Table of Contents

1. Children's understanding of death. 2. Death: A definition. 3. Sudden death. 4. Dying - the process. 5. After death. 6. Social aspects. 7. Funerals. 8. Cross-cultural issues. 9. Death across the curriculum. 10. Grief and mourning. Resources. References. Index.

About the Author

Maggie Jackson is a senior lecturer at the University of Teesside. She has previously worked as a teacher and as a practitioner-therapist for a psychological service. Jim Colwell is an Educational psychologist for Redcar and Cleveland Education Authority. He has previously been a senior psychologist in Middlesbrough and has worked in Singapore.