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Roller, Bill; Lankester, Dina – Small Group Behavior, 1987
Discusses characteristic processes observed and therapeutic strategies used in an open-ended group of depressed outpatients. Used as criteria of success patient-therapist agreement to discontinue medication, finding a job, and establishing a friendship. Describes characteristics of members who stayed, and helpful therapist actions and attitudes,…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship
Arnold, Mary – Quill and Scroll, 1987
Argues that both the students and the adviser must be responsible for ensuring that humorous or satirical articles in student publications are not libelous. (SRT)
Descriptors: Censorship, Faculty Advisers, Freedom of Speech, Humor
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Hipple, Ted – English Journal, 1986
Recounts a humorous personal experience while producing the yearbook in a small Illinois high school in the late fifties. (EL)
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Humor, Personal Narratives, School Publications
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Parker, John F. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1986
Uses the form of a Socratic dialogue to discuss the advantages of writers' workshops for students. Suggests classroom strategies and grading procedures. (EL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Humor, Learning Activities
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Bryant, Jennings; And Others – Human Communication Research, 1983
Tested the effectiveness of ridicule as an educational and social corrective in children's educational television programs. Found that ridicule is a potent means of educating six-year-old television viewers but is far less satisfactory in motivating four-year-olds to action or in deterring their unwanted performances. (PD)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Childrens Television, Educational Research, Educational Television
Ferguson, Sue – 1997
Experiences related to pursuing excellence and a positive attitude as a campus childcare director are presented. The paper describes the emotional quotient (EQ) as a complex, multifaceted quality incorporating self- and social-awareness, empathy, optimism, and persistence that may predict one's success in certain kinds of work. Optimism may be…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Administrators
Stern, Lois W. – 2001
Parents can help foster their children's success as readers by reading to them as much as possible. This paper, four of four on literature and the young child, discusses two ways that parents can help, stating that: reading to the child helps him or her develop and appreciate humor; and reading to the child helps him or her cope with uncomfortable…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Emotional Problems
Dowling, Patrick – Hearing Speech News, 1969
Describes a five-year-old British television program designed for all children, but accommodating the special needs of the deaf. (RW)
Descriptors: Art, Commercial Television, Concept Teaching, Deafness
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Hansen, Kristine – English Journal, 1983
Presents examples of unintentional humor from college freshman composition courses. Suggests that by pointing out miscommunications, teachers can persuade students to use standard English more effectively. (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Humor, Language Usage, Secondary Education
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Mitchell-Dwyer, Barbi – English Journal, 1981
Reports on ways of having fun with the classics of literature. Describes classroom uses of parody and satire to emphasize the themes and characterizations found in Shakespeare, J.D. Salinger, Ernest Hemingway, and other noted authors. (RL)
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Classroom Techniques, English Instruction, High Schools
Deregnaucount, Jacques – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
Provides several suggestions for introducing a note of humor into the French classroom while at the same time providing writing practice. Suggestions are based on primary source materials, such as newspaper ads, advice columns, graffiti, popular literature, crossword puzzles, etc. (AM)
Descriptors: French, Games, Humor, Poetry
Corbellari, Michel; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1980
Three essays discuss: (1) the use of word games in the language classroom, (2) the use of humor in correcting students' errors, and (3) using comic strips in the French language classroom. (AM)
Descriptors: Comics (Publications), Educational Games, Figurative Language, French
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Kush, Joseph C. – Counseling and Values, 1997
Examines the relationship between humor appreciation and self-perceptions of high school guidance counselors (N=45). Results indicate that humor appreciation was unrelated to self-perceived counselor effectiveness, with male and female counselors enjoying similar types of humor. Counselors with more education perceived themselves as having less of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Attitudes, Humor
Lenoble, Martine – Francais dans le Monde, 1996
A rationale is presented for using humor as a French language teaching tool, and several class activities designed for different language skill levels and using humor as a central element are described. Some suggestions are offered for selecting appropriate instructional materials. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Difficulty Level, French
DeCandido, GraceAnne – American Libraries, 1996
Compiles listserv responses from practicing library professionals on advice to give new librarians. Encourages newcomers to join library listservs and associations, practice continuous education, actively participate in organizations, develop a sense of humor, and maintain a service attitude. Other advice includes developing outside interests and…
Descriptors: Humor, Individual Activities, Interests, Librarian Attitudes
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