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Nathan, Joe – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
After 4 years of debate, the National Collegiate Athletic Association agreed in January 2000 to accept high-school principals' descriptions of their courses, rather than to continue judging courses through the clearinghouse. Persistence, a sense of humor, and sympathetic journalists aided the protest effort. (MLH)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Advocacy, Athletics, Conflict Resolution

Steward, Robbie J.; Jo, Han Ik; Murray, Darrick; Fitzgerald, William; Neil, Douglas; Fear, Frank; Hill, Martin – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1998
Studies 208 African-American urban high school students. Grade point average (GPA) and specific strategies for coping with day-to-day stressors were found to be significantly related to psychological adjustment. Students who had higher GPAs tended to use family members as means of solving problems, minimized problems by use of humor, and used…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Students, Coping, Family Relationship
Jones, Diane Carlson; Newman, Jodi Burrus; Bautista, Shenna – Social Development, 2005
This research examined the effects of three factors (friendship, gender, and topic of teasing) on adolescents' predicted emotional reactions to hypothetical teasing episodes regarding appearance and academic competence. The 8th graders (n = 131) in Study 1 made predictions regarding the negative emotions and humor experienced when teasing occurred…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Early Adolescents, Friendship, Humor
Onofrey, Karen A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2006
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how five middle school students examined humor and characterization used in adolescent literature according to Louise Rosenblatt's (1995) reader response transactional theory. The study was conducted with a focus group of five 6th-grade students, three girls and two boys, from a public…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Personality, Literary Devices, Reader Response
McNamara, Danielle S., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2007
First published in 2007. The focus of this book is on the cognitive processes involved in comprehension, and moreover, on techniques that help readers improve their ability to comprehend text and it is also on reading comprehension strategies. Indeed, the use of effective reading comprehension strategies is perhaps the most important means to…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Cognitive Processes, Reading Processes
Haynie, Glenda; Kellogg, Athena – Wake County Public School System, 2008
This study examined practices of teachers in Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) high school Algebra I classes. Regression analyses of standardized state testing results allowed for identification of the most effective and least effective Algebra I teachers and schools. The study used surveys, observations, and focus group interviews to compare and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Algebra
Stewart, Stuart – 1997
Some of the uses of laughter in conversation are examined, specifically as laughter occurs in a second language setting. Although the concepts of humor and laughter are often intertwined, not all laughter is humorous, nor does every humorous event evoke laughter. Furthermore, cross-cultural difference can contribute to misinterpretation of…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cultural Differences, Discourse Analysis, Humor
Eastmond, J. Nicholls, Jr. – 1992
This paper argues that in addition to being an important source of data for a project evaluator, project humor also provides a check on the evaluator's comprehension of background and events (i.e., if an evaluator does not understand a joke, he or she has probably not attained an insider's perspective). In addition, humor becomes a source of…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Case Studies, Ethnography, Evaluation Methods
Edwards, Celeste M.; Gibboney, Elizabeth R. – 1992
Humor is an important tool for the teacher in college classrooms. Generally, laughter is a great benefit in anyone's life, having even physiological influence. Laughter reduces stress and may facilitate creativity. However, the use of humor can both enhance and hinder the learning process. Various researchers have tried to identify structures,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, College Instruction, Higher Education
Williams, Ronny A.; Clouse, R. Wilburn – 1991
Ways in which humor is used as an administrative technique are explored in this paper, with a focus on its impact on school culture. Case study methodology is based on interviews with two principals and five staff members at a Tennessee high school. Following a review of transcript excerpts, the principal's use of humor is viewed through four…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Humor
Lucas, Robert A. – 1992
This book presents a lighthearted examination of the trials and tribulations of university research development and grant acquisition. Fun is poked at the grant acquisition process through a series of characters and their advice: Ann Granters (advice column format) gives directions on how to "wire" a proposal; Bogie tells how to squeeze the most…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Grants, Grantsmanship, Higher Education
Gruner, Charles R. – 1984
Listeners generally rate speakers of high initial ethos (such as university professors) using mildly self-deprecating humor highly on traits like "wittiness" and "funniness." A three-part study investigated whether a speaker of lower initial ethos (such as a student) can "get away" with such self-deprecation. In Experiment 1, college students read…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Communication Research, Humor, Information Sources
McAlpine, Dave – 1982
As part of a class in Hispanic Oral Literature, students collected pieces of folklore from various Hispanic residents in the region known as "Siouxland" in Iowa. Consisting of some of the folklore recorded from the residents, this paper includes 18 "cuentos y leyendas" (tales and legends), 48 "refranes" (proverbs), 17…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Folk Culture, Higher Education, Hispanic American Culture
Shibles, Warren – 1978
Part of the "Teaching Young People to be Critical Series," this booklet defines and analyzes humor for children in light of theories of philosophers Ludwig Wittenstein and John Dewey. Intended for individual or small group work, the objectives are threefold: reading improvement, reading enjoyment, and student involvement in making the leap from…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature

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