Invitational Education and Practice in Higher Education

Sheila T. Gregory is professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education at Clark Atlanta University.Jenny Edwards is professor in the School of Educational Leadership for Change at Fielding Graduate University.

Invitational Education and Practice in Higher Education: An International Perspective could, and should, revolutionize college and university teaching. Rather than promoting the "look to the right, look to the left, only one of you will be here at the end of the course" mentality of many professors, Gregory and Edwards have compiled an impressive collection of research and practical application that encourages faculty to promote the success of every student by inviting them to become engaged participants in their own personal and professional development. Whether novices to the theory and practice of invitational education or dedicated practitioners, college faculty will have much to learn from this exceptional new resource that has a prominent place on my bookshelf.

• 1. From Theory to Practice: Invitational Education for Higher Education Scholar-Practitioners Jenny Edwards and Sheila GregoryA Bird’s Eye View of an Inviting Classroom2.Inviting Online Learning Environments in Higher EducationMelissa Cain, Natalie Abell, and John “Skip” Cindric3.The Invitational Classroom: Strategies that Promote Sustainable Learning for StudentsAmy Duncan4.Inviting Students to Learn: Applying Invitational Theory to the College ClassroomMichelle Jackson 5.Using Invitational Language with Students In Higher EducationJenny Edwards6.Two Theories in Attunement: An Invitational and Holistic ApproachHilary Brown7.Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: An Invitational Academic Writing Workshop in an EFL ContextLaura Mitchell, Emily Boersma, and Wendy TiltonCreating a Culture and Climate to Nurture Inviting Student Experiences8.Invitational Education, Deep Culture, and Dealing with Diversity John Ivers9.Using Invitational Theory in the Recruitment and Retention of Students: Transitions in Colleges & UniversitiesCrystal Giddings, Antoinette Hollis, and Omar Wray10.Inviting Culture and Environment For Student Learning: A Case Study of Student Teachers In The Hong Kong Institute of EducationPattie Yuk Yee Luk-Fong11.Creating Healthy College Climates: A Case Study Of One International StudentMatthew Shupp12.Invitational Education in the University Mathematics ClassroomCharles PierreInvitational Approaches Beyond the Classroom13.An Invitational Approach to a Service Learning Program in a University: A Critical ReflectionYiu Bun Chung, Mantak Yuen, Chiu Woo Chow, and Julian Yat Cheong Leung14.Creating Invitational Alumni RelationsJulie McIntosh, Deanna Spraw, and Kendall Richardson 15.One Educator’s Invitational Journey in Higher Education and BeyondJim O’Connor16.Creating Invitational Education with Professional Development Gwendolyn Mitchell17.Invitational Advising: Applying Invitational Education to Academic AdvisingJane Ziebarth-Bovill, Jude Matyo-Cepero, and Stathene Varvisotis18.Invitational Leadership From the Middle: Academic Deans’ Roles in Higher EducationJasmine Majkowski and Renee Collins19.Invitational Leadership: Some Thoughts and ReflectionsBetty SiegelDeveloping, Validating, and Assessing Online Invitational Teaching Assessments20.The Climate and Culture of Invitational Higher Education and the Inviting Higher Education SurveyKenneth Smith, Sheila T. Gregory, and Trevor Turner21.Development and Validation of the Invitational Online Teaching Assessment (IOTA)Robert Lockwood, Tina Allen and Rhonda Chicone