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Peer reviewedTownley, Kim; Thornburg, Kathy R. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1980
A structured interview was used to ascertain the level of understanding of the concept of death in 52 elementary school children. Data analysis showed sex, religious affilation, and the death of a close relative had little or no relationship to the level of understanding of death. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
