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Varela, Laura Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Incidence of reported near-death experiences (NDEs) has increased over decades; however, they continue to be inappropriately pathologized or dismissed. These types of responses to disclosures of NDEs by patients can potentially lead to them having problems integrating the experience into their lives. The purpose of this study was to assess…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Death, Student Attitudes, Experience
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McNally, Rachel D. S.; Winterowd, Carrie L.; Farra, Aisha – College Student Journal, 2021
The purpose of the present study was to explore significant predictors of current and past grief among bereaved college students, including time since the death loss (number of months), level of emotional closeness college students felt toward their deceased loved ones, their psychological sense of community to college, and their perceived social…
Descriptors: Grief, Death, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Support Groups
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Carter, Jennifer L. – Christian Higher Education, 2019
Of the 900 religiously affiliated colleges and universities in the United States, a sizable portion (approximately 118) are members of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU). As members of the CCCU, these institutions have a shared commitment to the academic and spiritual development of their students. However, relatively few…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Christianity, Longitudinal Studies, Spiritual Development
Lease, Barry T. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Student persistence at postsecondary schools has declined to around 50% during the past decade, indicating a problem that a majority of students are not completing their higher educational goals in the United States. An independent mortuary school exemplified this problem with recent persistence trends for campus-based students at 43.8%. The…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Academic Persistence, Predictor Variables, Postsecondary Education
Fritch, John Bradley – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study sought to determine what defines a quality funeral service education program beyond accreditation. The study examined the opinions of funeral service education chairs (N = 45, representing 80% of the population) who are leaders of funeral service education programs accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education.…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Vocational Education, Higher Education, Death
Howell-Carter, Marya, Ed.; Gonder, Jennifer, Ed.; Mushtaq, Zahra, Ed. – Online Submission, 2012
Included herein is the conference proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference on the Teaching of Psychology: Ideas and Innovations, sponsored by the Psychology Department of the State University of New York at Farmingdale. The conference theme for 2012 was: The value of an undergraduate degree in psychology: Why psychology--Why now?. The Conference…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Psychology, Bachelors Degrees, Majors (Students)