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Claus, Christopher J.; Booth-Butterfield, Melanie; Chory, Rebecca M. – Communication Education, 2012
Using rhetorical/relational goal theory as a guiding frame, we examined relationships between instructor misbehaviors (i.e., indolence, incompetence, and offensiveness) and the likelihood of students communicating antisocial behavioral alteration techniques (BATs). More specifically, the study focused on whether students' perceptions of instructor…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Student Attitudes, Interpersonal Attraction, Humor
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Sogunro, Olusegun Agboola – Journal of School Leadership, 2012
With the need for rapid school reform amid changes in socioeconomic and political situations, evidence abounds that today's school principals operate in a stress-strained environment. Participants of this study identified at least a form of stress on the job. More than 96% claimed to have experienced work-related stress at a level they believed…
Descriptors: Failure, Stress Management, School Administration, Publicity
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Kim, Paul; Sorcar, Piya; Um, Sujung; Chung, Heedoo; Lee, Young Sung – Health Education Research, 2009
In order to provide empirical evidence on the role of a web-based avian influenza (AI) education program for mass communication and also ultimately help young children learn and develop healthy behaviors against AI and all types of influenza, an education program with two episodic variations (i.e. fear and humor) has been developed and examined…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Health Promotion, Behavior Modification, Humor
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Veach, Laura J.; Gladding, Samuel T. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2007
Groups in high schools that use creative techniques help adolescents express their emotions appropriately, behave differently, and gain insight into themselves and others. This article looks at seven different creative arts media--music, movement, visual art, literature, drama, play, and humor--and offers examples of how they can be used in groups…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Group Counseling, Counseling Techniques