Death Studies

Death is a perennial and universal phenomenon. Consequently, from the pedagogical point of view, an education for life that does not include death does not make sense.

The relationship between death and education has been investigated in different countries and epistemological traditions for many years now. In the English-speaking tradition, work has been done on the field of death education, centered on the design and assessment of teaching and learning activities on death-related issues in the social, health and educational spheres. In the Central European and Latin tradition, the Pedagogy of Death, as a scientific discipline, is differentiated from its field of application, i.e. death education, and focuses on theory and research on the inclusion of death in education for a more conscious life.

This special issue seeks theoretical and research articles (reviews and quantitative or/and qualitative studies respectively) from both perspectives (the English-speaking and Central European), integrating the two different epistemological traditions in the field.

We welcome scholarly contributions that examine, through theory and research, different dimensions of death education and the Pedagogy of Death such as:

• The theory and epistemology of death education and the Pedagogy of Death.
• Comparative analyses of the death education and Pedagogy of Death traditions.
• Death education and education for a more conscious life.
• Teacher and family education in death education.
• The curriculum and death education.
• Inclusive education and the teaching of death-related issues.
• Methodologies and teaching resources for death education.
• Schools and educational support in situations of bereavement.

The deadline for submission of completed articles for review and possible inclusion is 30 November 2024.

When submitting your paper online you will be prompted to tell us whether you are submitting a paper for a special issue. Please ensure that you select 'yes' to this question, and include the title of the special issue. This is essential in order for us to identify your submission correctly.

Please direct all questions to the Guest Editors noted above.

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