ERIC Number: EJ971621
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Cultures of (Un)happiness: Teaching, Schooling, and Light and Dark Humor
Bullough, Robert V., Jr.
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, v18 n3 p281-295 2012
The author explores humor during a time of increasingly hostile accountability measures directed toward educators. Drawing on incongruity and other theories of humor, he explores both "light" and "dark" humor and some aspects of the educational potential and power of humor. Noting how humor is related to creativity and problem management, the argument is that humor has an important place not only in producing educator well-being but for student learning and school renewal.
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Humor, Accountability, Classroom Techniques, Creativity, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment
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Language: English
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