Editorial: An Expanded Vision

The theory proposed and promoted in this journal was first named and is commonly referred to as invitational education. This designation was created when William Purkey and Betty Siegel, founders of this movement, first focused attention on schools, the teaching process, and student learning. Primarily, their aim was to encourage educators to establish relationships that valued students and viewed all students as capable of learning. Invitational education was a natural description for this mission. In the years following the early workshops arranged and led by Drs. Purkey and Siegel, many people from varied professions and around the world attended invitational conferences. As the audience expanded, a broader perspective developed for applying the invitational approach in a variety of institutions and organizations beyond the school setting. Professions such as nursing, business, counseling, and others are now represented among the Alliance membership, and in the process people have expanded the vision for invitational theory and practice