ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to determine whether parents of schoolchildren want an education that takes death into account or not. To address this objective, the Death Education Attitudes Scale-Parents (DEAS-P) was designed, validated and applied to the Spanish population, through an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, with suitable values. The reliability test found a Cronbach’s alpha of .90, with two factors. The scale was complemented with a short questionnaire probing opinions on how to approach death in society and schools. The sample comprised 917 mothers and fathers of children and adolescents from early childhood education to sixth form. The results indicated moderately positive attitudes towards an education taking death into account. Variables such as gender, religious beliefs and children’s educational stage were significantly related to parents’ attitudes. The results argue in favour of the educational inclusion of death in families and schools.

摘要

本研究的目的是确定学童的父母是否希望接受将死亡考虑在内的教育。为了实现这一目标，死亡教育态度量表 - 父母（DEAS-P）通过探索性和验证性因素分析设计、验证并应用于西班牙人口，并具有合适的值。可靠性测试发现 Cronbach 的 alpha 为 0.90，有两个因素。该量表还附有一份简短的问卷调查，探讨如何处理社会和学校中的死亡问题。样本包括从幼儿教育到六年级的儿童和青少年的 917 名父母。结果表明，对考虑到死亡的教育持适度积极的态度。性别等变量，宗教信仰和孩子的教育阶段与父母的态度显着相关。结果支持将死亡纳入家庭和学校的教育包容性。