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Rossel, Robert D. – Small Group Behavior, 1981
Examines group relational factors in negotiations regarding humor. Examples from a self-analytic group are discussed. Proposes humor can turn into hostility unless it periodically comes under negotiation and efforts are made to place it under normative regulation. (JAC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Counseling Techniques, Group Dynamics
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Rossel, Robert D. – Small Group Behavior, 1981
Examines group structure and process through a serious consideration of word play of group members. Issues explored include ways in which metaphors externalize emotions, human identities are constructed metaphorically, interactional situations are managed metaphorically, and humor is related to dominance. (RC)
Descriptors: Fantasy, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Humor
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Porter, Jack Nusan – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1979
Folk tales, jokes, and other forms of folk culture are used to explore the love-hate relationship between Blacks and Jews and to trace the changes in this relationship. (RLV)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Black Stereotypes, Blacks, Ethnic Stereotypes
Ellman, Neil – Audiovisual Instruction, 1979
The use of comics in the classroom is examined as an aid for foreign language instruction, teaching English as a second language, and remediating learning disabilities. A selected bibliography is included. (CMV)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cartoons, Comics (Publications), Curriculum Development
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Davies, Leland J. – Gerontologist, 1977
Negative attitudes, as expressed in humor, to aging, old age, and death were found by analysis of jokes in currently available jokebook anthologies. In particular, very negative attitudes to aging of women were found. Some ambivalence in attitude was discovered. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Death, Emotional Response
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Mollica, Anthony; And Others – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1996
Notes that information presented in dialog form in a foreign language lends itself more easily to conversation than does intricate narrative prose. Using background information on Halloween, the article adapts the text to present information about the target culture as well as to humorously present facts about the North American festivity.…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Dialogs (Language), Foreign Countries, French
Sturrock, Alan – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
During a (hypothetical) phone interview with a university researcher, an elementary principal reminisced about a lifetime of reading groups with unmemorable names, medium-paced math problems, patchworked social studies/science lessons, and totally "average" IQ and batting scores. The researcher hung up at the mention of bell-curved assembly lines…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Homogeneous Grouping
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Pollak, Judy P.; Freda, Paul D. – Clearing House, 1997
Examines uses of humor in middle level classrooms and relationships between humor and effective teaching. Suggests that, with the incorporation of humor into the classroom to facilitate rapport building, student empowerment, creative thinking, attention, self-esteem, and socialization, middle-level teachers have the power to become the genesis for…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Creative Thinking, Humor, Junior High Schools
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Kehily, Mary Jane; Nayak, Anoop – Gender and Education, 1997
Focuses upon the role of humor in the cultures of young men in school and argues that humor is a technique used for the regulation of masculinities and the negotiation of sexual hierarchies within pupil cultures. Also focuses on conformist aspects of humor and recognizes the oppressive dynamics articulated in these exchanges. (GR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Foreign Countries, Humor
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Shaeffer, Margaret B.; Hopkins, Dee – Childhood Education, 1988
Discusses humor development in children and other factors that influence children's interpretation and enjoyment of literary humor. These factors include the child's cognitive and linguistic stage of development, the object of humor, sex differences, and past experiences. (BB)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience
Andrew, David; Goldman, Jerry – Educom Review, 1995
A humorous list of 10 guidelines details the obstacles and difficulties that a university educator faces in the production of an educational CD-ROM, and offers advice for those who choose to pursue multimedia development for educational purposes. (JKP)
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Electronic Publishing, Guidelines
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Maceri, Domenico – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1995
Discusses techniques for teaching descriptive adjectives in second-language classrooms that rely on humor to help relieve the stress of learning situations. Specific examples of Spanish adjectives and humorous phrases are provided. (contains two references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor
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Buchoff, Rita – Childhood Education, 1995
Notes that jump rope rhymes and street chants are part of an oral tradition that links communication and play. Although rarely incorporated into the elementary curriculum, they expose children to rhyme, rhythm, humor, and poetry. Discusses opportunities for student involvement and integration of rhymes and chants across the curriculum, and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Humor
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Neuliep, James W. – Communication Education, 1991
Examines high schools teachers' humor in the classroom. Finds that high school teachers generally use less humor than college teachers, perceive college-teacher humor as more appropriate, and use it as a learning facilitator rather than a learning strategy. Presents a 20-item classification scheme of teacher humor. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Faculty, Communication Research, High Schools
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Wanzer, Melissa Bekelja; Frymier, Ann Bainbridge – Communication Education, 1999
Finds that a high humor orientation (HO) was associated with increased undergraduate student perceptions of learning; and that high HO students reported learning more with a high HO teacher. Examines perceived teacher humor orientation in relation to nonverbal immediacy and socio-communicative style. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Higher Education, Humor, Interpersonal Communication
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