Session 3 - The "5 Ps" & The Starfish Analogy
The term "5 Ps" refers to the five areas, or things, that make up the whole ecosystem that surrounds students (and everyone).
These things all do their bit to contribute to the success or failure of every individual.
Activity 3.2 - Starfish Analogy
Read the explanation of the Starfish Analogy then do the activities that follow.
Purkey’s Starfish Analogy
Click on the yellow plus signs in the image below to learn about each element of the analogy
Or click here for an alternative explanation (extracted from Haigh, 2011)
Think about the following questions and record the answers in your blog.
Think about the 5 Ps - Places, Policies, Programmes, Processes and People - in relation to what you know of the educational institution you work for...
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How clear are you on the differences between each of the Ps? Can you name examples of each?
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How do your clients/ students and colleagues experience these things?
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Do they evoke positive or negative feelings and responses?
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How might you, as an institution, accentuate the positive and challenge the negative?
Click the icon to view and add examples of the 5Ps in your own teaching context.
Or enter the following code into the FlipGrid App a58bb2
This is the end of Session 3. Click to go to Session 4.