Session 2 - Foundations of Invitational Education
Completion requirements
This session covers the cornerstone assumptions that Invitational Education was borne from.
Activity 2.2.1 - Overview
Click the book icon to read a little more about 'Self-Concept Theory' from SimplePsycology.org.
Think about how Self-Concept Theory fits with what you've covered on perceptions and how it might relate to teachers wanting to 'invite' students to succeed.
Record your responses to the following task in your blog.
For each of the following quotes (from Purkey & Novak 1996), think about how they might apply to people you know, yourself or your students:
- "Of all the perceptions people learn, none seems to affect one's search for personal significance and identity more than self-perception - a person's view of who one is and how one fits into the world" (p. 25).
- "Researchers consistently agree that there is a relationship between students' evaluation of themselves and their level of academic achievement" (p. 25).
- "Understanding self-concept and its relation to invitational education is advantageous for educators who wish to function in a professionally inviting manner" (p. 25)