A Review of Humor in Educational Settings: Four Decades of Research

Autor/inn/en	Banas, John A.; Dunbar, Norah; Rodriguez, Dariela; Liu, Shr-Jie
Titel	A Review of Humor in Educational Settings: Four Decades of Research
Quelle	In: Communication Education, 60 (2011) 1, S.115-144 (30 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-4523
Schlagwörter	Humor; Classroom Communication; Communication Research; Classroom Research; Educational Theories; Individual Differences; Incidence; Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance; Classroom Environment; Credibility; Learning; Educational Testing + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Humoristische Darstellung; Klassengespräch; Kommunikationsforschung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Individueller Unterschied; Vorkommen; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Glaubwürdigkeit; Lernen
Abstract	The primary goal of this project is to provide a summary of extant research regarding humor in the classroom, with an emphasis on identifying and explaining inconsistencies in research findings and offering new directions for future studies in this area. First, the definitions, functions, and main theories of humor are reviewed. Next, the paper explains types of humorous instructional communication. Third, the empirical findings of both the source and receiver perspectives are reviewed. Finally, this paper concludes with advice for educators and suggests potential future research directions for scholars. (Contains 2 notes and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10