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 7.69% who answered ‘not at all’ to question 41:
Did you feel challenged this week?

Range of Responses

Graph of responses of those who answered question 41 with option 1 - ‘not at all’
nonemuch worsemuch lessnot at all
a fewworselessa little
a lotthe samethe samea lot
bettermore
much bettermuch more

Graph of ‘Positivity’

Graph of positivity of those who answered question 41 with option 1 - ‘not at all’
This 7.69%
All Questioned

Graph of Difference in Positivity Compared to All Questioned

Graph of difference in positivity of those who answered question 41 with option 1 - ‘not at all’

Other answers given by the 7.69% who answered ‘not at all’ to question 41:
Did you feel challenged this week?

In Table Form

QuestionPositivityOptions
nonea fewa lot
Q2Have you happy memories of the week?87.50%0.00%25.00%75.00%
Q3Have you made new friends?62.50%8.33%58.33%33.33%
Q4Have you enjoyed new experiences this week?70.83%8.33%41.67%50.00%
QuestionPositivityOptions
much worseworsethe samebettermuch better
Q5Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you?37.50%0.00%0.00%41.67%41.67%16.67%
Q6Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person?41.67%0.00%8.33%16.67%58.33%16.67%
Q7Do you know how to look after yourself better?12.50%0.00%8.33%66.67%16.67%8.33%
Q8Are you better or worse at making decisions?25.00%0.00%8.33%41.67%41.67%8.33%
Q9Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others?37.50%0.00%16.67%16.67%41.67%25.00%
QuestionPositivityOptions
much lesslessthe samemoremuch more
Q10Are you more or less trusting of others?29.17%0.00%8.33%33.33%50.00%8.33%
Q11Are you more or less self-conscious?4.17%0.00%16.67%75.00%8.33%0.00%
Q12Do you respect others more or less?50.00%0.00%8.33%8.33%58.33%25.00%
Q13Do you value others more or less?58.33%0.00%8.33%8.33%41.67%41.67%
Q14Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong?45.83%8.33%0.00%16.67%41.67%33.33%
Q15Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance?50.00%0.00%8.33%8.33%58.33%25.00%
Q16Do you value spending time with others more or less?50.00%0.00%0.00%25.00%50.00%25.00%
Q17Do you think you understand those around you more or less?37.50%8.33%0.00%16.67%58.33%16.67%
Q18Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things?58.33%0.00%0.00%33.33%16.67%50.00%
Q19Do you value people who are different from you more or less?45.83%0.00%8.33%25.00%33.33%33.33%
Q20Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world?41.67%0.00%8.33%25.00%41.67%25.00%
Q21Do you feel more or less concern for the environment?8.33%8.33%0.00%66.67%16.67%8.33%
Q22Are you more or less likely to take things for granted?33.33%16.67%41.67%33.33%8.33%0.00%
Q23Do you feel you know more or less about your faith?33.33%16.67%0.00%16.67%33.33%33.33%
Q24Would you say your faith is more or less strong?33.33%16.67%0.00%25.00%16.67%41.67%
Q25Is the church more or less important to you?20.83%16.67%0.00%41.67%8.33%33.33%
Q26Do you feel more or less close to God?37.50%16.67%0.00%16.67%25.00%41.67%
Q27Do you feel more or less like praying?25.00%16.67%0.00%33.33%16.67%33.33%
Q28Do you feel you are more or less religious?25.00%16.67%0.00%33.33%16.67%33.33%
Q29Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?37.50%33.33%16.67%41.67%8.33%0.00%
Q30Do you value working in a team more or less?66.67%0.00%0.00%8.33%50.00%41.67%
Q31Do you value listening to others more or less?62.50%0.00%0.00%16.67%41.67%41.67%
QuestionPositivityOptions
not at alla littlea lot
Q32Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself?62.50%16.67%41.67%41.67%
Q33Do you value yourself more?50.00%33.33%33.33%33.33%
Q34Have you felt a sense of achievement this week?58.33%25.00%33.33%41.67%
Q35Do you feel you have changed?54.17%16.67%58.33%25.00%
Q36Have your priorities in life changed?37.50%41.67%41.67%16.67%
Q37Have you learnt how to get on with people better?70.83%16.67%25.00%58.33%
Q38Have you learnt about how to make new friends?70.83%8.33%41.67%50.00%
Q39Do you feel differently about the world you live in?58.33%25.00%33.33%41.67%
Q40Have you had fun?79.17%8.33%25.00%66.67%

Questions in order of magnitude of difference in positivity
by the 7.69% who answered ‘not at all’ to question 41:
Did you feel challenged this week?

QuestionPositivity
This 7.69%All QuestionedDifference
Q34Have you felt a sense of achievement this week?58.33%82.37%-24.04%
Q23Do you feel you know more or less about your faith?33.33%57.14%-23.81%
Q7Do you know how to look after yourself better?12.50%35.90%-23.40%
Q24Would you say your faith is more or less strong?33.33%53.25%-19.91%
Q5Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you?37.50%57.37%-19.87%
Q8Are you better or worse at making decisions?25.00%43.59%-18.59%
Q10Are you more or less trusting of others?29.17%46.79%-17.63%
Q4Have you enjoyed new experiences this week?70.83%88.14%-17.31%
Q40Have you had fun?79.17%95.51%-16.35%
Q17Do you think you understand those around you more or less?37.50%53.53%-16.03%
Q11Are you more or less self-conscious?4.17%19.55%-15.38%
Q32Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself?62.50%77.56%-15.06%
Q28Do you feel you are more or less religious?25.00%39.29%-14.29%
Q21Do you feel more or less concern for the environment?8.33%22.40%-14.07%
Q36Have your priorities in life changed?37.50%51.28%-13.78%
Q25Is the church more or less important to you?20.83%34.09%-13.26%
Q9Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others?37.50%49.36%-11.86%
Q35Do you feel you have changed?54.17%65.71%-11.54%
Q26Do you feel more or less close to God?37.50%48.70%-11.20%
Q33Do you value yourself more?50.00%61.04%-11.04%
Q16Do you value spending time with others more or less?50.00%60.90%-10.90%
Q27Do you feel more or less like praying?25.00%35.71%-10.71%
Q29Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?37.50%28.90%8.60%
Q37Have you learnt how to get on with people better?70.83%78.90%-8.06%
Q6Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person?41.67%49.68%-8.01%
Q2Have you happy memories of the week?87.50%94.55%-7.05%
Q31Do you value listening to others more or less?62.50%55.52%6.98%
Q3Have you made new friends?62.50%68.91%-6.41%
Q14Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong?45.83%51.95%-6.11%
Q30Do you value working in a team more or less?66.67%61.69%4.98%
Q15Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance?50.00%54.87%-4.87%
Q38Have you learnt about how to make new friends?70.83%75.64%-4.81%
Q12Do you respect others more or less?50.00%54.81%-4.81%
Q39Do you feel differently about the world you live in?58.33%60.58%-2.24%
Q20Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world?41.67%43.27%-1.60%
Q19Do you value people who are different from you more or less?45.83%47.12%-1.28%
Q22Are you more or less likely to take things for granted?33.33%32.79%0.54%
Q13Do you value others more or less?58.33%58.65%-0.32%
Q18Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things?58.33%58.65%-0.32%