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Tables of Contents for Inviting School Success
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xi
Preface
xiii
Introduction to Invitational Education
1
18
What Is Invitational Education?
2
3
The Development of Invitational Education
5
3
First Generation Thinking
5
1
Second Generation Thinking
6
1
Third Generation Thinking
7
1
Why Invitational Education?
8
4
A Language That Expresses Care
9
1
The Power of Invitations
10
2
Patterns of Communication
12
5
Feeling Invited
12
2
Feeling Disinvited
14
3
Summary
17
2
Foundations of Invitational Education
19
20
The Perceptual Tradition
19
5
Behavior Is Based on Perceptions
21
2
Perceptions Are Learned
23
1
Perceptions Can Be Reflected Upon
24
1
Self-Concept Theory
24
13
Self-Concept Development
26
4
Self-Concept as Guidance System
30
4
Significance of Positive Self-Regard
34
2
Efforts to Promote Positive Self-Regard
36
1
Democratic Practice
37
1
Summary
38
1
The Inviting Approach
39
22
Teacher Perceptions
39
11
Viewing Students as Able
41
2
Perceiving Students as Valuable
43
2
Seeing Students as Responsible
45
2
Viewing Oneself Positively
47
2
Perceiving Education Affirmatively
49
1
Teacher Stance
50
5
Trust
50
1
Respect
51
1
Optimism
52
1
Intentionality
53
2
Teacher Behaviors
55
5
Level One: Intentionally Disinviting
55
2
Level Two: Unintentionally Disinviting
57
1
Level Three: Unintentionally Inviting
57
1
Level Four: Intentionally Inviting
58
2
Summary
60
1
The Craft of Inviting
61
24
Being Ready
62
4
Preparing the Environment
63
1
Preparing Oneself
64
2
Doing With
66
14
Developing Trust
67
2
Reaching Each Student
69
2
Reading Situations
71
2
Making Invitations Attractive
73
2
Ensuring Delivery
75
2
Negotiating
77
1
Handling Rejection
78
2
Following Through
80
1
Invitational Choices
81
2
To Send or Not to Send
81
1
To Accept or Not to Accept
82
1
Summary
83
2
Inviting in the Rain
85
18
Invitational Education in a Violent Society
86
2
An Invitational Approach to Discipline
88
4
Managing Conflict: Rule of the Five C's
92
4
Concern
92
1
Confer
93
1
Consult
94
1
Confront
95
1
Combat
95
1
Understanding Violence
96
1
Creating and Maintaining Safe Schools
97
5
Summary
102
1
The Person in the Process
103
16
Being Personally Inviting with Oneself
104
2
Being Personally Inviting with Others
106
2
Being Professionally Inviting with Oneself
108
2
Being Professionally Inviting with Others
110
8
Relating
111
2
Asserting
113
3
Investing
116
1
Coping
116
2
Summary
118
1
Two Models for 21st Century Schools
119
16
The Efficient Factory
121
2
Mass Production
121
1
Uniform Product
121
1
Cost Effectiveness
122
1
Technology
122
1
Centralized Control
122
1
Workers as Functionaries
123
1
The Efficient Factory School
123
2
Mass Production
123
1
Uniform Product
124
1
Cost Effectiveness
124
1
Technology
124
1
Centralized Control
125
1
Workers as Functionaries
125
1
The Inviting Family
125
3
Respect for Individual Uniqueness
126
1
Cooperative Spirit
126
1
Sense of Belonging
126
1
Pleasing Habitat
127
1
Positive Expectations
127
1
Vital Connections to Society
127
1
The Inviting Family School
128
2
Respect for Individual Uniqueness
128
1
Cooperative Spirit
128
1
Sense of Belonging
129
1
Pleasing Habitat
129
1
Positive Expectations
129
1
Vital Connections to Society
130
1
An Imaginary Visit to an Inviting School
130
3
Summary
133
2
Creating Inviting Schools
135
18
The Invitational HELIX
136
9
Occasional Interest (Phase I)
138
1
Systematic Application (Phase II)
139
2
Pervasive Adoption (Phase III)
141
4
Invitational Education at Work
145
5
The Implementation Process
146
1
What Was Accomplished?
147
2
What About the Future?
149
1
Conclusion
150
3
A Practical Suggestions for the Whole School
153
40
What Elementary School Teachers Can Do
154
4
What Food Professionals Can Do
158
2
What Library Media Specialists Can Do
160
4
What Middle School Teachers Can Do
164
4
What Physical Educators Can Do
168
4
What School Administrators Can Do
172
4
What School Bus Drivers Can Do
176
3
What School Counselors Can Do
179
4
What School Secretaries Can Do
183
4
What Secondary-School Teachers Can Do
187
6
B Inviting and Disinviting Signals
193
6
Verbal Comments
194
1
Personal Behaviors
195
1
Physical Environments
196
1
Printed Signs
197
2
References
199
16
Index
215