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The book uses a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis to identify nine areas where humor significantly improves various aspects of the learning environment.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, AND LAUGHING
CHAPTER 2: ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE
CHAPTER 3: THEORIES OF HUMOR
CHAPTER 4: HUMOR AND LEADERSHIP
CHAPTER 5: HUMOR DEVELOPS A POSITIVE CULTURE IN AN ORGANIZATION OR PLC: PROFESSIONAL LAUGHING COMMUNITY
CHAPTER 6: HUMOR HELPS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
CHAPTER 7: HUMOR IMPROVES THE LEARNING
CHAPTER 8: HUMOR CREATES ENGAGEMENT IN INDIVIDUALS
CHAPTER 9: HUMOR INCREASES COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 10: HUMOR AND CREATIVITY
CHAPTER 11: HUMOR AND JOB SATISFACTION
CHAPTER 12: HUMOR REDUCES STRESS AND HELPS WITH COPING
APPENDIX
REFERENCES
About the author
Dr. Peter Jonas is a college professor, author, speaker, consultant, and most importantly he believes that "If you get people laughing, you can transform learning". In pursuit of this goal, he has written four books (but only three of them are any good), and fully integrates humor into his leadership and when he is teaching research or statistics.
Summary
The book uses a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis to identify nine areas where humor significantly improves various aspects of the learning environment.
Additional text
Some say Education is no laughing matter. Peter Jonas disagrees and thank goodness that he does. The degree of importance placed on high stakes standards and testing has made our schools a major source of stress for students, teachers and parents alike. What Peter brilliantly demonstrates is that lightening the load with a dose of humor can not only make our lofty goals more attainable but, in fact, is necessary to do so!
