Death and loss
Subtitle: compassionate approaches in the classroom
By: Oliver Leaman.
Series: Cassell studies in pastoral care and personal and social education
Publisher: Cassell; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
Subjects: Children and death.; Loss (Psychology) in children.; Thanatology.; Loss (Psychology) -- Study and teaching.
Description: Death is said to be Western society's last taboo. Teachers often shy away from discussing death within their classrooms, and few schools integrate teaching about death into the curriculum. Yet schools have a significant contribution to make to a pupil's successful adjustment to loss. Illuminated by fascinating transcriptions of interviews with children of different ages, which reveal their perceptions of death and reactions to loss, this book will reassure teachers that, just as there is no 'right way' to grieve, every individual will express grief differently.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [146]-153) and index.