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Advancing Invitational Thinking. (1992)
John M. Novak (Ed.). San Francisco: Caddo Gap.
Unit Price: $9.00
From the back cover: "The contributors to this book are all
practitioners and theoreticians of Invitational Education. Using
these working principles, they show how to advance invitational
thinking and practice into the areas of self-concept theory,
cooperative education, multicultural education, physical
education, supervision, administration, adult education,
university structure, and counseling. In the process, they
provide guideposts for educators seeking innovative and
ethically sensitive ways to work with people and bring about
democratic change."
Becoming an Invitational Leader: A New
Approach to Professional and Personal
Success.(2008)
William W. Purkey & Betty L. Siegel. Humanics Publishing
Company.
Unit Price: $23.00
From the back cover: "This new book by the founders of the
International Alliance for Invitational Education is an
innovative and practical guide for leadership based upon the
principles of trust, respect, optimism, and intentionality.
Addressing the total environment in which leaders function,
Invitational Leadership involves a generous and genuine turning
toward others in empathy, with the ultimate goal of
collaborating with them on projects of mutual benefit. This
model has been successfully applied in numerous fields,
including high education, K-12 administration and teaching,
corporate management, public administration, hospital
administration, nursing, government, military, not-for-profit,
human resources, counseling and related helping professions.
Drawing from a wide range of philosophical and psychological
theories - as well as personal anecdotes and time-tested sources
of wisdom - Becoming an Invitational Leader will
help both present and aspiring leaders learn to invite
themselves and others into lives of great professional and
personal significance."
Classroom and Small Group Activities for
Teachers, Counselors, & Other Helping Professionals, Vol.
I.(2003)
Tommie R. Radd. Grow With Guidance.
Unit Price: $30.00
From the back cover: "Dr. Tommie R. Radd works with
professionals who want guidance systems that really work. She
has been an internationally known and widely respected guidance
expert in education and counseling for over 30 years. As creator
of The Grow With Guidance System and The Grow With
Guidance System Training, Dr. Radd has designed a
time-tested guidance system and training program that
effectively educates professionals in its use. Volume I includes
activities for the self and for decision making/problem
solving."
Classroom and Small Group Activities for
Teachers, Counselors, & Other Helping Professionals, Vol.
II.(2003)
Tommie R. Radd. Grow With Guidance.
Unit Price: $30.00
From the back cover: "Dr. Tommie R. Radd works with
professionals who want guidance systems that really work. She
has been an internationally known and widely respected guidance
expert in education and counseling for over 30 years. As creator
of The Grow With Guidance System and The Grow With
Guidance System Training, Dr. Radd has designed a
time-tested guidance system and training program that
effectively educates professionals in its use. Volume II
includes activities for other awareness, self-control, and group
cooperation."
Dogs, Cats, Birds, Turtles, and Flies (2004)
Robert Small
Unit Price: $5.00
Cats, Birds, Turtles, and Flies is a collection of poems, most of which bring to life experiences with a broad array of our fellow creatures. Many but not all of these poems are about pets, some happy, some deeply sad. For example, the photograph on the cover is a picture of the author's father as a teenager kneeling to shake the paw of his Irish Setter, which is the subject of one of the poems.
Finding Endurance (2007)
Paula Stanley
Unit Price: $15.00
The poems in this book are about growing up on a small tobacco farm in Southeastern North Carolina during the 1950’s and 1960’s. The author reflects upon strong people and challenging situations that helped her develop inner strength and self determination.
The First Days of School. (1998)
Harry K. Wong & Rosemary T. Wong. Mt. View, CA: Harry K.
Wong Publications.
Unit Price: $30.00
From the back cover: "If you had to buy only one book in
education to help you become a successful teacher... If you are
having trouble with your students and are not getting the
results you want... If you are a staff developer or an
administrator and you want to help your teachers be the best
they can be... If you are a college professor and you want to
help your preservice teachers be the best that they can be... The First Days of School is the book you want."
Fundementals of International Education(2008)
William Purkey and John Novak
The International Alliance For International Education®
Unit Price: $9.00
From the back: In this concise summary, William Purkey and John Novak present the essential components, concepts, and constructs that comprise invitational theory and practice. Scholars, researchers, and practitioners of Invitational Education® from all levels of knowledge and understanding will find this volume to be a valuable resource for their libraries. By following the tenets presented in this volume, educators, counselors, healthcare professionals, and others will enhance their application of this important theory of practice. In a succinct and understandable presentation, Purkey and Novak illustrate the value of this optimistic and democratic approach to learning and living.
Invitational Counseling: A Self-Concept
Approach to Professional Practice.(1996)
William W. Purkey & John J. Schmidt. Pacific Grove, CA:
Brooks/Cole.
Unit Price: $16.00
From the back cover: "This book presents a fresh approach to
professional practice called 'invitational counseling,' which
demystifies the process of professional helping by presenting it
as a joint exploration of the client's life. The authors go
beyond coverage of the skills and techniques required of the
counselor; in this book, they demonstrate the ways in which the
counselor's beliefs and attitudes about people - including the
qualities of respect, understanding, and genuineness - are
paramount in inviting the client to become his or her best
self."
Inviting Educational Leadership. (2002)
John M. Novak. New York, NY: Pearson.
Unit Price: $46.00
From the back cover: "School Leaders worldwide are under
increased pressure to apply business approaches to their
schools. For this to work best, schools need to have in place
solid defensible educational goals to enhance their educational
values, which must be maintained and protected. Inviting
Educational Leadership shows how to achieve this by
successfully understanding and translating business strategies
which can be applied to people, places, policies, programs and
processes within a school."
Invitational Learning for Counseling and
Development. (1990)
William W. Purkey and John J. Schmidt. Ann Arbor, MID:
ERIC/CAPS/
Unit Price: $6.00
From the back cover: "In this monograph counselors and other
education specialists learn how Invitational Learning can
transform their schools into "the most inviting places in town."
What is proposed is a powerful new approach to K-12 counseling
and education which embraces the idea that every counselor,
principal, teacher and parent plays a significant role in the
enhancement of student self-concept. Educators in five states
share their enthusiasm for the Invitational Learning Model and
explain the creative path to success and change they followed as
they adopted Invitational Learning and Counseling in their own
school settings."
Invitations to Dialogue: The Legacy of Sidney
Jourard.(1999)
Anne C. Richards & Tiparat Schumrum (Eds.). Dubuque, IA:
Kendall/Hunt.
Unit Price: $16.00
From the Preface: "Anyone who speaks to us in such a way that we
feel more aware and alive is someone we would do well to seek
out. Anyone who encounters us in such a way that we feel more
understood, confirmed and excited about our own possiblilties as
a person is understandably someone we want to remember,
celebrate and honor. Without question, Sidney M. Jourard was,
and remains, that kind of person. Because his impact was such a
meaningful and memorable one and because in so many ways his
contributions continue to inspire our professional and personal
lives, we would like you to know him better. This, in large
part, is why we have worked so hard to bring this book into
being."
Inviting Positive Classroom
Discipline. (2002)
William W. Purkey & David B. Strahan. Westerville, OH:
NMSA.
Unit Price: $15.00
From the Foreword: "Inviting Positive Classroom
Discipline is not just another in the series of
advocacies few of which have captured the hearts and minds of
teachers sufficiently to solve this persistent problem. Because
it is based on a sound theory, one that will prevent problems
rather than just treat symptoms, this book holds real promise
for initiating actions that will begin to turn the tide."
Inviting School Success: A Self-Concept
Approach to Teaching, Learning, and Democratic Practice. (1996)
3rd Edition. William W. Purkey & John M. Novak. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth.
Unit Price: $58.00
From the back cover: "Inviting School Success helps readers to see how teachers and all involved in schools
can work to make their schools a truly inviting place. Built
around the invitational model of teaching, this popular book
demonstrates how a teacher's language and actions can affect
students' self-concepts and either "invite" or "disinvite"
educational success."
The Inviting School Treasury: 1001 Ways to
Invite Student Success. (1996)
William W. Purkey & Paula H. Stanley. Greenville, NC:
Brookcliff.
Unit Price: $32.00
From the Introduction: "The ideas presented here have been
created, collected, culled, adapted, and compiled by the authors
for over a decade. We think they represent the best in inviting
school practices. You are cordially summoned to dive in and fill
your pockets with over 1,000 ways to encourage academic
achievement by making school the most inviting place in town."
Making & Keeping Friends (1997)
John J. Schmidt
Unit Price: $32.00
From the back cover: "Here is a unique, ready-to-use sequential activities program to help counselors and teachers in grades 4-8 teach students how to make and keep friends — now and throughout their lives — as they learn about themselves, about others, and about the nature of friendships.
The program presents a specific process for creating and developing relationships, and places responsibility on the individual student to create "messages" that invite frindships..."
Teaching and Counseling for Today's World: Pre -
K-12. (2003)
Tommie R. Radd. Grow With Guidance Publishing.
Unit Price: $15.00
From the back cover: "Educational expert Dr. Tommie R. Radd is
redefining the way schools worldwide develop guidance and
counseling programs, giving students greater odds of achieving
life success. Now, in her book Teaching and Counseling for
Today's World, Dr. Radd shares the basis of her work:
the framework of a dynamic, time-tested guidance system shaped
by more than 30 years of practice and research. This
team-integrated approach brings teachers, counselors, and
administrators together and helps students develop personal,
social, emotional, and behavioral skills to overcome today's
biggest challenges."
Teaching Class Clowns (And What They Can Teach
Us).(2006)
William W. Purkey. Thousand Oakes, CA: Corwin Press.
Unit Price: $24.00
This book is a first of its kind resource published by Corwin
Press. It shows teachers, administrators, and counselors
how to teach these unique yet at risk learners while also
leveraging their blend of humor and intelligence to inject joy
and enthusiasm into the classroom. Written by a veteran
educator (and self described class clown), this concise guide
combines laugh-out-loud writing with the author's field-tested
expertise to help educators: (1) identify the four
"signature" tendencies of class clowns; (2) employ practical
classroom strategies to keep instruction moving; and (3) prevent
class clowns from acting out by understanding how to teach
them.
Time, Tides, Tales, and Christmas Trees (2006)
Robert Small
Unit Price: $10.00
Time, Tides, Tales, and Christmas Trees is, as the title suggests, a collection of poems that reflect the author's experiences and, in many cases, interaction with many people, places, objects, creatures ranging from his grandfather's watch, the death of a friend, the waiting room of a doctor, to out-door Christmas lights.
What
Students Say to Themselves. (2000)
William W. Purkey. Thousand Oakes, CA: Corwin Press.
Unit Price: $19.00
From the back cover: "Call it meditation, inner conversation,
internal dialogue, or self-talk - it is clear that this form of
inner speech plays a vital role in determining how we see
ourselves and how we fit into the world. Educators who
understand this and know how to put this knowledge into action
can help students achieve greater success.
What Students Say to Themselves offers the reader
a clear, concise explanation of the nature and significance of
the inner voice - from how and when the self originates to how
thoughts actually define the self.