Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Date of Degree
2-2019
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Program
Urban Education
Advisor
Konstantinos Alexakos
Committee Members
Kenneth Tobin
David Forbes
Subject Categories
Alternative and Complementary Medicine | Elementary Education and Teaching | Other Education | Other Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
teacher as researcher, authentic inquiry, mindfulness, identity, elementary education, emotions, expression of emotions
Abstract
How do we know the nature of a thing; of a person? This is not just a compilation of skills, theories, methods, and methodologies but an examination of the various facets of a human being trying to make sense of a single human being: himself. The research presented here is an attempt to gain a better understanding of self through examination of emotions and how they are expressed, movement and how it brings forth and may hold the possibility of inner wellness, pain and its power as a common language, and the relationship between knowing and feeling. Burgeoning spirituality, self-worth, and reconciliation of the actual and the perceived are part of mapping a personal curriculum used to better know, and hopefully understand, thyself.
Recommended Citation
Poole, Ernest Andre, "Know(ing) Thyself: Examining Complementary Practices of Health and Wellness Through a Teacher's Standpoint" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/2982
Included in
Alternative and Complementary Medicine Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Other Education Commons, Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons