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in the three areas of family, school and church. The first survey was conducted in 1990, a second major survey was conducted in 2000, and a third took place in 2010. Related studies also termed "Valuegenesis" have been conducted in other countries.

History

Valuegenesis began as one component of "Project Affirmation", a research study by the North American Division (

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. The first study, "Valuegenesis¹" (or simply Valuegenesis) began in 1989. In 1990, more than 13,000 students responded to a survey. Following the study, the Project Affirmation Taskforces gave recommendations for change, which they called "Imperatives for Action". It called for youth ministry resource centers to be established. Th
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was formed. In 1993, Steve W. Case criticised the lack of focus on youth of the church, despite the results of the studies. The children's

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'' completely rewritten in 2000. Ten years after the first survey, in 2000, the follow-up study "Valuegenesis²" was conducted. More than 18,000 students responded from over 22,000 questionnaires sent out. According to reports by the researchers, students in the second study exhibited a greater faith maturity, yet spent less time reading the Bible. Further studies were conducted in Europe and other parts of the world. For instance, a "Valuegenesis" survey was conducted in the

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in 1997. The principal researcher was Barry Gane.

Spinoffs

Valuegenesis has also inspired other studies. A study known as "AVANCE" (

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/ref> Edwin Hernández was the principal investigator of this study, which was a follow-up to Valuegenesis. Steve W. Case edited the book ''Shall We Dance? Rediscovering Christ-Centered Standards'', published in 1996. It is based on the Valuegenesis study, and has had a significant impact on the church. One review was by Richard Duerksen.

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's review was critical. See also an article of the same title by Case. Other articles, again of the same title may be related – by Karl Tstalbasidis and Deena Bartel-Wagner. Case is known for emphasizing the support of youth in the church. He is also more on the progressive (liberal) end of the church culturally; for instance, he re-evaluates traditional beliefs about dancing and jewelry.

Publications

* Barry Gane, ''Youth Ministry and the Transmission of Beliefs and Values'', 1997. Valuegenesis Project Report no. 3 ;Project Affirmation: * V. Bailey Gillespie, ed. ''Perspectives on Values'', 1993

References

External links

ValueGenesis.org

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