Interrogating the conceptual roots of invitational education—a review of purkey and novak'sInviting School Success

Abstract

Taking the term "invitation" as a root metaphor for the pedagogical encounter, Purkey and Novak have extended a figure of speech into a nascent, yet potentially fecund, educational model what the authors refer to as a " theory of practice." The word "inviting" is intended to express a relationship between people; instead of "doing to," the term emphasizes "doing with," involving intentionality, respect, direction, and responsibility. Purkey and Novak define invitational education as a perceptually based,