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Richards, Jan – Educational Forum, 2012
This national survey of 1,201 kindergarten through Grade-12-U.S. teachers focused on three related areas: (1) sources of teacher stress, (2) manifestations of stress, and (3) suggested coping strategies. The survey instrument was adapted from the Teacher Stress Inventory and the Coping Scale for Adults. Results indicated that teachers nationwide…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Teacher Burnout, Coping, Kindergarten
Today's Education, 1982
This article points out how teachers can create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning through the use of sensitivity, humor, and discipline methods. Techniques for teaching students self-discipline also are discussed, along with 13 recommendations of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County (Maryland) for using school policy,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education

Woods, Peter – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1983
Much school humor is more than playful behavior; it is also a form of coping behavior for both students and teachers. Humor aids in the development and formation of the self and in the preservation of dignity and self-esteem, even though it sometimes does so through the humiliation of another. (IS)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment

Fabrizi, Michael S.; Pollio, Howard R. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1987
Considers four questions related to humorous activity: What events evoke laughtor and smiling in classrooms and do these events change as children grow older? Are there differences in frequency and type of events produced and appreciated? How do teachers and peers react to humorous events? and What are the other behavior patterns of children who…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students
Brooks, Katherine Walker – 1997
This publication introduces the concept of therapeutic recreation (TR), illustrating its natural fit into the educational process and its use with at-risk students, and providing resources for further use. Section 1 examines what places a child at risk, focusing on educational goals, student behaviors, and home life. Section 2 defines TR as a…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Creative Art, Early Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2005
These Proceedings document an educational research forum held at Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) on December 7, 2005. Table of contents and 26 research studies of high school teaching are included. Studies include: (1) Mathematical Reasoning in Multiple Representations: Connections and Confidence (Justin Allman); (2) The…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Research, Mathematical Logic, Problem Based Learning