Examined the superiority of humor as it applied to the formal and informal status structures of six small, task-oriented groups in business and health care. In the more professional and highly trained groups in health care, high-status individuals were integral parts of the humor network and enjoyed no particular "joking monopoly."…

Uses a humorous approach to discusses the release of "What Works," the 65-page booklet about research in teaching and learning published by the U.S. Department of Education. (NKA)

Examines humorous content of today's television sitcoms in attempt to explain how we got from "Stan and Ollie to Shirley and Laverne" or from exemplary humor to the mundane social commentary of present-day situational comedy. Concludes that the sitcom depends on making comedy out of collision between social change and tradition, exploiting social…

Explored the role of social interaction and the importance of humor in the development of gifted adolescent females' beliefs about career options. Results indicated gifted girls experience a unique conflict between expectations directed at gifted students, and their status as females. The use of humor functioned as a coping device to promote…

Offers a humorous perspective on being a proponent of the whole language approach to reading instruction in the face of those who favor phonics and specific skill instruction. (SRT)

Humorously advocates the revival of "clotheiognomy", the art of discovering temperament and character from apparel.(EL)

Suggests, on a humorous note, a game-plan for assignment justification and elaboration that utilizes, in a constructive and professional manner, the best of what is known about assignment-making. (EL)

In this interview Art Buchwald, whose column of political humor now appears in 550 newspapers around the world, talks about his life and career, his sources of ideas, whether there is a place for humor in the school curriculum, and the state of American humor today. (RM)

Presents six generalizations on using humor in public speaking. (PD)

Contains a humorous dialog between a university professor and the director of a district educational center, describing some of the effects of specialization in reading. (RB)

Suggests ways of using limericks to teach creative writing. (DD)

This book is a guide to humor that can break down the communication barriers between professors and students, who can be so different that they can seem to come from different planets. The chapters are: (1) "Why Use Humor?"; (2) "Anatomy of Humor"; (3) "Types and Forms of Humor"; (4) "Sources of Humorous Material"; (5) "Delivering Humor…

Humor can be a crucial factor of learning environments and of communication. Recent investigations of humor in educational settings mostly focus on learning performance. This paper shifts the attention to the enhancement of social climate through humor. Humor can be an element to solve critical social situations. To develop humor, it is necessary…

A common thread within a growing globalism is the creation of an emerging knowledge-based workforce. This paper will discuss a message supported by adult education theory that is beginning to manifest itself in human resource development and the growing globalism that steeped in communication and information. Theoretical implications are reviewed…

How to get some planning done in spite of everything. (Author)