CPYU Media Survey

 

CPYU has designed a media survey which can be used by youth workers and educators to get a handle on how their teens utilize media. These surveys feature a rather comprehensive series of questions on music, television, film, computer/Internet, radio, magazines, video games, and cell phones. The survey will provide you with important information as you seek to understand the culture your teens live in. The survey results will also help you as you prepare lessons and Bible studies for your group, as well as deal with your kids in daily one-on-one relationships.

 

 

Teens can now take the survey online!

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A few notes:

  • We have provided the survey for your use in both downloadable .pdf and word files. We have tried to make it as comprehensive as possible, therefore it is rather long.  (To download the .pdf file you will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer.)
  • We suggest you take an entire youth meeting or class for your students to complete the survey, however you should feel free to shorten or modify it in any way in order to meet your specific needs.
  • Conduct the survey anonymously. Tell the kids not to put their names on their papers, and ask them to be brutally honest without fear of recourse. Your goal is to get accurate answers, not just the "approved" answers.
  • Reassure them that you won't use the information to "rat" on them to their parents, however you may use the information you gather as a general tool for discussion in parent's meetings.

You may be surprised at the responses you get, and you will certainly learn something new about the kids you work with. If you use the survey, please get back to us at cpyu@cpyu.org and let us know how it went. We'd also love to hear from you about any additions to the survey that you find useful, as well as how you use the information you gather.

 

If you find the survey useful, you may also be interested in our 3-D Guide to Media: How to Use Your Head to Guard Your Heart and our video presentation on the world of music called More Than Noise.