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Hoicka, Elena; Akhtar, Nameera – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2012
The current studies explored early humour as a complex socio-cognitive phenomenon by examining 2- and 3-year-olds' humour production with their parents. We examined whether children produced novel humour, whether they cued their humour, and the types of humour produced. Forty-seven parents were interviewed, and videotaped joking with their…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Play, Novels, Humor
Jenks, Christopher Joseph – Applied Linguistics, 2012
Great diversity exists in the way English is being used in the world today. It is now not uncommon to hear a Korean and a Brazilian do business in English, or a Syrian and a Norwegian debating politics in an English-speaking chat room. As opportunities to use English increase and evolve, researchers are left with the difficult challenge of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Synchronous Communication, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Larimer, Amy – Journal of Dance Education, 2012
Although contemporary dance improvisation techniques and comedy improvisation are seldom linked, the two forms evolved around the same time and have many similarities. Both forms exist in the moment, share a highly ephemeral nature, and make use of physical games and structures. Both forms teach students the skill of being present, so essential to…
Descriptors: Dance, Dance Education, Creative Activities, Comedy
Güvendir, Meltem Acar – College Student Journal, 2014
In view of the importance of taking student preferences into account while establishing educational practices, this study explores which faculty member characteristic fourth year students mostly prefer in a higher education institution. A faculty member characteristics form that includes ten characteristics was administered to 419 fourth year…
Descriptors: Preferences, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty
Kim, Jung Sook – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Diversity is valued and promoted in contemporary public discourse, but on the other hand, there is a strong tendency to homogenize differences in society. The tension between diversity and homogeneity is palpable on U.S. college campuses as the number of international students has been ever-increasing. A more nuanced approach is needed to grapple…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Lenters, Kimberly; Winters, Kari-Lynn – Reading Teacher, 2013
In this paper, we explore the affordances of literature-based, arts-infused and digital media processes for students, as multimodal practices take centre stage in an English Language Arts unit on fractured fairy tales. The study takes up the challenge of addressing multimodal literacy instruction and research in ways that utilize a range of…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Childrens Literature, Fairy Tales, Language Arts
Brandt, Susan Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although research literature has shown management circles the benefits of incorporating humor into the workplace and effective ways to resolve conflicts, none exists on the role of humor and its interplay with conflict management. This study addresses the question, "What relationships exist between the "Self-Perceived" and…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Deafness, Hearing Impairments
Kosiczky, Bonnie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher leaders' perceptions of the use of humor in the high school classroom. For the purposes of this qualitative research the case study method was used. The question of what makes teachers successful with their use of humor in the classroom has been divided into four categories: climate,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Humor, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Attitudes
Rule, Audrey C.; Montgomery, Sarah E. – Gifted Child Today, 2013
Cartoon interpretation and production are teaching strategies that can assist students in a deeper understanding of concepts and practice of higher level thinking skills while motivating them through humor. This article presents an extended example of graduate students in an introductory course in gifted education creating humorous cartoons to…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Graduate Students
Wolfe, Julie Leavitt – Exceptional Parent, 2011
As a mother of a daughter with special needs, as well as to a son without, the author can say having had both experiences, all mothers, regardless of her children, struggle in one form or another. That may actually be a part of the job description: Mother: must be able to function well with minimal sleep; is capable of multi-tasking; be clever…
Descriptors: Mothers, Humor, Child Rearing, Parenting Styles
Hoicka, Elena; Akhtar, Nameera – Developmental Science, 2011
Thirty- and 36-month-old English speakers' (N = 106) ability to produce jokes, distinguish between humorous and sincere intentions, and distinguish between English- and foreign-language speakers, was examined in two tasks. In the Giving task, an experimenter requested one of two familiar objects, and a confederate always gave her the wrong object.…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Humor, English, Language Processing
Aydin, Aydan – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Problem Statement: Teacher candidates who will soon be responsible for educating the future generations should possess certain characteristics. Specific teacher candidates should have specific characteristics taken into consideration: pre-school and primary teacher candidates should be seen as role models by younger students; psychological…
Descriptors: Humor, Preservice Teachers, Multiple Regression Analysis, Anxiety
Young, Kay – American Journal of Play, 2012
This article asks why adults play dress-up and investigates the role of object play in the making of magical thinking and the reforming of adult identity. The author looks at a wide spectrum of narratives and their genres--the fairy tale "Cinderella," the film comedy "Some Like it Hot", the epistolary novel "Pamela", the film melodrama "Now,…
Descriptors: Play, Fairy Tales, Females, Adults
McKinnon, Rachel – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
This article shares how the author explained her trans status to her students. Everyone has been extremely supportive of her decision to come out in class and to completely mask the male secondary-sex characteristics, especially in the workplace. The department chair and the faculty in general have been willing to do whatever they can to assist…
Descriptors: Gender Issues, Human Body, Personal Narratives, Social Bias
Hines, Monique; Balandin, Susan; Togher, Leanne – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
In this study, we explored older parents' perceptions of their adult sons and daughters with autism in order to gain insights into how parents' beliefs about autism may influence their coping. Narrative analysis of in-depth interviews held with 16 parents aged 60 years and older of adults with autism revealed that these parents perceived that…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Autism, Coping, Adults