Some types of instructions for creativity tasks (such as explicitly telling people to be creative) can boost performance. Showing people examples or telling them ways of approaching the problem before they begin a creativity task can help, but results are mixed about whether it is better to emphasize positive examples/approaches that can be…

Theorisation of higher education internationalisation is biased both as a Western activity and as Euro-/Anglocentric and Anglophone research. In this article, we first argue that it is necessary to 'think otherwise' about internationalisation. We then present theorisations of how this could be achieved. As our analysis, we conduct a Mad Libs…

This manuscript is a conceptual article that intends to address 'playful creativity' as an underexplored but potentially insightful component of TESOL programs. To this aim, playful creativity is first defined under a critical purview of traditional and recent conceptualizations of creativity. Afterward, 'creative TESOL' is briefly addressed.…

This article examines the strategic use of humor in sports coaching and its positive effects on athletic engagement and performance. Grounded in empirical research and the synthesis of sports coaching theory, the study highlights humor's critical function in fortifying social bonds, reducing stress, and enhancing information retention among…

Drawing on social exchange theory and social information processing theory, this study constructs a moderated chain mediation model to test the impact of leader affiliative humor on employees' bootleg innovation. Based on a sample of 264 employees from Chinese companies, this study used SPSS 26.0 and MPLUS 8.3 to examine the hypotheses. Empirical…

This paper examines the use of qualitative creative methodology in studying young children's humor drawing from the experience of the previous work of the author on humor with young children. The author describes, analyses and reflects on the use and value of each method and tool employed in exploring young children's humor development and the…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the internet memes about physical education (PE) to understand how these digital artifacts represent the attitudes and perceptions toward PE. Method: Using the netnography approach, this is a qualitative study in nature. A total of 241 digital artifacts were collected from nine different…

Toddlers often use humour to engage their peers in acts of playful interactions as they build a sense of togetherness through a 'mutual we'. In this paper, we discuss the findings of a study where the aim was to examine the embodied strategies toddlers use to engage their peers in interactions that are playful and full of humour. The study is an…

Humour as a performance has been studied at length from the prism of its relationship to politics. However, there are fewer works that looks at humour as pedagogy. Pedagogy includes every aspect of an individual as embedded in a socio-economic and political order. This embeddedness brings an individual face to face with diverse sources from which…

Humor is seen as an effective tool to create a conducive learning environment. However, there is a dearth of research into the use of humor devices by second language (L2) learners. To fill this gap, this study investigated the role of proficiency and self-reported creativity in the quantity and diversity of humor devices used in written comedy…

This paper seeks to reclaim irony as more than a way of humorously pointing out that the times we live in are out of joint or coming to an end, instead emphasizing its potential as a productive force and method in both educational thinking and teaching practice. By interrogating the educative potential of irony as method and humorous experience in…

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of humour, teaching, gender, age, birth order, siblings, parents' level of education and income on kindergarteners' costly sharing behaviours. The participants consist of 106 kindergarteners enrolled in three public kindergartens in Sanliurfa. The participants interacted with two assistants,…

The research presented explored the relationships between the purposeful use of humor by high school instructors and the development of immediacy, or relationships, with their students. This research compared the humor styles of high school instructors with the level of immediacy reported by their students via a quantitative study that utilizes…

The work of the French illustrator and writer Gilles Bachelet has been recognised through numerous awards, but he is not yet sufficiently well known in the critical community. In this article, the multilevel humour that constructs his work is studied, both from an iconic and a textual perspective, as well as the situational humour and the humour…

Humor has the capacity to offer a variety of benefits to educational settings such as: creativity enhancement, community building, increased problem-solving capacity and much more. Yet, it requires mindful implementation to avoid negative consequences. In this paper, I provide an overview of the theories, research, and practical applications of…