ERIC Number: EJ1196076
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0826-4805
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Medical Assistance in Dying: Implications for Canadian Classrooms and the Academy
Donlevy, J. K.; Schroeder, Meadow; Wilcox, Gabrielle
Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, v49 n4 p445-455 Nov 2018
The recent passing of legislation decriminalizing medically assisted suicide was a landmark in Canadian history. Since the law's passage, an average of four Canadians per day have chosen to die using medical assistance. With Canadians embracing this option of death, we argue that there will be moments in Canadian schools when this topic will be brought into the classrooms. In this paper, we outline how children view death both emotionally and conceptually, as well as how teachers can discuss death in their classrooms. The purpose is to provide a brief explanation of the law, an expiation of how children view death, and a framework for how teachers may be prepared to broach the topic when raised in their classrooms.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Suicide, Federal Legislation, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Response, Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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