Knowledge and practices of youth awareness on death and dying in school settings: a systematic scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Awareness-raising and education have been identified as strategies to counter the taboo surrounding death and dying. As the favoured venue for youth education, schools have an essential role to play in informing future decision-makers. However, school workers are not comfortable addressing the subjects of death and dying, which, unlike other social issues, have no guidelines to influence awareness of these subjects in youth.

Objectives

To systematically explore the knowledge and practices on raising awareness about death and dying in schools, the viewpoints of the people involved (young people, school workers; parents), and the factors that either promote or hinder awareness practices.

Method

The scoping review method of Levac and Colquhoun (Implement Sci 5

SUBMITTER: Allard E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11344924 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature