Learning Through Laughter... Again

ISBN-10
0873676874
ISBN-13
9780873676878
Category
Humor in education
Pages
52
Language
English
Published
2001
Author
Claudia E. Cornett

Description

Part of a series offering focused, authoritative treatments of subjects of current interest to educators and other readers, this fastback focuses on the topic of humor, particularly its usefulness in instruction. The fastback asserts that humor can increase attention and retention across curricular areas, create a more positive school climate, motivate and interest, stimulate creative problem solving, and integrate social isolates. The fastback's sections discuss positive reasons to use humor, provide a short history of humor, describe its developmental stages, discuss the process of humor and humor theories, and offer ways for teachers to use humor to improve the educational process. (Contains 48 references.) (EV)

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