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      Development of a Muay Thai enthusiast: An Interpretation of Alfred North Whitehead's Theory of Learning

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      Date
      2013-10-09
      Author
      Henry, Michael
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      The thesis examines the learning experience of Muay Thai training and competition through an interpretation of Whiteheads’ theory of learning. This examination is undertaken through a reflection on training and competing in Canada and Thailand during the 2009-2011 period. I will offer an analysis of learning Muay Thai through an interpretation of Whiteheads learning theory and educational philosophy. This thesis rejects learning as a product of hoarding information and recommends education must facilitate concrete and abstract experiences of the principles of freedom and discipline to allow for the development of wisdom and courage in learners. This paper argues that expressing oneself through Muay Thai facilitates non-violent dispositions by allowing for ‘rhythmic’ experiences which enable the growth of active wisdom and courage through periodic tests of training and competition. By providing an autoethnographic account of learning Muay Thai and a theoretical discussion on learning the author will provide a subsequent interpretation of Whiteheads’ theories applied to Muay Thai training and competition. This paper will also consider the educational merit of Muay Thai for marginalized identities as a consequence of developing active wisdom and courage.
      Degree
      Master of Education (M.Ed.)
      Department
      Educational Foundations
      Program
      Educational Foundations
      Supervisor
      Regnier, Robert
      Committee
      Miller, Dianne; Cottrell, Michael
      Copyright Date
      May 2013
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2013-05-1223
      Subject
      Learning
      Martial Arts
      Muay Thai
      Alfred North Whitehead
      Whitehead
      rhythmic growth
      wisdom
      marginalized learner
      aboriginal
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