Session 6 - The Person in the Process
Completion requirements
You've discovered that people (and possibly the other four Ps) can be inviting or disinviting on different levels.
This session will get you thinking about what it takes for people to develop the stamina and energy to function consistently at an intentionally inviting level.
Activity 6.3.4 - Being Professionally Inviting with Others
Click the icon to download and read pages 109-118 of the Purkey & Novak (1996) text book.
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As you read think about the following quote/questions, don't forget to record your thoughts in your blog.
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“The primary purpose of education is to summon people cordially to realize their potential … best accomplished by building on the three areas already considered. When these three are functioning at an optimal level, the stage is set for being professionally inviting with others.” Purkey & Novak (1996), p. 110 |
- Purkey suggests that success or failure in the education system depends on “situation-specific self-concept”. What are the four aspects identified as being the most useful for indicating the ways in which we as teachers can be more professionally inviting with others?
- What are the characteristics of successful students who score highly with the first factor?
- What are the characteristics of students who do not score highly with this factor?
- What are the things teachers can do to encourage student’s sense of relating?
- The second key factor identified by Purkey is ‘asserting’. What does this mean?
- What are the behaviours of assertive students?
- Why is ‘asserting’ so important for learning?
- What can teachers do to encourage students to be more assertive?
- What is ‘investing’?
- What are the behaviours of students who rate highly for ‘investing’?
- What are some of the things teachers can do to help students to feel as though they have more investment in their learning?
- “Coping is another name for school success.” (p. 117) What are the behaviours of students who are ‘coping’?
- “The feeling of competence gained through doing something that works … helps students discover that they can cope with life’s expectations.” (p. 117)
What are the activities that occur in your programmes that contribute towards this for your students? - Why is it important to point out student errors? How can these errors be pointed out in an inviting manner?