在當代主流科學法則主導之下，大部份的生死教育與輔導模式是依據普遍標準化或規格化的教學與輔導程序，過程中化約了學生或被輔導者對死亡的個體經驗、意義或更人文特質的取向。科學或有大量數據的研究成果對行為的解釋侷限在表面客觀的因素現象，無法對死亡教育與輔導本質上包括目標、內容與方法等問題從根本處反省，亦無法細究教育或輔導介入生死現象的意義及其介入之後對人類行為產生改變或不改 變的內在因素。本文擬從基進 (radical) 或更為批判 (critical) 的角度檢視死亡教育與輔導的根本問題，基進乃追根究底的精神以避免流於形式僵化而缺乏反省，批判是謹慎的判斷或觀察，藉著理論與實務的考查，找到知識或輔導的根本限制之後並嘗試突破限制，能為未來相關的發展開拓更寬廣的視野與空間。

　　　　　 This paper is a radical and critical review of research and reflection in the domain of death education and counseling. For the most part of death education and counseling including goals - contents and methods have followed the well worn paths taken by scientific law since the turn of the century. These paths are those of objectivity and universal phenomenon of death education and counseling rather suggests personal meanings and humanism. The meaning of critical is "involving or exercising careful judgement or observation", grounding of theoratical and pratical or methodological perspectives appeared appropriate to a critical review of death education and counseling.