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Direct linkMcDermott, Mairi; Lenters, Kim – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2021
Humour, when engaged in the classroom, tends to be used as a means to hook youth into the 'real' material of school, when officially sanctioned at all. Humour can be dangerous, not-the-least in its potential to produce chaos, presenting difficulties in the rigid climate of accountability and standardisation. As we animate, humour can trouble…
Descriptors: Humor, Play, Critical Literacy, Psychological Patterns
