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Pollitt, Jo; Gray, Emily; Blaise, Mindy; Ullman, Jacqueline; Fishwick, Emma – Gender and Education, 2023
Presenting research findings outside of the form of a traditional research report requires different modes of making and communicating. This paper offers an account of how "The #FEAS Report," a satirical news video, was made to communicate the findings from interviews and a survey as part of the mixed-methods study, "Sexism, Higher…
Descriptors: Feminism, Educational Research, Higher Education, COVID-19
Joshi, Amit; Bhaskar, Preeti – International Journal of Learning and Change, 2022
Not only intelligence quotient (IQ) makes a good teacher, but also there are other traits required by teachers for effective teaching. This present study aims to identify the effective critical traits of teachers in higher education institutions (HEIs) and intends to outline the framework for effective teaching. Interpretative phenomenological…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Effectiveness
Fleming, David H. – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014
In this article I explore the pedagogical value of Gilles Deleuze and FĂ©lix Guattari's philosophical concepts for helping make an "event" of thought, with a view towards fostering deep learning in Chinese students' learning theory and criticism in a second language. Paying attention to the qualitative role of bodies, humour and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Philosophy, Confucianism, Learning Theories
Rock, Terry L. – CASE Currents, 1980
Personality in planning, promoting, and executing a special event may be as important as the event itself. Events should be planned that deserve media coverage, and then skills should be used to obtain coverage. (MSE)
Descriptors: Creativity, Cultural Activities, Higher Education, Humor

Kline, Linda M.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1990
Evaluated whether viewing violent video material affects cognitive task performance. College students (N=186) were placed in one of four conditions (humorous video, neutral video, violent video, or receiving a gift before performing a cognitive task). Results suggest watching violent video material has deleterious effects on cognitive task…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Creativity, Higher Education

Stratton, R. E. – Rhetoric Review, 1986
Proposes a formula that can be used in hiring members of an English department. (FL)
Descriptors: Creativity, Educational Research, English Departments, Higher Education

Thorson, James A.; Powell, F. C. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1993
Administered Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale and Edwards Personal Preference Schedule to 426 adults, aged 18 through 90. Findings suggest that men create humor more, although women used more coping humor. As age increased, so did humor creativity, coping humor, and humor appreciation. Those who sought to create humor appeared to have need…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, College Students, Creativity
Hofmann, William – Media and Methods, 1980
Recounts what happened when a night school teacher thought creativity meant Joyce, Porter, and Frost, while the students thought it meant cocktail napkins, cereal boxes, and sexy stories. (RL)
Descriptors: Adults, Creative Writing, Creativity, Higher Education
Brodzinsky, David M.; Rubien, Janet – Journal of Counsulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
High- and low-creative male and female college students were asked to devise humorous captions to cartoons containing sexual, aggressive, or neutral themes. Results indicate that males generated funnier captions than females to sexual and aggressive stimuli but not to neutral stimuli. Moreover, creativity was positively related to humor…
Descriptors: Cartoons, College Students, Creativity, Creativity Tests
Sugar, Leslye Donner – Currents, 1986
Humor in college and university publications is helping editors and designers communicate to target audiences. Successful campus punmakers are identified at LaGuardia Community College, Brigham Young University, and Johns Hopkins. (MLW)
Descriptors: Advertising, Captions, Commercial Art, Creativity
Upham, Dayle – 2001
This essay presents a list of 11 qualities that outstanding teachers possess, including: (1) flexibility (being able to change plans at a moment's notice and make adjustments accordingly); (2) enthusiasm and energy (showing a drive to excite students and model positive behavior); (3) empathy (acting understanding and compassionate of parents as…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Creativity, Cultural Pluralism, Curiosity
Bleedorn, Berenice – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2003
The need for new thinking in the world, both official leadership and for all participating members of society has been a glaring reality in recent times. To Berenice Bleedorn, the idea of teaching students how to use the full potential of their thinking apparatus is not absurd--simply logical and timely. Creative expression is central to the…
Descriptors: Leadership, Creative Activities, Public Service, Faculty