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Murray, Mary E.; Guerra, Nancy G.; Williams, Kirk R. – 1997
The United States is recognized as leading the industrialized world in violent death rates. The increase in youth violence is primarily attributable to an increase in the "lethality" and not the "frequency" of violent acts because more crimes are being committed with handguns. This chapter reviews the existing literature on…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children
Parker, Judith A. – 2003
Although a world of uncertainty and continual change is difficult to explain to children, by exploring and discussing the process of grief, parents can begin to understand the significance and necessity of the grief process and help their children to cope with difficult events. This booklet offers parents advice on how to talk with children about…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Children, Coping, Crisis Management
Travis, Robert – White Cloud Journal, 1983
Between 1975 and 1979 the Alaskan Native suicide rate (90.9 per 100,000) in Northwest Alaska was more than seven times the national average. Alienation, loss of family, low income, alcohol abuse, high unemployment, and more education were factors related to suicidal behavior. Average age for suicidal behavior was 22.5. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alaska Natives, Alcoholism, Alienation
Crase, Darrell – Essence: Issues in the Study of Ageing, Dying, and Death, 1982
Suggests that although death education has become part of the curriculum within many colleges, few attempts have been made toward providing formal preparation for the beginning teacher. Provides some answers to questions that may confront the neophyte death educator relative to self-development, resources, goals, and student reactions. (Author)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Counselor Training, Curriculum Design
Benoliel, Jeanne Quint, Ed. – Death Education, 1982
Contains seven articles reviewing various death education programs for health professionals. Discusses death education in undergraduate and advanced nursing practice programs; a graduate course focusing on social, psychological, and cultural conditions influencing death; two death education programs in medical schools; and humanistic health care…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Death, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources
Peer reviewedJohnson, Helen Arleen; Henry, Robert G. – Journal of Dental Education, 1996
A 1988 survey of 50 dental schools found only 27 offered course content on coping with death, dying, or bereavement and none had a course dedicated to the topic. A variety of methods are used to present the information, and generally dental school faculty are the presenters. Only three schools intend to add this content to the curriculum. (MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Bereavement, Classroom Techniques, Coping
Peer reviewedCarten, Alma J.; Fennoy, Ilene – Child Welfare, 1997
Introduces a project undertaken to examine the medical/health, social services, and legal needs of African American children who have experienced or will experience the death of one or both parents as a result of HIV/AIDS. Presents the preliminary findings, and claims that services have expanded but much remains to be accomplished to achieve…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Blacks, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers
Peer reviewedCrase, Darrell – Clearing House, 1989
Notes that many teachers have pursued the role of death educator without developing the necessary pedagogical competencies. Reviews beneficial resources including: (1) using contemporary literature and journals concerned with death and dying; (2) affiliating with professional associations which promote death education and death-related counseling;…
Descriptors: Contemporary Literature, Coping, Counseling Techniques, Course Content
Cook, Jimmie – Teaching Pre K-8, 1994
Argues that the quality of life for many preschoolers from disadvantaged backgrounds has not changed appreciably since the 19th century and that more must be done by school districts to implement effective preschool programs for all children. Suggests that supporters write to Secretary of Education Richard Riley to advocate that preschool…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedEssa, Eva L.; And Others – Childhood Education, 1995
Describes the illness and death of a young boy enrolled in an early childhood program. Discusses how maintaining open communication, sharing genuine reactions, talking with parents and a clinical psychologist, sharing carefully chosen books, and supporting the child and his family throughout the experience were helpful in coping with this event.…
Descriptors: Bibliotherapy, Coping, Death, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedLanger, Lilly M.; Tubman, Jonathan G.; Duncan, Suzanne – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1998
Multivariate patterns of associations among psychological distress, anticipated mortality, and perceived vulnerability to HIV among urban multiethnic samples of 120 adolescents in substance-abuse treatment and 222 young adult university students were identified. Implications of the findings for the planning and implementation of effective HIV…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, College Students
Peer reviewedPapadatou, Danai; And Others – Death Studies, 1996
Investigates experiences of Greek mothers who cared for a child dying of cancer. Highlighted some needs during the terminal period. Fifteen mothers were interviewed and both quantitative and qualitative procedures were used to analyze findings. Family networks played a significant role in supporting mother-child units, especially when death…
Descriptors: Bereavement, Cancer, Children, Coping
Direct linkBigirindavyi, Jean-Paul – New Directions for Youth Development, 2004
The experience of Rwanda's genocide in 1994 shocked the world into disbelief as Western media finally focused their attention on the region's ongoing conflict. Yet little is being done today to prevent the reproduction of a parallel disaster in its twin country, Burundi, where similar conflict patterns may spark another intensely violent civil…
Descriptors: Intervention, Ethnic Groups, Conflict, Death
Donnelly, Mary Beth – Social Education, 2006
More than half a century has passed since the horrific events of the Holocaust took place, but images of the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany are no less shocking than they were 60 years ago. Any discussion of the Holocaust inevitably leads to questions not only of how and why this event…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Death, Authoritarianism, Jews
Download full textCook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
