Pros And Cons Of The Invitation Theory

Invitational Theory is an applied field that seeks to analyze how schools promote a thriving learning environment when minority students can challenge themselves through rigorous courses, especially in a gifted and talented class, has a framework known as the Invitation Theory (Purkey & Novah, 2015). This theory is a “collection of assumptions that seek to explain phenomena and provide a means of intentionally summoning people to realize their relatively boundless potential in all areas of worthwhile summoning people to realize their relatively boundless potential in all areas of worthwhile human endeavor” (Purkey & Novah, 2015, p. 1). The foundation for this theory has its roots from a variety of humanistic models of human behavior. This model

Constructivism is not just about transferring information as in traditional learning environment or experience, but engaging the learner and making a connection to the learning. Therefore constructivism is influenced by collaborative efforts of learners and helps learners to retain existing knowledge and information. As the learners put the new experience into practice the data, manageable and valuable.

Within the Invitation Theory there are five basic assumptions. Purkey and Novah, (2015) describe these assumptions as people are able, valuable and responsible and need to be treated respectfully (p.1). Also, learning is a collaborative and cooperative activity and needs to untapped student potential which includes all areas of human endeavor (Purkey & Novah, 2015, p. 1). Also, this possibility is recognized in programs, places, processes and policies that are designed to invite development and people (Purkey & Novah, 2015, p.

1). It is when students are not influenced by the events, but the perceptions of the facts. For example, it mainly how students perceive the world (Purkey & Novah, 2015, p. 1).

Lastly, a question that is asked in applying the Invitational Theory is “Who am I and how do I fit into this world?” (Purkey & Novah, 2015, p. 2). The third foundation of Invitational Theory is the self-concept theory which is defined as the learned beliefs that we hold as being the true vision of oneself and according to Purkey and Novah (2015) that the “person’s view as both antecedent and consequence of human activity” (p. 2).

Furthermore, the Invitation Theory is a framework of a variety of approaches and models which consists of five basic elements, including, “care, trust, respect, optimism and intentionally” (Purkey & Novah, 2015, p. 2). Leading into the five domains of the Invitation Theory that exists in every environment that contributes to a person’s success or failure of any environment. These are referred as the five “P’s” which include “people, places, policies, programs and processes” on how individuals react and interact with each other and the environment (Purkey & Novah, 2015, p.