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ERIC Number: EJ432462
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-4523
An Examination of the Content of High School Teachers' Humor in the Classroom and the Development of an Inductively Derived Taxonomy of Classroom Humor.
Neuliep, James W.
Communication Education, v40 n4 p343-55 Oct 1991
Examines high schools teachers' humor in the classroom. Finds that high school teachers generally use less humor than college teachers, perceive college-teacher humor as more appropriate, and use it as a learning facilitator rather than a learning strategy. Presents a 20-item classification scheme of teacher humor. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Faculty, Communication Research, High Schools, Higher Education, Humor, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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