Death Education in the Nigerian Home: The Mother's Role

Okafor, Tr. Reuben U.

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“…Some studies have explored parents' perceptions of death education for their children. Okafor (1993) studied the importance of death education in homes in Nigeria.…”

Section: Death Education In the Familymentioning

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Do parents want death to be included in their children’s education?

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Manzano

2020

Journal of Family Studies

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The objective of this study is to determine whether parents of schoolchildren want an education that takes death into account or not. To address this objective, the Death Education Attitudes Scale-Parents (DEAS-P) was designed, validated and applied to the Spanish population, through an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, with suitable values. The reliability test found a Cronbach's alpha of .90, with two factors. The scale was complemented with a short questionnaire probing opinions on how to approach death in society and schools. The sample comprised 917 mothers and fathers of children and adolescents from early childhood education to sixth form. The results indicated moderately positive attitudes towards an education taking death into account. Variables such as gender, religious beliefs and children's educational stage were significantly related to parents' attitudes. The results argue in favour of the educational inclusion of death in families and schools.

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“…Some studies have explored parents' perceptions of death education for their children. Okafor (1993) studied the importance of death education in homes in Nigeria.…”

Section: Death Education In the Familymentioning

confidence: 99%

Do parents want death to be included in their children’s education?

Gascón

Herrero

Manzano

2020

Journal of Family Studies

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“…No solo en las sociedades occidentales se han realizado estudios sobre la familia en la educación para la muerte. Okafor (1993) lleva a cabo un estudio sobre la educación para la muerte en ámbitos familiares en Nigeria, Foro de Educación, v. 17, n. 26, enero-junio / january-june 2019, pp. 259-276. e-ISSN: 1698-7802 recalcando el papel de la madre como mediadora entre el tema de la muerte y el niño.…”

Section: Sobre Pedagogía De La Muerte En Contextos Familiaresunclassified

Antecedentes internacionales de la Pedagogía de la muerte

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Gascón

Selva³

2019

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La muerte es un fenómeno universal y perenne para el ser humano. Pese a ello, la pedagogía de la muerte es un tema tabú en las escuelas. No se ha tomado conciencia de su valor formativo. Las investigaciones y propuestas son aisladas, si bien articulan una base teórico-práctica importante para desarrollar una posible pedagogía de la muerte. En este artículo se presenta una revisión teórica de los antecedentes internacionales de la pedagogía de la muerte. Se han revisado artículos publicados en revistas científicas de impacto, revistas de difusión en educación, tesis doctorales, libros, capítulos de libro, así como conferencias, comunicaciones y ponencias en congresos o jornadas científicas. El propósito es presentar una revisión exhaustiva de interés para investigadores y docentes que abordan el tema de la muerte en la educación. La clasificación de los trabajos analizados se concreta en las siguientes categorías: a) Trabajos realizados en la normalización de la muerte en la educación; y b) Trabajos centrados en la intervención educativa paliativa o posterior a la pérdida significativa. En las conclusiones se reflexiona sobre las líneas de innovación e investigación prioritarias para normalizar la muerte en el ámbito educativo. Entre ellas destaca la posible aportación de la pedagogía de la muerte en la respuesta educativa a los grandes retos de la sociedad actual.

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Death Positivity in America: The Movement—Its History and Literature

Incorvaia

2022

Omega (Westport)

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Western society is in an era of death awareness, its most recent salience: A Positive Death Movement. This article traces the evolution of American death culture by describing key periods of change, starting with the 1700s and going through the 21st century, and overviews contemporary movement scholarship. Experts suggest our current epoch is one in which a diffuse collection of individuals and organizations advocate for approaching death differently. Movement proponents aim to modify society’s “conventional” death framework, which is characterized as medicalized, institutionalized, impersonal, and lacking psychosocial emotional preparation and engagement.

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Death Education in the Nigerian Home: The Mother's Role

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Do parents want death to be included in their children’s education?

Do parents want death to be included in their children’s education?

Antecedentes internacionales de la Pedagogía de la muerte

Death Positivity in America: The Movement—Its History and Literature

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