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becoming familiar with new technology, responding to national accountability issues, publishing s... more becoming familiar with new technology, responding to national accountability issues, publishing scholarly research in their fields, and facilitating student learning in their classes. Teaching and learning are complex processes. Humor is a powerful instructional resource. The purpose of this study is to understand how and why college professors intentionally use humor in the classroom and what influence humor has on their teaching. This qualitative study focuses on ten college professors who have a reputation for using humor in their classrooms. I conducted semi-structured interviews with these faculty and made four classroom observations. The interview transcripts were coded and analyzed using the constant comparative method. Three major findings emerged from the research. First, humor, for these professors,
Why Did the Professor Cross the Road? How and Why College Professors Intentionally Use Humor in T... more Why Did the Professor Cross the Road? How and Why College Professors Intentionally Use Humor in Their Teaching. (May 2010) Karen Hildebrant Buckman, B.A., Culver-Stockton College; M.S., Central Missouri University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. M. Carolyn Clark College professors face many pressing challenges: staying current in their disciplines, becoming familiar with new technology, responding to national accountability issues, publishing scholarly research in their fields, and facilitating student learning in their classes. Teaching and learning are complex processes. Humor is a powerful instructional resource. The purpose of this study is to understand how and why college professors intentionally use humor in the classroom and what influence humor has on their teaching. This qualitative study focuses on ten college professors who have a reputation for using humor in their classrooms. I conducted semi-structured interviews with these faculty and made four classroom observation...
becoming familiar with new technology, responding to national accountability issues, publishing s... more becoming familiar with new technology, responding to national accountability issues, publishing scholarly research in their fields, and facilitating student learning in their classes. Teaching and learning are complex processes. Humor is a powerful instructional resource. The purpose of this study is to understand how and why college professors intentionally use humor in the classroom and what influence humor has on their teaching. This qualitative study focuses on ten college professors who have a reputation for using humor in their classrooms. I conducted semi-structured interviews with these faculty and made four classroom observations. The interview transcripts were coded and analyzed using the constant comparative method. Three major findings emerged from the research. First, humor, for these professors,
Why Did the Professor Cross the Road? How and Why College Professors Intentionally Use Humor in T... more Why Did the Professor Cross the Road? How and Why College Professors Intentionally Use Humor in Their Teaching. (May 2010) Karen Hildebrant Buckman, B.A., Culver-Stockton College; M.S., Central Missouri University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. M. Carolyn Clark College professors face many pressing challenges: staying current in their disciplines, becoming familiar with new technology, responding to national accountability issues, publishing scholarly research in their fields, and facilitating student learning in their classes. Teaching and learning are complex processes. Humor is a powerful instructional resource. The purpose of this study is to understand how and why college professors intentionally use humor in the classroom and what influence humor has on their teaching. This qualitative study focuses on ten college professors who have a reputation for using humor in their classrooms. I conducted semi-structured interviews with these faculty and made four classroom observation...