The promotion of language and social skill development for young children occurs in multiple contexts with a range of empirically validated methods. One specific intervention strategy used to promote language and communication would be to arrange the environment so that it is structured to elicit a range of communicative functions, such as…

This article explores variation in the use of the pronouns "nous" and "on" for first-person plural reference in a substantial corpus of French-language Internet chat discourse. The results indicate that "on" is nearly categorically preferred to "nous," which is in line with previous research on informal spoken French. A qualitative analysis of…

The normal development of humor in children has been well documented with a predictable course that is tied to social, cognitive, and linguistic development in children. This study explored humor comprehension in children with nonverbal learning disabilities (NVLD). Children with NVLD were compared with children with reading disabilities and a…

Researches have showed that joke telling is a type of verbal behavior associated with the field of sociolinguistics (e.g., Al-Khatib, 1999). This study aims to report Taiwanese jokes and their sociological functions that people in Taiwan attempt to communicate in jokes. Besides, this study will report what the typical topics and characteristics…

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between leadership styles (transformational, transactional, laissez-faire) and humor styles (affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, self-defeating) of community college presidents. Research has shown that humor and leadership styles are related and that humor may enhance interpersonal…

For a century, school reform has been a topic of local and federal government efforts. While the reforms have evolved and changed to a small degree during this time, the deficit focus of reform has been consistent, failing schools and failing systems. Education's focus on the deficits within the system has yielded reform that has yet to succeed in…

This document contains a brief bibliography of peer-reviewed literature, with abstracts, on humor in later life. It is one of 12 bibliographies on aging prepared by the National Agricultural Library for its "Pathfinders" series of publications. Topics covered by the other 11 bibliographies include aging parents, adult children, dementia and…

A humorous look at how to break children of drinking and taking dope by repulsing them. (IRT)

The second of two articles examines some modern classification schemes and the logic behind them. Examples of unusual classification within the Dewey Decimal system are given, and social and political influences on classification schemes are noted. (MES)

Previous uses of humor in career counseling and therapy are reviewed. A specific technique for creating humor in career counseling is suggested, focusing on humorous bisociations between love and career. (Author)

A report by an imaginary Moral Standards Committee of the All-American Association of School Boards on the relationship of private sinning to public education is discussed. (MB)

Summarizes what to expect for teachers according to the stars and including all signs of the zodiak. Quite humorous, actually. (GB)

Cognitive strategies of identification of the absurd with criticism, wonder, or mockery were found to elicit laughter in an above chance frequency. (MH)

Light essay by an English teacher on his own traumatic experience in seeing his first child off for her first day at school. (PD)