국내의 죽음교육 관련 연구동향 분석

An Analysis of Research Trend on Death Education in Korea

Purpose: This study aimed at analyzing the trend of researches on death education in Korea, and conributing to the use of integrated death education development. Method: Research studies on death education were selected 45 and conducted between 1990 and 2008. These studies were analyzed by the year of publication, thesis for a degree or nondegree, research designs, characteristics of subjects, measurement tools, types of interventions. Result: 1) The number of studies related to death education has 2 in 1990-1994, 9 in 1995-1999, 17 in 2000-2004, an 17 in 2005-2008. There were 14 experimental, 11 surveys, 18 review articles, and qualitative and mixed researches. 2) Doctoral dissertations were 3 and master's thesises were 21. 3) Elderly and undergraduate were the most subjects of research studies. 4) Death anxiety and attitudes of death were the most measurement tools for evaluating of death education. 5) Interventions of experimental researches were death education for the elderly, undergraduates, primary schoolers, children, and nurses․pastors. 6) Qualitative researches studies on death education research were 2. Conclusion: I suggest that should be done to analyze more research studies, to conduct multidisciplinary research on the death education for integrated outcomes and to develop of measurement tool.