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Michael, Robert, Ed. – Perceptions, 1987
Seven articles by educators with a variety of perspectives examine promising educational practices for use with children having emotional disturbances. Lee Bell offers strategies for using group activities in "All Together Now: Group Techniques for Teaching Students with Emotional Disturbances." Lyn Sarda and Rik Flynn discuss benefits…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Demonstration Programs, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Maddux, Hilary C., Ed. – 1986
This teaching guide accompanies the film series "Challenge of the Unknown," which focuses on problem solving in the real world. The guide is designed to bridge the gap between the concepts presented in the films and their classroom applications, by answering teachers' questions and needs and providing a variety of possible activities.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Humor, Instructional Films, Instructional Materials
Cooper, Thomas W. – 1981
A wide range of interesting observations of the past decade, which may now cast their shadow as the health communication paradigm of the forthcoming decade, can be clarified and correlated. One example of effective communication therapy was Norman Cousins's hospitalization with the crippling disease, "ankylosing spondylitis." Using large doses of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Emotional Response
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1978
The ten articles in this journal report on research and practice in the teaching of writing. Topics covered include sentence combining as a composition technique, peer evaluation in a technical writing class, a plan for teaching paragraph construction, the use of literary humor in a writing class, methods for setting the scene, how students view…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education
Christenberry, Mary Anne; Wyckoff, Delores – 1979
This paper discusses the positive influences of folk literature on children and the basis of its appeal to them. Sections focus on how traditional literature can be used to develop the child's language ability, critical thinking, value comprehension and sense of humor. The clear-cut structure, characters and language, and the brief and pointed…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking, Cultural Background
Doyle, Ruby Nell – 1970
This bibliography, intended for teachers of grades 7 and 8, presents 52 annotated literature sources and lists an additional 49 non-annotated sources by and about black Americans. The entries can be used to supplement assigned literature anthologies. Themes or catagories offered (with representations from various genres) are (1) "Black Pioneers…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Athletics, Black Achievement, Black Culture
Borroff, Marie, Ed. – 1963
One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Marie Borroff, Wallace Stevens, Joseph N. Riddle, Hi Simons, Sister M. Bernetta Quinn, C. Roland Wagner, Harold Bloom, Ralph J. Mills, Jr., Roy Harvey Pearce, Louis L. Martz, Morton Dauwen Zabel, and Northrop Frye--all…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, English Instruction, Essays
Elkins, Robert J.; Bruggemann, Christian – 1971
American comic strips and cartoons can be useful in English-as-a-second-language classes. They introduce variety and provide an inside look into American life and thought. Many current popular comic strips have cultural, social, and political significance and discuss the American way of life, society, and the individual. The…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, English (Second Language)
Weber, Berta N. – Bulletin of the Pennsylvania State Modern Language Association, 1971
Cultural study provides an invaluable tool for the motivation and enrichment of work in the language classroom. The teacher of German, having decided to embark on a culture study program, must not, however, make the mistake of concentrating on the past, nor of letting current political boundaries restrict his approach; rather, he will find that…
Descriptors: Building Design, Clothing Design, Community Characteristics, Cultural Education
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Weaver, James; And Others – Communication Education, 1988
Examines the effects of humorous distortions on children's learning from educational television. Measured information acquisition and funniness after exposure, and concludes that humor in educational messages that distorts information will give children faulty impressions of novel phenomena. (MM)
Descriptors: Aural Learning, Childhood Attitudes, Educational Television, Grade 4
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Weinbach, Robert W. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1988
A tongue-in-cheek list of faculty behaviors for improving student evaluations suggests that faculty manipulation of student comments is both common and a threat to quality social work education. Reduced emphasis on student ratings is strongly advocated. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education, Humor, Information Utilization
Disselhorst, Frances L. – Quill and Scroll, 1987
Discusses the importance of thinking, communication, and laughter to a successful and useful student publications program. (SRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Decision Making
Warren, Bernie – 2001
A research project was conducted to determine how and what clown-doctors know on entry to the profession and how and what they learn both formally and informally in a hospital environment; the linkages between informal and formal learning in clown-doctor training and practice in Canada; and "best practices." Information was gathered…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Developed Nations, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Materiales, 1997
These three journals of contemporary cultural, historical, and social interest contain activities designed to enhance the awareness of students of Spanish as a foreign language regarding the entire panorama of daily life in Spain. Number 21 focuses on the role of modern Spanish women; their career status; female authors; and the changing place of…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Culture Contact, Females
Borgomano, Laure – Francais dans le Monde, 1983
A discussion of the use of cartoons and humorous vignettes in French instruction is presented. It is suggested that there exists a wealth of such material but little guidance in using it. Problems of cultural context, understanding the use of pictures, and potential for classroom discussion are considered. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
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