The purpose of this article is to analyze elementary school teachers' perceptions and
affective experiences of an in-service training on death education taught by the first author …

Teacher educators might consider using high-quality picturebooks as partners to help
teacher candidates understand and navigate today's painful world realities. From a critical …

In the UK, approximately 1 in 29 children have experienced the death of a parent or sibling.
It is argued that schools are suitably positioned to provide support to bereaved children …

Using a mixed-methods approach, we examined how participants' memories of socialization
regarding death might influence their self-reported coping with losses in childhood and …

It is estimated that a third of children know someone living with dementia, and there are now
many picturebooks for young children that help to explain the changes dementia can bring …

High-quality children's literature, including picturebooks, are important resources in the
classroom for students to engage with complex and sometimes concerning contemporary …

This article reports on the emotional factors that contribute to children's sadness. As teachers
are the most appropriate caregivers to detect problems and to address the impact of these …

In this essay, we discuss how teachers and students can use children's literature and
literature‐based activities to intentionally foster hope. The previous years have proved to be …

Even with the best preparation, it is undeniable that novice teachers must gain significant
knowledge and skills on the job. Induction programs are shown to be beneficial in mitigating …

This article examines how bullying is portrayed within children's picturebooks published in
the last 20 years. Two overarching questions guide this research:(a) How is bullying defined …