Session 2 - Foundations of Invitational Education
Completion requirements
This session covers the cornerstone assumptions that Invitational Education was borne from.
Activity 2.1.3 - Importance of Understanding Perceptions
Purkey & Novak (1996) state that perceptions act as a filter for the myriad of stimuli around us and that they serve as a reference point for behaviour.
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"Invitational Education is based on an understanding of, and respect for, people's perceptual worlds. These perceptual worlds are not to be taken lightly, for they provide the basis for meaning and behavior. How sensitive educators are to how people perceive themselves, others and the world effects the messages they choose to extend and accept." (Purkey & Novak, 1996. p. 23-24) |
