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ERIC Number: EJ235561
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Maturation of the Concept of Death in Elementary School Children.
Townley, Kim; Thornburg, Kathy R.
Educational Research Quarterly, v5 n2 p17-24 Sum 1980
A structured interview was used to ascertain the level of understanding of the concept of death in 52 elementary school children. Data analysis showed sex, religious affilation, and the death of a close relative had little or no relationship to the level of understanding of death. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Death, Elementary Education, Family Influence, Maturity (Individuals), Religious Factors, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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