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    EDITORIAL LIST

    Editor-in-chiefProf. Adebayo Lawal(Director. Inst. of Educ)

    Managing EditorDr. S. B. Olajide(Dept. of CSET)

    Editorial Board MembersDr. (Mrs) A. T. Alabi(Dept. of Edu. Magt)

    Dr. (Mrs.) M. f. SalmanDept, of CEST)Dr. S. Amaele(Dept. Of Edu. Foundations)DR. O. A. Oniye(Dept. of G & C)Mr. O, A. Onifade(Dept of PE)

    Consulting Editors

    Prof. Babatnde !"aye(Dept. of G & C)!.".#. $aria

    Prof. (Mrs.) #ni$e O%e%e(Depart%ent of Education)# 'ua

    Prof. M Ajiberoi*rarian#ni+ersit of I-orin, I-orin

    Prof. Tao&eed Adedoja(Dept of PE)". #. ano

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    Prof. Da'id iboyewa(Dept of Education)#ni+ersit of Maiduguri

    Prof. O. . #&indero

    (Dept. of Curricu-u% Studies)O.!.# Ife

    Prof. M. B. OnniyiDirector & t/e #ESCO C/airSc/oo- of Science & Mat/s Ed#ni+ersit of t/e 0estern CapeSout/ !frica

    Prof. Samel Ayodele

    Institute of Education#ni+ersit of I*adan

    Prof. S&e& imo&(Dept. of Educationa- Foundations)#ni+ersit of I-orin

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    OTES O COTRIB!TORS

    DR" A" ABD!L#AREEM is a Senior Le$trer t&e De"artment of

    #d$ational Manaement *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    DR" A" O" ADE$BO%E& formerly De"ty Pro'ost (A$ademi$s) is a +&ief

    Le$trer in t&e De"art of Mat&emati$s, wara State +ollee-of

    #d$ation, !lorin.

    MR" '" ADES(LAM is a +&ief Le$trer in t&e De"artment of Msi$,

    wara State +ollee of #d$ation, !lorin.

    DR" S" AMAELE is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of #d$ational

    ondations, *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    DR" B" T" DAMOLE is a Senior le$trer in De"artment of $rri$lm,

    Stdies and #d$ational Te$&noloy, *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    DR" M" A" )A#OMO$BOis a Senior Le$trer in t&e De"artment of

    +rri$lm Stdies and #d$ational Te$&noloy, *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    DR" R" A" E" I*EAAC*O is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of

    #d$ational ondations, *ni'ersity of +alabar, +alabar

    DR" M" A" #A%ODEis a Prin$i"al Le$trer and Dean of t&e S$&ool of

    #d$ation, wara State +ollee of #d$ation, !lorin.

    DR" %" %" M!SLIMis a Le$trer at t&e Polyte$&ni$, !badan, Satelite

    +am"s, Sa%i.

    DR" )" O" O$!LADE is a Senior Le$trer in t&e De"artment of

    #d$ation, A&mad Bello *ni'ersity, /aria.

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    MR" O" A" OI)ADE is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of #d$ation,

    A&mad Bello *ni'ersity, /aria.

    DR" E" O" OMOSE+Ois a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of +rri$lm

    Stdies and #d$ational Te$&noloy, *ni'ersity of !lorin

    MR" O" L" OLAITA is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of 0ealt& and

    P&ysi$al #d$ation, *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    DR" S" A" OASA%A is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of +rri$lm

    Stdies and #d$ation Te$&noloy, *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    MRS" I" B" OMORODIO is a Le$trer in t&e !nstitte of res& 1ater

    is&eries Resear$&, 2ew-Bssa.

    DR" R" OMOTO%E is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of Reliion,

    *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    DR" A" A" OLAO%E is a t&e Assistant Dire$tor of Prorammes 2ational

    +ommission for +ollees of #d$ation, Abja, +T.

    DR" M" D" SALMA is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of +rri$lm

    Stdies and #d$ational Te$&noloy, *ni'ersity of !lorin.

    MR" S" SA!SI is a Le$trer in t&e De"artment of #d$ational

    ondations, wara State +ollee of #d$ation, Oro.

    +o"yri&t 3445 !nstitte of #d$ational *ni'ersity of !lorin

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    !SS2 4678-3977

    ISTIT!TE ,O!RAL

    O) ST!DIES I

    ED!CATIO

    P*BL!S0#D B:

    !2ST!T*T# O #D*+AT!O2

    *2!;#RS!T: O !LOR!2,

    !LOR!2, 2!

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    EDITORIAL

    T&e !nstitte ornal of Stdies in #d$ation (!S#) is a "bli$ation

    of t&e *ni'ersity of !lorin. T&e jornal is de'oted to "blis&in em"iri$al

    and t&eoreti$al resear$& in all areas of ed$ation. !ts readers&i" and

    $ontribtors&i" &a'e in$reased o'er t&e years, and we are "rod to

    state t&at it $ontines to enjoy 2ational and !nternational a$$e"tability,

    &a'in fond eminent "osition on t&e s&el'es of many *ni'ersities=

    and Pbli$ Libraries bot& at &ome and abroad.

    T&is 'olme $ontains twenty well edited arti$les $o'erin s"e$i>$

    areas of and "ra$ti$e of #d$ation and to$&in, amon ot&er, on

    Mat&emati$s, S$ien$e, So$ial S$ien$e and #d$ational Te$&noloy, all

    of w&i$& readers will >nd 'ery stimlatin and rewardin.

    !S# $ontines to wel$ome arti$les from $ontribtors alon or

    "oli$y idelines. !t is or &o"e t&at t&e standard already establis&ed

    will to be a "ro"ellin for$e be&ind ftre "bli$ations.

    (rofessor R" A" LaalEditor1in1C/ief

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    ISTIT!TE ,O!RAL O) ST!DIES I ED!CATIO

    ;OL 9, 2O.8. *2#

    3445

    ART!+L#S !2 T0!S !SS*#

    PA

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    Problems of sin forein instr$tional media in t&e 2ierian s$&ools

    M" )a.omogbon

    C3

    Te$&ni@es for sol'in adoles$ents= 'o$ational $risis

    R""A"E" Iheanacho 65

    Relations&i" amon $oniti'e styles, lo$s of $ontrol and a$ademi$

    #d$ation A$&ie'ement of se$ondary s$&ool stdents -M"A"#a/ode

    4

    #Ee$ti'e stdy s%ills for a meaninfl and "r"osefl "olyte$&ni$

    ed$ation %" %" Muslim

    75

    P&iloso"&i$ t&o&t on traditional 2ierian $&ild-rearin F

    An a""raisal )" O" Ogunlade

    943

    +ontem"orary isses in indstrial safety.-O" A" Onifade

    939

    a$tors inGen$in female stdents= $&oi$e of "&ysi$s in sele$ted

    se$ondary s$&ool in !lorin metro"olis HE" O" Omoseo

    959

    T&e feelins and attitdes of "eo"le abot deat& and dyin on

    terminal illnesses O" L" Olaitan

    9?9

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    Rele'an$e of $om"ter te$&noloy in ed$ation resear$& -S" A"

    Onasan/a 98 !

    #nlis& lanae tea$&in and learnin as a bran$& of a""lied

    linisti$sI t&e eam"le of $om"ter Assisted lanae learnin (+ALL)

    -I" B" Omorodima

    9C?

    +ases of stdents la$% of interest in +&ristian reliios stdies in &arm

    metro"olis -R"Oinoto/e

    968

    +ases of slow $rri$lm and instittional $&ane in 2ieria A

    "oliti$al

    and so$ial-linisti$ $onsideration -A" A" Olao/e

    98

    *sin ames to tea$& eometri$al "lane s&a"es at t&e "rimary s$&ool

    le'el

    T&e eam"les of T#STOM -S" Salman

    978

    Performan$e en&an$ement stratey for ed$ational ser'i$es in 2ieria

    -B" Sanusi 348

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    THE FEELINGS AND ATTITUDES OF PEOPLE ABOUT DEATH AND DYING

    ON TERMINAL ILLNESSES

    BY

    L. 0. OLAITAN

    AbstractT/e researc/ 2as carried out to stud t/e fee-ings and attitudes ofpeop-e a*out deat/ and ding on ter%ina- i--nesses. T/e %u-tistagesa%p-ing tec/ni3ue fro% 45 pri+ate /ospita-s in I*adan 2as used tose-ect 455 nurses, 675 fe%a-es and 85 %a-es. Mean (9.) andpercentages 2ere used to ana-se t/e data co--ected, 2/i-e t/e t1teststatistica- %et/od 2as e%p-oed to -est t/e /pot/esis for%u-ated ata:5. 5; -e+e- of con

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    wit&in w&i$& deat& is e"erien$ed in t&e *nited, States, and t&e

    eneral rea$tion to deat&, &a'e $&aned dramati$ally wit&in t&e last

    few de$ades. or eam"le, in t&is $ont

    deat& is no loner e$lsi'ely a matter of reliios $on$ern, b

    in$reasinly sbje$t of s$ienti>$ $on$ern, bt in$reasinly a sbje$t of

    s$ienti>$ in'estiation.

    P&iloso"&ers &a'e assmed t&at deat& "ert ins to t&e essen$e of

    &man life, to its eistential fl>llment. Moreo'er, t&e $om"re&ended

    a$$e"tan$e of deat& was $onsidered as t&e "reroati'e of man, t&e

    'ery to%en of &is freedom. Deat&, and only deat&, bro&t eisten$e

    into its own. !ts >nal neation was $onsidered as t&e armation of

    man=s fa$lties and ends (eifel, 9787).

    Deat& assmed t&e for$e of an instittion w&i$&, be$ase of its 'ital

    tility, s&old not be $&aned, e'en if it $old "er&a"s be $&aned.

    T&e s"e$ies "er"etate itself t&ro& t&e deat& of indi'idalsI t&is is

    fa$t. So$iety "er"etates itself t&o& t&e deat& of indi'idalsI t&is is

    no loner a natral bt an &istori$al fa$t. T&e two fa$ts are not

    e@i'alent. !n t&e >rst "ro"osition, deat& is a bioloi$al e'ent

    disinteration of orani$ into inorani$ matter. !n t&e se$ond

    "ro"osition, deat& is an instittion and a 'ale t&e $o&esion of t&e

    so$ial order de"ends to a $onsiderable etent on t&e eEe$ti'eness wit&

    w&i$& indi'idals $om"ly wit& deat& and more t&an a natral

    ne$essityI on t&eir willinness, e'en re, to die many deat&s, w&i$&

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    are not natralI on ot&er areement to sa$ri>$e t&emsel'es aiid not to

    >&t deat& Jtoo m$&.

    To Die or Not To Die

    Deat& remains a reality t&at relati'ely few "eo"le or fa$e. 1e try

    to li'e as if it $old not &a""en to s or to t&ose w&om we lo'e. At t&e

    same time we li'e nder a "rimiti'e s&adow of fear. 1&en t&e deat& of

    a "arent, $&ild, or lo'ed one o$$rs, we sEer not only rief bt also a

    sense of= ilt for not &a'in done more, or for "ast feelins and

    t&o&ts. Drin t&e "resent de$ade a new medi$al s"e$ialty &as

    ben to emere, %nown as t&anatoloy, or t&e "sy$&oso$ioloy of

    deat&. 2rses, "&ysi$ians, and so$ial wor%ers are stdyin and

    attendin to t&e "sy$&oso$ial "roblems fa$ed by "atients w&o are

    t&reatened wit& deat& "roblems t&at also mst be fa$ed by "atients

    w&o are t&reatened wit& deat& "roblems t&at also mst be fa$ed by

    t&eir families, friends, and asso$iates.

    T&e indi'idal realies t&e de is ine'itable. !t is a "&enomenon

    asso$iated wit& life itself. 1&at 4+ do8=t %now is w&en or &ow one=s

    own deat& will o$$r. Many intelle$talie deat& as if it "ertains t

    anot&er deat&, and not to t&emsel'es. T&is is be$ase we are basi$ally

    ftre-oriented, "lannin t&e ftre as if we will li'e fore'er. 1&ile one

    is free of illness and t&e t&reat limited ftre, s$& be&a'ior is normal.

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    !t does not im"ly denial. 0owe'er, as losses of fn$tions or "arts of t&e

    body deat& and denial sometimes be$ome fsed toet&er. Denial for

    many indi'idals is a $o"in me$&anism, one t&at enables t&em to

    ard aainst t&e t&reat of deat& or dyin

    The terminal phase of life

    T&e "erson jde by t&e "&ysi$ian to be terminally ill or at ris%,

    and not sim"ly old and si$%. T&e e"erien$ed "&ysi$ians %now w&at to

    e"e$t wit& reard to t&e "roress of illness, alt&o& t&ey are

    sometimes sr"rised. T&ere are some of t&e "&ysi$ian sitations of t&e

    dyin "erson and some of t&e o"tions t&at remains to t&e "&ysi$ian

    Purpose of the Study

    T&e stdy was $ond$ted >nd ot t&e feelins and attitdes of

    terminal illnesses. Also, to determine t&eir be&a'ior towards t&e

    terminally ill "atients.

    */1othesis

    T&ere will be no sini>$ant diEeren$e between feelins and

    attitdes of "eo"le abot deat& and dyin on terminal illness

    Method and Materials

    Two &ndred nrses, C4 males and 9?4 females were randomly

    sele$ted from 34 "ri'ate &os"itals in !badan. #a$& of t&em res"onded

    to t&e @estionnaire indi'idally to ide aainst "ossibility of bein

    inGen$ed by ot&ers and t&e $o"ies of t&e @estionnaire were $olle$ted

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    t&e same day. Mean (N) and "er$entae () 9'ere sed to analye t&e

    data $olle$ted w&ile t-test statisti$al met&od was em"loyed to test t&e

    &y"ot&esis formlated at $t 4.48 le'el of sini>$an$e.

    Reslts

    T&e >ndins &a'e t&rown more li&t on t&e feelins and attitdes

    of nrses toward deat&.

    Table ! s&owed t&at 34 (94) of res"ondents wold feel

    $omfortable &a'in been determined t&at t&ey are terminally ill

    and &ear

    t&at t&ey will die in t&e net t&ree mont&s. T&is is line wit&

    let$&er=s

    statement in Bmside (974) t&at, it is t&e li'in t&at fear deat&,

    not t&e dyin. One &ndred and ei&t (74) res"ondents wold not

    feel $omfortable to &ear s$& news t&at t&ey wold die, t&is s&ows

    t&at, deat& is an n"leasant t&in. alis& (97C6) said t&at, t&e

    e"ressions of sense of im"e. in deat& may not be J&earK or

    belie'ed by t&e listener.

    One &ndred and sity (4) of t&e res"ondents wold sEer

    from troble of fallin aslee" (insomnia) and only ?4 (34) will not

    sEer insomnia. T&is $an be related to t&e bler-Ross=s se$ond stae

    of dyin in w&i$& t&e "erson will be fll of aner, rae, aniety,

    restlessness and eneral irritation. Also, 934 (C4) wold feel ner'os

    and anios most of t&e time, w&ile 4 (?4) wold not. T&is $an be

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    $orrelated wit& t&e abo'e senten$e in w&i$& bler-Ross stated t&at

    aner, rae, aniety, et$, are "arts of w&at ta%e "la$e at t&e se$ond

    stae of dyin. One &ndred and forty (64) wold sEer from la$% of

    seal desire and C4 (54) wold not, t&is is indi$ati'e of not bein in

    mood to enae in fn "lay. T&isQ means t&at, J$o'ert rea$tion

    determines o'ert rea$tionK

    One &ndred and forty (64) wold not aree t&at t&ey wold

    die at t&at time bt C4 (54) wold not deny it. T&is denial is in line

    wit& t&e >rst stae of deat& by bler-Ross, i.e. Denial drin w&i$&

    statemnt li%e, Jno, not me, ! reb%e it, yo are lyin, ! $annot die

    li%e t&at, et$K will >ll t&e mot& of t&e dyin "erson.

    Only 4 (?4) wold "ass t&ro& bler-Ross=s se$ond stae

    dyin, and 934 (C4) wold not be anry, t&is is "er&a"s, t&e r=

    "o"lation %now w&at it is to be sEerin from terminal illness before

    t&e deat& $omes. Alt&o&, 9C4 ( 4) wold "ersade

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    ist&e last "&ase of dyin will de>nitely $ome to e'ery indi'idal

    1irdmill, 97773).

    Lastly, 973 (7C) wold say deat& is a transitional state to t&e

    reat beyond a$$ordin to t&eir reliions w&ile, only (?) wold not

    belie'e s$&. T&is may be be$ase most of t&e res"ondents are eit&er

    +&ristians or Mslims and no at&eist was amon t&e res"ondents.

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    TABLE 23 RES(OSES O) T*E )EELI$S O) !RSES TO+ARDS

    DEAT*

    S

    2

    !tems S""ose yo &a'e been determined t&at yo will de

    in t&e net 5 mont&s de to a terminally ill disease yo aresEerin from

    :es :es

    2o 2o

    9. 1old yo feel $onformableU 34 94 94 743. 1old yo sEer form troble of fallin aslee" (insomnia)U 9C4 4 ?4 345. 1old yo be feelin ner'os and anios most of t&e

    timeU

    934 C4 4 ?4

    ?. 1old yo sEer from la$% of seal desiredU 9?4 64 C4 548. 1old yo deny t&e fa$t t&at yo will die in t&at timeU 9?4 64 C4 54C. 1old yo sEer from irritability or brsts of anerU 4 ?4 934 C46. 1old yo try to "ersade nally a$$e"t t&e deat& if t&e time &as ob'iosly

    $ome and &as less emotional "ain and less im"lse to

    $ontest fateU

    94 74 34 94

    94. 1old yo say deat& is a transitional state to t&e reat

    beyond a$$ordin to yor reliionU

    973 7C ?

    Mean (>) 244"

    5

    66"6 66"7 44"

    8

    !i table 3 below, 98C (6) wold li%e to be sin t&e best of

    t&eir $lot&es of "ro"erties before t&ey die, w&ile ?? (33) wold not.

    T&is may be be$ase, t&eir attitdes are fll of enjoyin t&eir wealt&

    before any ot&er "erson will $ome and ta%e o'er t&ins. One &ndred

    and sity-for (3) belie'ed in s"endin all t&ey &a'e on t&eir

    n"romisin &ealt& stats, w&ile t&ose t&at want to s"end w&at t&ey

    &a'e will not s""ort et&anasia and neit&er wold t&ey s""ort t&e

    statement Jlet me die, &a'e li'ed lon eno&K

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    One &ndred and for (83) wold stay indoor most of t&e time.

    &a'in &eard s$& news and 7C (?) wold $ontine to o ot as

    sal. T&is s&ows t&at w&et&er otdoor or indoor deat& will $ome w&en

    it will $ome. !n t&e isse of Jli'in willK, 944 (84) ea$& s""orted it

    and $ not s""ort res"e$ti'ely. !t is belie'ed t&at t&ose t&at wold

    ma%e Jli'in will= don=t fear deat&. Also, in ma%in a JwillK for t&e

    sr'i'ors 97C (7) s""orted t&is, bt only? (3) o""osed t&is. T&is

    means ma%in a will for t&e sr'i'ors is "aramont in t&e mind of t&e

    nrse before dyin and after deat&. One &ndred and ei&ty-for

    (73) wold refse to eat &a'in &eard s$& news w&ile only 9C (4)

    wold $o to eat normally. T&ose t&at wold not eat is in line wit& t&ose

    w&o belie= in 'olntary and dire$t et&anasia t&at $an be termed,

    si$idal in leal terms (*do&, 3444).

    Sr"risinly, no one ot of t&e 344 res"ondents was in s""ort

    mer$y %illin. (et&anasia), all t&e 344 (944) were aainst it. Mer$y

    %illin in Afri$an $ontet is not yet a reality. Siteen () wold "refer

    to die in t&e &os"i$e, w&ile 97C (73) wold "refer in t&e &os"ital. T&is

    s&ows t&at, nrses %now t&e 'ale of &os"ital $are and "refer to die

    t&e "er&a"s t&ere $old be any ot&er new te$&noloy in medi$ine to

    ta%e $are of t&e formally "ro$laimed terminal illness. rt&ermore, as in

    t&e reat yor "re'ios senten$e, no one $an say, Jlet me die, ! &a'e

    li'ed lon eno&K as t&e w&ole 344 (944) were aainst t&e

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    statement. T&is reslt is $ontrary to a statement in Brnside (974)

    t&at, Jlet me die, ! &a'e li'ed lon eno&K

    All t&e 344 (944) wold not want t&eir body to be $remated

    after deat&, t&at is "er&a"s t&e $ltral belie'e is t&at w&osoe'er died

    s&old be bried a$$ordin to t&eir reliions= rites. One &ndred (84)

    wold "refer t&at t&eir stats s&old be made for $ommemoration for

    &eroi$ measre "robably for remembran$e and also 944 (84) do not

    want s$&, belie'in t&at after deat& nobody %nows w&at ta%es "la$e

    afterwards.

    TABLE 53 RES(OSES O T*E ATTIT!DES O) T*E !RSES

    TO+ARDS DEAT*

    S

    2

    !tems S""ose yo &a'e been determined t&at yo will

    de in t&e net 5 mont&s de to a terminally ill disease

    yo are sEerin from

    :es :es

    2o 2o

    99 1old yo li%e to be sin t&e best of yor $lot&es or

    "ro"erties

    98C 6 ?? 33

    93. 1old yo li%e to $ontine to s"end all yo &a'e may

    be yo mi&t re$o'erU

    9C? 3 5C 9

    95. 1old yo stay indoor most or all of t&e timeU 94? 83 7C ?9?. 1old yo li%e to ma%e a Jli'in willK t&at yo s&old

    not be %e"t ali'e by arti>$ial means in$ $ase yo are

    n$ons$iosU

    944 84 944 84

    98. 1old yo li%e to ma%e a will= for yor sr'i'iorsU 97C 7 ? 39C. 1old yo refse to eat or drin% till t&e time $omesU 9? 73 9C 96. 1old yo want yor do$tor to &el" yo to die a ood

    deat& (et&anasia)

    4 4 344 944

    9. 1old yo "refer to die in t&e &os"i$e rat&er t&an&os"italU

    9C 9 97C 73

    97. +an yo say Jlet me dieI ! &a'e li'ed lon eno&KU 4 4 344 94434. 1old yo li%e to be $remated rat&er t&an bein

    briedU

    4 4 344 944

    39. 1old yo li%e yor stats to be made as

    $ommemoration for &eroi$ measreU

    944 844 944 84

    33. 1old yo li%e to be bried wit& t&e best of yor 53 9C 9C ?

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    $lot&esU35. 1old yo li%e yor brial $eremony to be elaborateV 96C 3? 933?. 1old yo li%e yor body to be embalmed and dis"lay

    for lyin in-state

    3? 93 96C

    38. 1old yo li%e to donate any of yor orans or w&ole

    body for ot&erU

    98C 6 ?? 33

    Mean (>) 94"7

    7

    86"9

    4

    2:6"2

    5

    ;4":

    $ant diEeren$e eisted between feelins and

    attitdes of "eo"le abot deat& and dyin on terminal illnesses. T&s,

    "eo"le=s feelins aEe$t t&eir attitdes on many isses.

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    TABLE 43 *%(OT*ESIS TESTI$ O )EELI$S AD ATTIT!DES

    O) !RSES O DEAT* AD D%I$ O TERMIAL

    ILLESSES"

    = 5::

    >ariables Means ?@ SD Cale t

    >alue

    Decision on *O

    eelins 955.3 ?.7??6

    3?.58 Reje$tedAttitdes 75. 9.883

    Conclusion and Recommendations

    T&e feelins of "eo"le &a'in been determined t&at t&ey will die

    in t&e net t&ree mont&s after t&e $on>rmation t&at t&ey are terminally

    ill were in di'ersity. 1&ile some sets of "eo"le belie'ed t&at Jdeat& is a

    ne$essary end and is ine'itableK, ot&er denied t&is sayin t&at, it

    wold be better for all terminal diseases to &a'e a $rati'e measres.

    Deat& is a t&reat to some "eo"le es"e$ially t&e yon and t&e

    well-do s$$essfl ones w&o want to remain ali'e to enjoy t&e

    adlt&ood life wit& t&eir wealt&.

    0owe'er, t&e reliios belief &as made some "eo"le to "er$ei'e

    deat& as a transitional state to a better-n%nown realm. Some nrses

    $an deat& as a t&reat, ot&ers see it as a natral "&enomenon t&at

    $annot be Majorities of t&em belie'e in life after deat& and t&ey

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    "er$ei'ed eart& as a transition to t&e reat beyond in a$$ordan$e wit&

    t&eir 'arios se$ts.

    !t is &ereby re$ommended t&at "eo"le s&old in'ol'e in &ealt&

    "oli$y to &el" $ater for t&emsel'es and family members. T&ey ild also

    "lan and ma%e a JwillK for t&eir sr'i'ors. Peo"le s&old "re"are for

    t&eir deat&s as t&ey "re"are for any ot&er t&ins in life t&e o'ernment

    s&old "lan to in$lde deat& and dyin ed$ation s$&ool $rri$lm

    and it s&old be embra$ed by all.

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