Editorial

The 2018 Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice (JITP) advances the tenets of Invitational Education (IE) theory and practices to optimize educational equity in quality. Despite the dichotomy exhibited by current politics, IE practitioners will ideally find unanimity in the belief that education is the endeavor that strengthens a mind, frees a spirit, and enriches a society. Consumers will find the research and documented practices within the 2018 JITP reinforce how Invitational Education Theory and Practice effectively provides an interdependent framework to empower people, places, policies, programs, and processes (the Five P’s) to “address the total culture or ecosystem of almost any organization” (Purkey and Siegel, 2013, p. 104). The result optimizes the “direction and purpose for all Invitational thought and action” (Purkey & Novak, 2016, p 11), creates an opportunity for stakeholders to realize their full potential, and nurtures an intentionally inviting stance