Open AccessInvitations and Expeditions, but Hardly Ever Destinations
Author(s) -
Smith Tracy W.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
to improve the academy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-4822
DOI - 10.1002/tia2.20076
Subject(s) - destinations , sociology , development (topology) , political science , tourism , mathematics , mathematical analysis , law
This essay characterizes educational development as an invitation. The author provides a rationale for using Invitational Theory (IT) to guide educational development programming and practice. The five assumptions of IT are included and linked to scholarly literature that grounds educational development. Examples of invitational educational development initiatives or programs are provided for each assumption.