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Zhukov, Katie – Psychology of Music, 2013
This study examined verbal and non-verbal teacher/student interpersonal interactions in higher education instrumental music lessons. Twenty-four lessons were videotaped and teacher/student behaviours were analysed using a researcher-designed instrument. The findings indicate predominance of student and teacher joke among the verbal behaviours with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Music Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Nonverbal Communication
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Fletcher, J. B. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1987
Details (facetiously) a study that examines why English students do not turn their work in on time. Concludes that numerous distractions, such as "Dear Abby," are responsible for sidetracking students doing research. (NKA)
Descriptors: Assignments, Behavior Patterns, English Instruction, Humor
Cornett, Claudia E. – 1986
Focusing on humor as a powerful instructional resource, this booklet addresses a variety of issues regarding humor in the elementary and secondary classroom. Thirteen ways in which humor can help teachers to achieve educational goals are presented, specifically that it (1) attracts attention and provokes thought, (2) liberates creative capacities,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 12 titles deal with the following topics: (1) the relational nature of humor, (2) pragmatism and transaction, (3) within-channel redundancy versus between-channel redundancy in instructional material and its association with…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Processes, Communication Research