Young Life and Times 1998: Rights of the Child

Listed below are the questions asked in the Rights of the Child module in 1998.
If you want to see how young people actually answered the questions you can click on the short name given beside every question.
 

  • TEENVIEW:  These days schools encourage teenagers to express their views?
  • TEENFAIR: Most employers treat young people fairly?
  • TEEN2CLS: Teenagers are always treated like second class citizens in shops and cafes?
  • POLTEEN1: None of our politicians are bothered about the problems facing young people in Northern Ireland today?
  • POLTEEN2: There should be a way to give young people a voice in politics in Northern Ireland?
  • POLTEEN3: Young people are just not interested in politics in Northern Ireland?
  • HEARDUNC: Have you ever heard of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?
  • SHDMORV: Should young people in Northern Ireland today have more opportunity to express their views?
  • MORVNOW: Do you think that young people in Northern Ireland today have more opportunity to express their views than young people 20 years ago?
  • OPNHOME: Are your opinions taken into account in your own family and in decisions made in this household?
  • VHOMMORE: Should your views be taken into account more than they are now?
  • PRIVHOME: Do you get as much privacy as you want at home?
  • HIDERELG: Have you ever felt that you had to hide your religion in case other people held it against you?
  • HDRELLOT: Has this happened a lot?
  • RELABUSE: Have you ever been threatened by other people or verbally abused because of your religion?
  • RELABLOT: Has this happened a lot?
  • WHRABREL: Where were you the last time it happened?
  • RELABAVD: Do you avoid going to particular places becuase of the risk of being verbally abused or threatened?
  • RACABUSE: Have you ever been threatened by other people or verbally abused because of your race?
  • RACABLOT: Has this happened a lot?
  • WHRABRAC: Where were you the last time it happened?
  • RACABAVD: Do you avoid going to particular places becuase of the risk of being verbally abused or threatened?
  • DRGNTBAD: The drug problem in Northern Ireland isn't nearly as bad as some people make out?
  • DRGAVAIL: It's not hard to get hold of drugs in most schools if you really want to?
  • TEENEDRG: The best people to educate teenagers about drugs are other young people themselves?
  • STILLSCH: Are you still at school?
  • SCHVIEW: In your school, are the students generally allowed to express their views about the running of the school ?
  • ASKVIEW: Have you ever been asked for your view on the way something was run in your school?
  • VIEWCHNG: Have you ever expressed a view that helped change the way something was run in your school?
  • SCHLCNCL: Does your school have a school council?
  • STUDSAY1: Do students at your school have a say in uniforms?
  • STUDSAY2: Do students at your school have a say in detention policy?
  • STUDSAY3: Do students at your school have a say in curriculum?
  • STUDSAY4: Do students at your school have a say in facilities?
  • STUDSAY5: Do students at your school have a say in other issues?
  • GREIVPRO: Is their a Grievance Procedure at your school?
  • SCLOTBUL: Do students at your school get bullied by other students?
  • STFBULJB: Are there particular staff at your school whose job is to deal with bullying?
  • GOTOSTAF: Would most people, if being bullied, talk to these members of staff?
  • SCPOLBUL: Does your school have an official policy on bullying?
  • BULCLASS: Have you had special classes where bullying has been talked about?
  • SCHLPBUL: Does your school provide real help for people who are bullied?
  • KNOWEX: Do you personally know anyone who has been excluded from school?
  • APPEXCL: If a student is excluded from school, should he/she be allowed to appeal?
  • SCHAPPEX: Does your school have an appeal system for exclusions?
  • MOREFAC: Do you think there should be more facilities for young people in your area?
  • PICKFAC: If you could pick just one facility for teenagers, what would it be?
  • OPSCHSUM: Would you like to see schools opened during the summer, so their facilities can be used all year round?
  • STAYNI: Will you stay in Northern Ireland?
  • WHYLEAVE: Why will you leave?
  • CMEBCKNI: Do you think that you would ever come back?
  • SRVYUSFL: Is it useful to have a regular survey of young people's views?

  

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