In this research the use of the Lions-Quest programme “Skills for Adolescence“ at an intermediate secondary school level is examined qualitatively. It is investigated how pupils at a German intermediate secondary school perceive the social skills training and how that training affects the social competencies of the pupils. It is also explored if the pupils can relate their acquired competencies with their values and beliefs. Based on the empirical-theological praxis cycle, the planning, carrying out and the results of thirteen one-to-one interviews and three group interviews are presented. Five types of adolescents can be distinguished in terms of knowing and applying social skills as result of different grounded theory coding strategies: the power-conscious, the autonomous, the ambivalent, the self-confident and the competent. This study wants to contribute to a better evaluation of the implementation of social skills programmes at schools and particularly in religious education. / Practical Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)

In this research the use of the Lions-Quest programme “Skills for Adolescence“ at an intermediate secondary school level is examined qualitatively. It is investigated how pupils at a German intermediate secondary school perceive the social skills training and how that training affects the social competencies of the pupils. It is also explored if the pupils can relate their acquired competencies with their values and beliefs. Based on the empirical-theological praxis cycle, the planning, carrying out and the results of thirteen one-to-one interviews and three group interviews are presented. Five types of adolescents can be distinguished in terms of knowing and applying social skills as result of different grounded theory coding strategies: the power-conscious, the autonomous, the ambivalent, the self-confident and the competent. This study wants to contribute to a better evaluation of the implementation of social skills programmes at schools and particularly in religious education. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)

Abstracts in German and English / Die vorliegende Forschungsarbeit befasst sich mit der Wahrnehmung der Kommunikation von jungen Christinnen und Christen bezüglich ihres Glaubens, und welcher Begriffe und damit verbundenen Inhalte sie sich in ihrer Alltagskommunikation bedienen. Dabei lässt sie die Jugendlichen selbst zu Wort kommen, um sie in ihren Sprachmustern ernst zu nehmen, alltägliche Glaubenskommunikation sichtbar zu machen und so ein Verständnis innerhalb der Praktischen Theologie, besonders der Jugendtheologie, zu schaffen. Ausgehend vom Forschungsstand innerhalb der Jugendtheologie, untersuche ich an welchen Orten und unter welchen Bedingungen junge Gläubige über ihren Glauben sprechen. Für die empirische Untersuchung wurden zehn qualitative, leitfadengestütze Interviews mit jungen Erwachsenen durchgeführt, welche dann mittels theoriegenerierender Methoden der Grounded Theory ausgewertet wurden. Nach Kelle und Kluge wurden aus den Daten verschiedenen Typen generiert. Sie zeigen die verschiedenen Haltungen zur eigenen religiösen Sprache auf und reflektieren diese praktisch-theologisch, um so anschlussfähig zu sein und Diskursmöglichkeiten zu eröffnen. / The present research deals with the perception of the communication of young Christians with regard to their faith and which terms and associated contents they use in their everyday communication. In this way, it allows the young people to have their voices heard in order to be taken seriously in their language patterns, to make everyday faith communication visible and thus to create an understanding within practical theology, especially youth theology. Starting from the state of research within youth theology, I examine in which places and under which conditions young believers talk about their faith. For the empirical investigation, ten qualitative, guideline-based interviews with young adults were conducted, which were then evaluated using theory-generating methods of grounded theory. They show the different attitudes to one's own religious language and reflect them practically and theologically in order to be able to connect and furnish possibilities for discourse. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. (Practical Theology)

Abstracts in German and English / In dieser empirisch-theologischen Untersuchung werden ExpertInnen missionaler Jugendarbeiten in ostdeutschen Städten befragt. Es soll herausgefunden werden, welche Vorgehensweisen im Blick auf die missionarische Erreichbarkeit Jugendlicher wirksam sind. Der Aufbau der Masterthesis orientiert sich am Forschungsprozess des empirisch- theologischen Praxiszyklus. (Faix 2007:64ff) Im ersten Teil befindet sich die Einleitung, welche Forschungsmotivation und -Ziel erläutert und einen Überblick über die Methodologie und Vorgehensweise gibt. Dem folgt eine Einführung anhand der Schlüsselbegriffe, welche die soziologischen und theologischen Bedingungen des Praxisfeldes darlegt. Im dritten Teil befindet sich die missiologische Problem- und Zielentwicklung. Die methodologische Grundlegung schließt sich an: Der empirisch-theologische Praxiszyklus, die Vorgehensweise bei den ExpertInneninterviews und die Auswertung anhand der Grounded Theory. Dieser folgt die qualitative Erhebung. Die ExpertInnen werden nach ihren Sichtweisen befragt und diese werden nach der Grounded Theory ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse werden im fünften Teil zusammengefasst und anhand der Frage nach wirksamen Vorgehensweisen für missionale Jugendarbeiten reflektiert. / This empirical theological study surveys experts in missional youth work in east German towns. The aim is to discover which approaches constitute effective means for missionaries to reach out to young people. The work is structured in line with the research process found in the praxis cycle of empirical theology. (Faix 2007: 64ff) The Master’s thesis thus starts with a preamble explaining the motivation and goal of research, and an overview of the methodology and approach used in the work. This is followed by an introduction, setting out the sociological and theological conditions of this field of practice based on the key terms. The third section contains the missiological problem statement and formulates objectives. After this, the methodological basis of the Master’s thesis is formed, with a description of the praxis cycle based on empirical theology, the procedure used in interviews and the analysis following grounded theory. The qualitative survey follows in the fourth section. Experts in missional youth work in east German towns are asked about their subjective views on how missionaries can reach out to young people in their projects, and their answers are analysed using grounded theory. The fifth part summarises the findings of this analysis, and reflects on means of effective practice for missional youth work, based on the research question. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / M. Th. (Missiology) / M. Th. (Missiology)