Handling bereavement in Danish schools – A system at a crossroad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20160165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Lytje (0000-0002-6366-6315, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 131-139 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bereavement Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-2621 • E-ISSN: 1944-8279 |
| Publisher | Cruse Bereavement Care (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02682621.2013.854547 |
| OpenAlex | W2034182327 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 20 |
The bereavement response system used in Danish schools has developed differently from those in other European nations. At its heart lies the bereavement response plan, which 96% of all schools today use on a voluntary basis. Through a timeline interview with one participant and a focus group interview with three participants, this study explores how the Danish system has been influenced by the teachers using it in a particular school context. Interviews identify that in-school revisions of the bereavement response plan seem to occur isolated from advances made within academia. The article concludes that the current system has begun to transform into something different than was originally intended. While it is difficult to conclude whether such a change is for the better or worse, it remains problematic that no organisation seems to be in control of the current direction the system is taking
Danish · Focus group · Management · Participant observation · Pedagogy · Social science · Sociology · Timeline · Child Abuse and Trauma · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
Are Focus Groups Suitable for ‘Sensitive’ Topics?
Focus Group Interviews in Education and Psychology
Loss, Grief, and the Search for Significance
Predictors of Children's Understandings of Death
Discussing Death in the Classroom
Death Education
Managing Bereavement in the Classroom
The acquisition of a mature understanding of three components of the concept of death
The Dual Process Model of Coping With Bereavement
Timeline interviews
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |