Establishing and evaluating some learning objectives for death education courses was the focus of a study comparing two groups of college students on attitudes toward relevant themes on dying and death. Less than definitive results suggest that several factors bear closer attention. Discussion centers about elements for consideration in rendering teaching about death and dying more meaningfully accountable.
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