International Alliance for Invitational Education
Become a Member!
The International Alliance for Invitational Education, a non-profit organization, has the unique mission of creating and maintaining truly welcoming relationships and environments that enhance life-long learning, promote positive organizational change, cultivate personal and professional growth, and enrich people’s lives. Through its theory of practice, called Invitational Education, the Alliance also identifies and changes negative forces that defeat and destroy human potential.
No other professional organization has this mission as its primary goal.
A Personal Invitation
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we cordially summon you to join the International Alliance for Invitational Education and to work with us to make our families, schools, colleges, hospitals, agencies, and other organizations more inviting places, both personally and professionally.
Invitational Education maintains that every person, and everything in and around organizations and institutions, adds to or subtracts from the process of being a beneficial presence in the lives of everyone involved. Simply put, “Everything counts.”
Invitational Education is a theory of practice that addresses the total environment, whether in a family, school, healthcare agency, or other setting. It is a process for communicating caring and appropriate messages that summon forth the realization of human potential and at the same time identify and alter negative forces that impede development and productivity. For example, research studies conducted in schools that apply Invitational Education principles and practices report increased scores on standardized tests, healthier student behavior, and improved teacher morale.
Among the benefits of membership, in addition to the opportunity to interact with colleagues who share a commitment to creating organizations, institutions, and other agencies as caring places, members receive The Invitational Education FORUM, the Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, and discount rates on Invitational Education Conferences and Institutes. Most importantly, your membership will support a fresh and innovative approach to academic learning, professional helping, organizational leadership, human motivation, and interpersonal relationships.
Please accept our invitation to join the Alliance!
David A. Chapman
Executive Director