A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Residential Experience
Research carried out at Castlerigg Manor in the summer term of 2008
Other answers given by the 8.39% who answered ‘the same’ to question 30:
Do you value working in a team more or less?
Range of Responses
| none | much worse | much less | not at all | ||||
| a few | worse | less | a little | ||||
| a lot | the same | the same | a lot | ||||
| better | more | ||||||
| much better | much more |
Graph of ‘Positivity’
| This 8.39% | |
| All Questioned |
Graph of Difference in Positivity Compared to All Questioned
Other answers given by the 8.39% who answered ‘the same’ to question 30:
Do you value working in a team more or less?
In Table Form
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| none | a few | a lot | ||||||
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 92.31% | 0.00% | 15.38% | 84.62% | |||
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 57.69% | 0.00% | 84.62% | 15.38% | |||
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 80.77% | 0.00% | 38.46% | 61.54% | |||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much worse | worse | the same | better | much better | ||||||||
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 50.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.38% | 69.23% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 30.77% | 0.00% | 7.69% | 30.77% | 53.85% | 7.69% | |||||
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 26.92% | 0.00% | 7.69% | 30.77% | 61.54% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 26.92% | 0.00% | 7.69% | 38.46% | 46.15% | 7.69% | |||||
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 26.92% | 0.00% | 7.69% | 46.15% | 30.77% | 15.38% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much less | less | the same | more | much more | ||||||||
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 15.38% | 0.00% | 15.38% | 38.46% | 46.15% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 7.69% | 0.00% | 30.77% | 53.85% | 15.38% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 34.62% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 30.77% | 69.23% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 38.46% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.46% | 46.15% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 53.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 23.08% | 46.15% | 30.77% | |||||
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 34.62% | 0.00% | 7.69% | 15.38% | 76.92% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q16 | Do you value spending time with others more or less? | 57.69% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.38% | 53.85% | 30.77% | |||||
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 50.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.38% | 69.23% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 30.77% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 46.15% | 46.15% | 7.69% | |||||
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 38.46% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.46% | 46.15% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 23.08% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 61.54% | 30.77% | 7.69% | |||||
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 7.69% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 84.62% | 15.38% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 30.77% | 15.38% | 30.77% | 53.85% | 0.00% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 38.46% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.46% | 46.15% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 38.46% | 0.00% | 7.69% | 23.08% | 53.85% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 15.38% | 0.00% | 7.69% | 53.85% | 38.46% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 34.62% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 46.15% | 38.46% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 26.92% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 53.85% | 38.46% | 7.69% | |||||
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 30.77% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 53.85% | 30.77% | 15.38% | |||||
| Q29 | Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion? | 7.69% | 7.69% | 7.69% | 76.92% | 7.69% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 15.38% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 69.23% | 30.77% | 0.00% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| not at all | a little | a lot | ||||||
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 73.08% | 7.69% | 38.46% | 53.85% | |||
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 50.00% | 15.38% | 69.23% | 15.38% | |||
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 65.38% | 7.69% | 53.85% | 38.46% | |||
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 61.54% | 15.38% | 46.15% | 38.46% | |||
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 38.46% | 38.46% | 46.15% | 15.38% | |||
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 65.38% | 7.69% | 53.85% | 38.46% | |||
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 57.69% | 7.69% | 69.23% | 23.08% | |||
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 42.31% | 30.77% | 53.85% | 15.38% | |||
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 92.31% | 0.00% | 15.38% | 84.62% | |||
| Q41 | Did you feel challenged this week? | 65.38% | 7.69% | 53.85% | 38.46% | |||
Questions in order of magnitude of difference in positivity
by the 8.39% who answered ‘the same’ to question 30:
Do you value working in a team more or less?
| Question | Positivity | |||
| This 8.39% | All Questioned | Difference | ||
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 15.38% | 55.52% | -40.13% |
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 15.38% | 46.79% | -31.41% |
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 30.77% | 58.65% | -27.88% |
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 26.92% | 49.36% | -22.44% |
| Q29 | Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion? | 7.69% | 28.90% | -21.20% |
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 34.62% | 54.87% | -20.25% |
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 23.08% | 43.27% | -20.19% |
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 34.62% | 54.81% | -20.19% |
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 38.46% | 58.65% | -20.19% |
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 30.77% | 49.68% | -18.91% |
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 15.38% | 34.09% | -18.71% |
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 38.46% | 57.14% | -18.68% |
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 42.31% | 60.58% | -18.27% |
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 57.69% | 75.64% | -17.95% |
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 65.38% | 82.37% | -16.99% |
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 26.92% | 43.59% | -16.67% |
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 38.46% | 53.25% | -14.79% |
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 7.69% | 22.40% | -14.71% |
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 34.62% | 48.70% | -14.09% |
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 65.38% | 78.90% | -13.51% |
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 38.46% | 51.28% | -12.82% |
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 7.69% | 19.55% | -11.86% |
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 57.69% | 68.91% | -11.22% |
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 50.00% | 61.04% | -11.04% |
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 26.92% | 35.90% | -8.97% |
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 26.92% | 35.71% | -8.79% |
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 38.46% | 47.12% | -8.65% |
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 30.77% | 39.29% | -8.52% |
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 50.00% | 57.37% | -7.37% |
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 80.77% | 88.14% | -7.37% |
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 73.08% | 77.56% | -4.49% |
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 61.54% | 65.71% | -4.17% |
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 50.00% | 53.53% | -3.53% |
| Q16 | Do you value spending time with others more or less? | 57.69% | 60.90% | -3.21% |
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 92.31% | 95.51% | -3.21% |
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 92.31% | 94.55% | -2.24% |
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 30.77% | 32.79% | -2.02% |
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 53.85% | 51.95% | 1.90% |
| Q41 | Did you feel challenged this week? | 65.38% | 65.38% | 0.00% |