREC, Research Services, Australian Catholic
University, Melbourne Campus, Locked Bag 4115, FITZROY VIC 3065. Ph:
+61 (3) 9953 3157 Fax: +61 (3) 9953 3315.
If at any time
you
require further information or have any questions about the project,
please contact one of the principal investigators: Rev Dr Michael
Mason, Prof Ruth Webber, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria
Parade, Fitzroy VIC 3065; Dr. Andrew Singleton, School of Political and
Social Inquiry, PO Box 11A, Monash University VIC 3800. The research
team's email address is: WYD.res@acu.edu.au.
Reports
on the findings
The results of the study will
be available at http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/research/wyd/
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World
Youth
Day was a Catholic event, but open to all. Are you a Catholic, or
do you belong to another Christian denomination, or to another
religion, or not to any religion? |
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people do not consider that they belong to any religion now, but they
were raised in a religion. What religion (if any) were you raised in? |
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of the later questions assume that the person responding is Catholic. We
hope
you will understand and excuse this. We'll skip you past a few
questions which make sense only to Catholics, but we have left in place
others which you can answer in your own way -- e.g. you could take a
question about attending Mass as referring to your own form of worship.
Your answers provide a different perspective, and are especially
important to the research team. |
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| YOUR REFLECTIONS
ON WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED AT WORLD YOUTH DAY |
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| Did you go to Sydney as a group leader or
volunteer, or just an ordinary pilgrim? |
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| Do you agree or
disagree with the following statements about your experience as a group
leader?
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| Do you agree or
disagree with the following statements about your experience as a
volunteer at WYD in Sydney?
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Did you take part in the World Youth Day “Have your
say” survey last May?
It was on a website like this,
and asked what you were hoping to experience at WYD and about your
spiritual and religious life. |
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Have you been to any of the World Youth
Days prior to Sydney 2008?
e.g. Cologne in 2005, Toronto
in 2002, Rome in 2000 or one before that? |
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Which World Youth Days did you attend
before going to Sydney?
Please check all the earlier
ones you've been to.
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Out of your three closest friends, how
many went to WYD in Sydney?
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Overall,
was WYD 2008 a good experience for you? |
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What influenced you to go to WYD 2008?
Choose
one of the following |
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 What did
you like most about the atmosphere at WYD?
Choose your
top 5 from this list and rank them from 1 to 5 with 1 as your top choice
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Was there a moment (or more than one)
during the week when you were strongly aware of the presence of God?
When was that?
You can choose up to 5, or check 4 of
these and add your own |
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experience of the presence of God at WYD that was very significant for
you, please describe it here: | |
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How helpful was each of the main events at WYD for
your spiritual development?
Only one of them can
be the most helpful!
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What was it about the Opening Mass that
helped in your spiritual development?
Check only the
things that were most important for you |
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What was it about the Holy Father's
arrival at Barangaroo that helped in your spiritual development?
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only the things that were most important for you |
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was it about the Stations of the Cross that helped in your spiritual
development?
Check only the things that were most
important for you |
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What was it about the Vigil night that
helped in your spiritual development?
Check only the
things that were most important for you |
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What was it about the Closing Mass that
helped in your spiritual development?
Check only the
things that were most important for you |
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How helpful for your spiritual development were the
other events listed below?
Only one of them can
be the most helpful!
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What most helped the catechesis to be a positive
experience for you?
Choose just one feature, or up to a
maximum of 3. |
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What contributed most to making the catechesis a
negative experience for you?
Choose just one feature, or
up to a maximum of 3. |
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What were the most fun / enjoyable aspects of
WYD?
Check up to 3 items.
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Please check, in the list below, any
aspects of WYD that significantly spoiled the experience
for you.
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Reflecting on the
results of WYD for you:
First, how your beliefs
and attitudes may have changed |
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| Since going to WYD do you think you have a more
positive view of yourself, your life and your future? |
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Did your WYD experience change your understanding /
feeling about God / Jesus / Holy Spirit?
Check all of
the following that apply to you |
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| Which of the following comes closest to
expressing your belief about what happens after someone dies? |
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Did your WYD experience change how you approach your
faith?
Check all of the following that apply to you |
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Did your
experiences at WYD make any difference to whether you agree or disagree
with the following teachings?
Before WYD
-- indicate below on the left your attitude to the teaching before you
went to WYD.
After WYD -- indicate below
on the right your attitude to the teaching when you thought further
about it after returning from WYD.
(You
may have answered a similar question in the "Have your say" before WYD.
This question invites you to reflect on whether WYD influenced your
thinking.) |
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Did
your experiences at WYD make any difference to how you feel about being
Catholic?
Before WYD -- indicate below
on the left your thoughts and feelings about being Catholic before you
went to WYD.
After WYD -- indicate below
on the right your thoughts and feelings about being Catholic after
returning from WYD.
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Did your
experiences at WYD make any difference to how you feel about the issues
below?
Before WYD -- indicate below on
the left your thoughts and feelings on the issue before you went to WYD.
After
WYD -- indicate below on the right your thoughts and
feelings on the same issue after returning from WYD.
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Reflecting
on the results of WYD for you:
Things
you intend to do differently |
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Probably most people would like to "be a better
person".
But could you honestly say that your WYD
experience has made you really determined to be different in
any of the following ways?
If so, check them. |
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| Do you think that as a result of WYD, your
religious faith will have more influence on what you do in daily life? |
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| Before you went to WYD, how often did you
go to Mass (apart from weddings and funerals or compulsory services at
school)? |
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Nowadays, do your friends go to church
pretty regularly?
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| Before you went to WYD, how often did you
pray just by yourself (not with others or at a religious service)? |
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| Before you went to WYD, about how often
did you go to individual reconciliation (Confession)? |
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you going to do more of the following, or about the same as before WYD?
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Since returning from WYD, do you talk more
about spirituality / religion / faith with the following people?
Check
all that apply |
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Apart from your parish or school, are you involved in
any Catholic organisations / movements / groups ?
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result of attending WYD? |
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Thinking of the Catholic group with which you are most
involved, what activities does the group do, mainly?
Check
up to 3 activities
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Because of your WYD experience, do you feel more
motivated to do any of the following?
Check any that
apply, or if none, check "No". |
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the past year, if you spent some extended periods working as a
volunteer (apart from WYD -- e.g. on camps etc.) indicate the total
time spent on these activities |
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In
the past year, how often have you spent a couple of hours doing
community service activities (not including WYD) as a volunteer?
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more likely to do in the next year, as a result of WYD |
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Going back for a moment to the many different
happenings at WYD, which one(s) most helped you in your spiritual
journey?
Choose up to 3 of the most helpful
things |
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moment,but first
it would help very much to get an idea of 'where you are coming from'
in terms of your background and spiritual profile.
These
questions are easy to answer -- mostly just one quick click on each will
do the job. |
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| Please
tell us about the place where you usually live
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| Which diocese
do you live in? |
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| In which
country were you born? |
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family helped to shape your spiritual profile. Please tell us a bit
about them.
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| In which country was your father born? |
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| What race or ethnic group do you consider
yourself to belong to? |
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| When you were growing up, were you closer
to your mother or to your father? |
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| How old were you when you last lived with
both of your natural or adoptive parents? |
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| When you were growing up, what was your
mother's religion? |
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go to church? |
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And how enthusiastic about her religion
would you say your mother was then?
Use a scale of 1-5
where 5 means 'Very highly enthusiastic' |
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When you were growing up, what was your
father's religion?
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In those days, how often did your father
go to church?
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And how enthusiastic about his religion
would you say your father was then?
Use a scale of 1-5
where 5 means 'Very highly enthusiastic' |
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Who do you live with?
Please
check all that apply.
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| Personal relationships: are you |
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you agree or disagree with the following statements?
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Now a few questions
about your education and plans for the future.
(Let's
assume
that primary school (or elementary or grade school) plus high
school, together total 12 years, so that Year 12 is the final year of
high school.)
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highest level of education you have completed? |
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What year of high school are you in now?
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last year of high school as Year 12) |
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| What level are you at in your study at
university (or other tertiary / post-high school education) |
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What type of secondary school (high
school) are you attending (or did you attend in the past)?
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you attended several types, check the type where you spent most years. |
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What type of primary school (elementary /
grade school) did you attend in the past?
If you
attended several types, check the type where you spent most years. |
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into consideration the house you live in, the money you earn, the
property you own, the car you drive and so forth, would you say that
your standard of living is above or below average? If you are a
student, answer about your family's standard of living. |
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What is your occupation?
Here
are some examples of different kinds of occupation; please choose the
one closest to yours |
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What occupation are you (hoping to) take
up when you finish your studies?
Here are some examples
of different kinds of occupation; please choose the one closest to yours |
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If you lived with your father or
stepfather when you were growing up, what was his occupation?
Here
are some examples of different kinds of occupation; please choose the
one closest to his |
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If you lived with your mother or
stepmother when you were growing up, what was her occupation?
Here
are some examples of different kinds of occupation; please choose the
one closest to hers |
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Special
roles in the Church
Please check all of the
following that apply to you |
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| Were you teased / ridiculed / hassled about going to
WYD? |
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| Have you logged on to XT3.com (the online WYD08 social
networking site)? |
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Followup to WYD: what would help you to
continue growing spiritually?
Check the ones that would
help you most |
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| About going to the next WYD -- Madrid2011 |
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| Would you recommend WYD2011 in Madrid to someone who
had not been to WYD -- e.g. your younger brother or sister, or a friend? |
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research team would like to interview some pilgrims by phone. If you
are willing to be interviewed about your WYD experiences, would you
kindly enter your first name and the numbers for your home phone
(landline) and mobile (cell) phone (if any) below.
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Enter phone numbers in
international format:
plus sign (+) followed by country
code, (space) area code, (space) phone number -- e.g. +61 3 9999 9999
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| This last section gives you the chance to comment
freely in your own words on any aspect of WYD. |
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about your WYD experiences. | |
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| | Write here any feedback you would like to give about
the organisation
of World Youth Day 2008 -- e.g. the program of events, the registration
process, communication of information, travel arrangements, food and
accommodation, facilities etc. Your comments will be passed on to the
appropriate departments. This is also the place to
offer any suggestions you would like to make on these topics for WYD in
Madrid in 2011. | |
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