Education for Death, or Death Becomes Less a Stranger

Dan Leviton

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A death education course for large numbers of students (n = 300+) is described. Students were asked to write essay type responses to certain questions as part of a pilot project to develop a testing instrument. Results indicate that the death education course has an effect on improving conscious thinking about death, communication with others about death, etc. Students are most concerned about the pain associated with dying. About 3 per cent of the students were contemplating suicide both at the time of enrollment and after the course ended. Some observations on the students' psychological styles of adaptation to the course were discussed.

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1956Suicide and Attempted Suicide 1972The psychology of death 1956Clues to Suicide 1962The Meaning of Death 1964Death and Western Thought 1972Death Education: Preparation for Living 1964Modern man and mortality 1967PASSING ON; THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF DYING

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