bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of a system of financial risk indicators based on logistic regression and the CorporateMetrics methodology
Authors: Gordienko Mikhail Sergeevich , Popkov Vladislav Andreevich
Published: April 2022

Business entities in their practical activities are constantly faced with the presence of various risks, manifested in the negative impact on them of factors of both internal and external environment. The most important for any financial manager are financial risks (market, credit, fiscal, currency, etc.), the management skills of which in a crisis period reveals genuine professionals in their field. To simplify the management process, algorithms or models are being developed that allow increasing the efficiency and speed of the management decision-making process. The subject of this study is the development of a methodology for assessing and forecasting financial risks. The purpose of the development is to simplify the process of selecting mechanisms for influencing risk, which allows maintaining the stability of cash flows over time and achieving the target financial indicators of an economic entity. The research methodology is based on the use of a combination of logistic regression tools and the CorporateMetrics methodology. These systems of financial risk indicators are highly sensitive to changing market conditions due to unfixed thresholds determined by the average values of the indicators used by the industry. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that the joint use of various indicators and indicators allows to comprehensively assess the exposure of an organization to each type of financial risk and monitor changes in the values of risk indicators. The scope of application of the results is presented on the example of the evaluation of open data on the economic activity of MTS PJSC for the period 2016-2018, the mechanism of using the methodology is shown. It is worth noting that the ability to adapt the indicators and indicators used in the methodology allows it to be applied to any economic entity of the non-financial sector of the economy.
The future of China's economy under the influence of trade tensions with the United States
Authors: Stepanov Nikita Sergeevich
Published: April 2022

The subject of the study is the trends and patterns of development of the Chinese economy, taking into account the impact of trade friction with the United States. It is proved that the conflict between the United States and China has been growing for more than half a century, intensifying in recent years, which is reflected in the growing bilateral tensions at the political and economic levels. The goal of China's modern strategy in the international arena is to make a multipolar world a reality, to make China an alternative to the United States, and as a result led to trade friction between the United States and China. China remains the most involved country in the production value chains on the world market, and is trying to maintain and increase the positions gained over the past decades.    It is proved that the introduction of additional tariffs on mutual trade between the United States and China has led to classic trade effects associated with a change in the level of protection, namely, the effect of creation and shift. Their direction was opposite to the effects observed in the case of a reduction in customs duties. The main strategic directions of the development of the Chinese economy are formulated. In the new conditions, the trade war between the United States and China should be considered as a conflict that sets a certain trend. There is more and more talk about new terms of trade liberalization agreements, whether bilateral, regional or global. The institutional subsystem develops under the influence of changes in socio-economic relations.
Protection of personal data of a police officer from video recording and illegal distribution in the mass media in Russia
Authors: Adakhovskaya Svetlana Vladimirovna , Koblenkov Andrei Yur'evich
Published: April 2022

The subject of the study is the protection of personal data of police officers from video recording and illegal distribution in the media. The object of the study is public relations in the sphere of the clash of interests of representatives of the mass media on the free search for information and the interests of police officers to protect their personal data. The author examines in detail the issues of the legal status of a media representative: his rights and obligations in accordance with the current legislation, as well as the corresponding rights and obligations of a police officer. The purpose of the study is to form an algorithm for the interaction of police officers when communicating with representatives of the media on the basis of the existing regulatory legal regulation. The main method of research is the analysis of specific practical situations of conflict of interests of police officers and representatives of the media, the analysis of judicial practice. The main conclusions as a result of the conducted research are the proposed algorithm of actions of police officers when communicating with representatives of the media on the issue of video recording from the point of view of existing regulatory legal acts and the need to assign the proposed additional responsibilities to a number of supporting units of internal affairs bodies.
The impact of climate change on agriculture in the regions of the Russian Federation
Authors: Sharko Elena Romanovna
Published: April 2022

The subject of the research reflected in this article is climate change, which causes serious problems in the development of agriculture in the world. This is especially true in countries where the place and role of agriculture in the economy are decisive. Russia also belongs to them. Changes in solar activity combined with large-scale transformations of agricultural holdings lead to rapid changes in the sectoral structure of agricultural enterprises and agriculture at the national level. The article reveals the features and current state of the agro-industrial complex of Russia on the example of the southern regions, which are considered the most favorable for agriculture. The main conclusions of the study are the identified future trends in the development of agriculture in the southern regions of Russia, taking into account changes in climatic conditions, namely: 1) the beginning of a gradual change in the production focus of individual regions towards completely new crops for climate-altered natural conditions of agricultural lands; 2) the consequence of global warming for agriculture is a reduction in agricultural production due to a decrease in crop yields and livestock productivity, but this is not a negative factor, since the expansion of soil fertility (geography of favorable conditions for agriculture) will allow to optimize yields with a higher economic effect (to cultivate land where the early there was a climatic opportunity for this, to use the most fertile areas for growing new valuable crops).
Tools for flexible project management methodology in the construction industry
Authors: Fedorchenko Viktor Alekseevich , Vasilenko Zhanna Andreevna
Published: April 2022

This article is devoted to the consideration of Agile management tools and the possibility of their application in the construction industry. The subject of the study is the toolkit of flexible project management methodology. The object of the study is the enterprises of the construction industry. The author examines in detail such aspects as scrum and lean tools in a flexible methodology, identifies the advantages and disadvantages of a flexible methodology in relation to the traditional one, the possibility of using a management decision system in the construction industry. Particular attention is paid to the formulation of problems relevant to construction, which are the postponement of completion dates and changes in the project budget, the external and internal causes of their occurrence are considered, the possibilities of solving with the help of flexible methodology tools are determined. A special contribution of the author to the study of the topic is the determination that construction is currently an industry for which the most characteristic is the cascade project management technique. In the course of the research, the concepts of flexible project management for the construction industry were studied and generalized. Following the induction method, the author came to conclusions about the inexpediency of using a standard flexible methodology for managing construction and investment projects. As a result of the research, it was possible to make a logical study of the collected facts and to make a judgment about the need to switch from the cascade methodology to a new one. Examining the flexible project management tools provided in the course of the study, conclusions were drawn about the conclusion of a new hybrid project management methodology.
Direct German investments in the Russian economy: regional cross-section
Authors: Popova Evgeniya Mikhailovna , Nikitina Tatyana Viktorovna
Published: April 2022

Economic relations between Russia and Germany are developing in the context of such global challenges as the aggravation of the international political situation, the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions, the economic recession against the background of the Covid-19 pandemic. The subject of this study is the regional peculiarities of the placement of German capital on the territory of Russia. The object of the study is 55 subjects of the Russian Federation, which are recipients of direct German investments. The authors focus on studying the dynamics, species and geographical structure of accumulated direct German investments in the context of individual subjects and federal districts. The article assesses the level of differentiation of direct German investments within individual federal districts, calculates sub-federal investment positions, identifies trends in investment cooperation between Russian and German enterprises carried out within the framework of special economic zones. It is established that the factors contributing to the placement of German capital in European Russia are the preferential localization of special economic zones in this part of the country, as well as the conclusion of special investment contracts on the basis of already functioning production facilities. According to the results of the study, the authors summarize that the current regional structure of German investments does not contribute to the achievement of such a task provided for by the Spatial Development Strategy of the Russian Federation as the reduction of interregional socio-economic imbalances. The scientific novelty of this study is to develop recommendations for expanding investment cooperation between Russia and Germany in the Far East, special attention is paid to the role of state institutions. The authors substantiate that the implementation of investment projects for the production of wind power units and assemblies, solar panels, as well as the construction of wind and solar power plants in the Far East should be considered as a promising area of cooperation between Russia and Germany.
The internal causes of Iraqi political instability after 2003
Authors: Dzhanabi Yakub Sabikh
Published: April 2022

This research topic is discussed in order to analyze the phenomenon of political instability in Iraq after 2003, in terms of the basic concept, origins and mechanisms of its resolution. There is a large variety of objects that can be researched. Firstly, the objective of subjectivity: It is linked to my, the researcher's, desire to discuss the phenomenon of political instability in Iraq after 2003 as part of my particular specialization in Iraqi affairs. Secondly, there are scientific objectives. I feel that there is insufficient research and analysis regarding this topic. Thirdly, impartial objectives: I seek to find effective resolutions to the political instability phenomenon, which has continued to have a negative impact on quality of life for Iraqis. The results of this research should be placed in the hands of political decision makers as it presents some feasible solutions that could help leaders choose the best path forward to resolve this phenomenon. Syllabus: The study was conducted on the basis of a systemic analytical approach based on inputs and outputs. Problem: The main concern of this work is the answer to the following questions: What led to political instability in Iraq after 2003? the novelty of the study lies in the fact that, they are aimed at the root of most of Iraq's problems. The study time frame is from 2003 to the present. The spatial framework of research is the country of Iraq.
On the question of polygamy and debauchery of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich
Authors: Polyakov Aleksandr Nikolaevich
Published: April 2022

The subject of this study is the family ties of Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich. The object is the personality of Prince Vladimir. The purpose of this article is to establish, based on a comparative analysis of sources, the degree of reliability of the facts they contain about promiscuity, the number of marriages and children of Vladimir. A materialistic approach to history is used as a methodological basis. Within its framework, the article applies: the comparative historical method, the method of critical analysis, the principles of historicism and objectivity. The source base is the data of the Russian chronicles ("The Tale of Bygone Years", the Laurentian Chronicle), the Chronicle of George Amartol, biblical texts, the writings of Titmar of Merseburg, Leo the Deacon, John Skilitsa, Ibn Haukal. The article discusses the controversial issue of Prince Vladimir's family ties. The author comes to the conclusion that Vladimir Svyatoslavich, contrary to the instructions of the chronicle on the prince's polygamy in the pagan era, was married only twice — the first time by a pagan marriage to the Polotsk Princess Rogneda and the second time by a Christian marriage to the Byzantine princess Anna. The number of the prince's children exceeded the figure indicated in the chronicle — about 8 sons and 9 daughters. The main "antihero" of ancient Russian history, Prince Svyatopolk, according to the author, was the legitimate son of Vladimir, not Yaropolk. At the same time, the author believes that Vladimir was distinguished by intemperance in relationships with women and kept many concubines.
On the eve of the era of "highways": on the History of Federal Highway Construction in the USA
Authors: Makurin Andrei Igorevich , Ulianova Ira Andrisovna
Published: April 2022

The object of the study is the history of the formation of the federal highway construction system in the United States before the First World War. The subject of the study is the economic, social and political prerequisites for the emergence of the idea of federal financing of road construction. The article examines the socio-political struggle that unfolded in American society at the beginning of the XX century on the need for federal participation in the creation of a highway network. The most important link in the Government's road policy was the creation of a system of federal agencies dealing with road construction problems. The study of this issue allows us to trace the evolution of the approaches of the public and politicians in solving the problem of the separation of powers of the states and the federal government in the field of road construction. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that the issue of federal funding is considered in the context of traditional discussions about the separation of powers of the states and the federal government, as well as the problems of strategic planning. The authors' attention is focused on the fact that previously the allocation of money for the construction of roads from federal funds was considered an unacceptable measure that violates the constitutional autonomy of the states. But strategic problems demanded a new look at this feature of the US state structure. The results of the study allow us to conclude that the Federal Road Assistance Act of 1916 meant recognition of the need for federal regulation of road construction and became an important precedent that opened up the possibility of creating a nationwide road network in the future.
Domestic state studies of the second half of the XIX century . about the problems of interaction between the state, society and the individual
Authors: Chukaev Timur Omarovich , Kozinnikova Ekaterina Nikolaevna
Published: April 2022

The subject of the study was the theoretical heritage of prominent Russian statesmen of the second half of the XIX century – Vasily Nikolaevich Leshkov (1810-1881) and Vladimir Matveevich Hessen (1868-1920). The initial position of the concepts of "public law" and "rule of law" developed by them is the thesis that in the conditions of the formation of the rule of law, it is necessary to fully develop the institution of civil society – the sphere of manifestation of initiatives of free citizens and voluntarily formed organizations. The causal relationship of the problem of interaction between the state, society and the individual is revealed; the ideas of V. N. Leshkov and V. M. Hessen about the subjects of "public law" and "subjective law" are characterized. The concepts of "public law" and "rule of law", reflected in the theoretical heritage of V. N. Leshkov and V. M. Hessen, which has not received proper understanding to date, are characterized. An assessment is given to the conclusions of V. N. Leshkov and V. M. Gessen that society is considered as the most important subject of management activity in the state. It is concluded that in the conditions of building a developed civil society in the Russian Federation, the concepts of "public law" and "rule of law" require a comprehensive analysis and clarification of their significance for the transformation of the state-legal reality of modern Russia.
Prisracology (chontology) as a philosophical search for another modernity
Authors: Dorozhkin Egor Leonidovich
Published: April 2022

This article explores a critical tool of modern philosophy, called "prismology" ("chontology") in the works of Jacques Derrida and Mark Fischer. The aim is not just to consider the origin of this approach, but also to reveal its philosophical foundations in the historical and problematic context of modernity. For this purpose , an intertextual analysis of the works of Zh . Derrida, M. Fischer and several of the main authors on whom they are based (K. Marx, Z. Freud, F. Jamison, etc.). Hermeneutical explication of semantic connotations is also performed, which are not deployed by the authors themselves, but contribute to a better understanding of the desired approach. The result of the study is the definition of "prisracology" ("chontology") as a transdiscipline tool for searching for "another modernity" in the absence of a historical alternative, a tool for restarting the interrupted cultural revolution. This restart is carried out through work with forms of obsessive absence ("ghosts") in the cultural experience of modernity, manifested in the pandemic of depression, the nostalgia industry, etc., that is, through critical work with a common feeling. The relevance of this approach lies in the possibility of a completely new look at the research of many cultural and political processes of our time, in the possibility of discovering determinants inaccessible to classical approaches. Ultimately, honology is a tool for liberating the imagination.
A bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Musculoskeletal Surgery and Research
Authors: Sayyad Yakub K , Khoshhal Khalid I.
Published: April 2022

Objectives:

The Journal of Musculoskeletal Surgery and Research (JMSR) is a relatively new publication focusing on research related to musculoskeletal surgery and related research. We aimed to analyze its bibliometrics to help the concerned community and JMSR’s audience, authors, and editorial team get to know the journal more in-depth.

Methods:

We performed a manual search of the JMSR’s publications for assessing various bibliometric parameters, including the type of published documents and their citation frequencies, authors with most papers, authors affiliations (national vs. international), and frequency distribution of keywords from the Journal’s inception in the mid-2017 through 2021. We used the Google scholar database and analyzed the data using Microsoft Excel VOS viewer software.

Results:

Two hundred and twenty-nine documents have been published from mid-2017 through 2021 in JMSR by 540 authors (458 males and 82 females), having a trend of the annual increment (R2 0.3684). There were 97 original articles published to date with a mean of 5.14 ± 4.20 articles in each issue. By the end of 2021, JMSR has received 192 citations from 197 citable papers out of 229 published documents from 2017 through 2021, with an average of 38.40 cites/year and 0.97 cites/paper, and an h–index of 6. We found 2.4 ± 1.5 (Range 1–6) institutions per article, with 110 (55.7%) being local institutes, whereas 85 (44.3%) were international institutes. The number of authors per paper ratio was 4.3 ± 1.7.

Conclusion:

JMSR is providing quality scholarship publications in orthopedics and musculoskeletal research, which could provide global insight pertaining to the field, to its viewers, authors, and editorial team.
Mineral and bone disorders in peritoneal dialysis
Authors: Houem Imane , Agrou Mina , Saidi Imane , Ouzeddoun Naima , Bayahia Rabia , Benamar Loubna
Published: April 2022

Introduction

Disorders of mineral and bone metabolism are common in dialysis patients and are responsible for an increased risk of fracture, cardiovascular risk and mortality. The mineral and bone disorder most frequently found in peritoneal dialysis (PD) is adynamic osteopathy. The aim of our work is to describe the mineral and bone profile of patients on peritoneal dialysis, to determine the prevalence of hyperparathyroidism in this population and to identify the risk factors associated with it.

Material and method

This is a cross-sectional study including all our PD patients in whom we analyzed the various clinical, biological, radiological and therapeutic data related to mineral and bone metabolism.

We defined hyperparathyroidism by a parathyroid hormone (PTH) ≥ 600pg/ml and we determined the risk factors by comparing two groups : with and without hyperparathyroidism.

Results

We retained 85 patients whose mean age was 49.18 ± 17.28 years and the sex ratio of 0.77. The seniority in dialysis was 33.31 ± 26.68 months. Median PTH was 668 pg/ml [34-3800] with serum calcium at 87.75±7.52 mg/l, phosphatemia at 54.07±16.69 mg/l and vitamin D at 23.74±11.56 ng/ml. Hyperparathyroidism was found in 60% of patients.

The risk factors for hyperparathyroidism noted in our study are: seniority in PD, high PTH before the start of dialysis, and hyperphosphatemia. The short medical follow-up before dialysis seems to play an important role in the development of secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Conclusion

Hyperparathyroidism is the most frequent mineral and bone disorder in our series. Factors correlated with hyperparathyroidism are length of time on dialysis, hyperphosphatemia and high parathormone levels before the start of dialysis.
Organizational Learning in Action
Authors: Thompson Donna R.
Published: April 2022

Public schools have met with increasingly unfavorable reactionin recent years, while private schools, magnet schoolsand charter schools seem to be gaining interest and publicsupport. This may be due, in part, to the fact that publicschools seem to lack a welcoming atmosphere. This action researchstudy examined how teachers and an administrator atan elementary school in Texas used organizational learningstrategies to implement the philosophy of invitational educationon their campus in an effort to create a more welcomingclimate.
Why Not . . . On Purpose?
Authors: Milliren Al , Wingett Wes
Published: April 2022

Through the use of case examples, the authors present theconcept that behavior might best be viewed from the perspectiveof goal directedness as opposed to internal or externalcausality. With an understanding of the individuals psychologicalmovement, teachers and counselors might be in a betterposition to provide more effective and inviting psychologicalservices to students.
The Inviting School Survey–Revised (ISS-R)
Authors: Smith Kenneth H.
Published: April 2022

This article describes the revised Inviting School Survey (ISS-R) which is a 50-item checklist based on the 100-item Inviting School Survey (Purkey & Schmidt,1990, Purkey & Fuller, 1995). Both the original ISS and the ISS-R are designedfor use by Grade Four students and above, teachers, school administrators andothers associated with the school, such as counselors, psychologists, and socialworkers. The ISS-R, by being half the length of the original, is easier toadminister as well as less time consuming, yet provides the same psychometricproperties as the original.
The Hoffmeyer Mentoring Activity Checklist
Authors: Hoffmeyer Carl , Milliren Al , Eckstein Daniel
Published: April 2022

In this article, invitational theory is applied to the process of mentoring. Theresults of three research studies exploring mentoring of first-year school teachersled to factor analysis research in which 22 specific mentor related activitiesand behaviors in assisting first-year teachers are identified. These results werecompiled to create the Hoffmeyer Mentoring Activity Checklist (HMAC).
Merging Invitational Theory with Mathematics Education
Authors: Kitchens Anita N. , Wenta Robert G.
Published: April 2022

Two faculty members in the department of mathematical sciences at a four-year university,with teacher-education experience, presented a workshop for in-service elementaryand middle-school teachers. The intention was to address affective aspects of teachingincluding: teacher efficacy, learning styles, cognitive dissonance, relaxation, and beliefsas they influence behavior in order to motivate reflection and change. The goal of theworkshop was to enhance the professional and personal development of the participants.The outline and implementation of the workshop were consistent with major tenets ofInvitational Theory and with NCTM’s 2000 Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.The intent of this paper is to suggest that educators reflect upon the teacher educationprogram at their university and offer similar workshops.
EDITORIAL
Authors: Riner Phil
Published: April 2022

It is a simple question. I ask the “teachersto-be” in my university classes at the beginningof every term: “How many of you havebenefited from exposure to hostile, negative,and caustic comments from a teacher?” Iprovide a second version: “How many ofyou find yourselves attending to a lessonand learning better after the teacher criticizesyou or attempts to embarrass you infront of the class?” I give a third version:“How many of you have been made good bybeing told you were bad?”
Editor’s Comments
Authors: Shaw Daniel E.
Published: April 2022

Volume 17, 2011 of the JITP is “different” from past issuesin a few ways. Some of you may have noticed one changeimmediately, by the presence of the QR code on our cover.For those unfamiliar with QR codes, I will explain later.Those of you with smart phones, I hope your response waspositive. Before further describing what’s “different”, let mebriefly state what has not changed! In a word, content. TheJITP still continues to publish articles which promote thetenets of invitational theory and practice, self-concept theory,and perceptual psychology. This has been one of thejournal’s purposes since it first appeared in the winter of1992 under the editorship of IAIE “long marcher” John J.Schmidt. Most of us call him Jack, which he warmly andgenuinely encourages.
Applying Self Efficacy Theory to Increase Interpersonal Effectiveness in Teamwork
Authors: Bumann Mary , Younkin Sharon
Published: April 2022

Effective teamwork is a key element of today's healthcare environment, affecting everything from morale to patient outcomes. The increasing facility in interpersonal skills can enhance one's ability to be an effective collaborator within a healthcare team. For those individuals working in teams, effective interpersonal skills facilitate demonstration and sharing expertise, maximize individual contributions, minimize burnout, and foster autonomy in professional practice. The foundational concept of this paper is that in healthcare practice, competence is necessary but not sufficient to sustain ongoing effectiveness in interpersonal interactions. This article offers a framework describing how key skills necessary in developing effectiveness in teamwork can be developed using Bandhura's construct of self-efficacy theory (1997). Interpersonal effectiveness requires negotiating the complex interactions at the intersection between the four sources of influence identified in self-efficiency theory (mastery, vicarious experience, social persuasion, and physiological response awareness) and two primary domains of interpersonal effectiveness (individual and group).
The Sixth "P" – Politics
Authors: Fink Dean
Published: April 2022

Invitational theory presents the concept of invitations as related to five factors: people, places, policies,programs, and processes (Purkey & Schmidt, 1990). In this article, I propose the addition of a sixth "P," politics.The assumption is that without addressing the political aspect of schools and school systems, success of theinvitational model with the other five dimensions is undermined or negated at best.In spite of reform movements of past and recent years the "deep structures of schooling," as Cuban (1990)described them, are unchanged. Schools remain characterized by balkanized divisions or departments (Hargreaves,1989). Students are taught subjects, failed and retained in grades, or passed and graduated with little empiricalsupport for either process. Likewise, students are "labelled, libeled, sorted and grouped" in contradiction to thefindings of educational research (Purkey & Novak, 1984). Why, in spite of a plethora of change efforts over theyears, are schools fundamentally the same as they used to be?
A Brief History of the International Alliance for Invitational Education
Authors: Purkey William W.
Published: April 2022

Beyond our Galaxy, in some forgotten time (circa 1968), two young professors at the University of Florida, Betty Faye Siegel and William Watson Purkey, applied for and received a small grant from the Noyes Foundation of of New York to train educators. The grant provided modest fellowships for teams of teachers, principals, and school board members to attend a three-week residential summer program on humanizing the educative process. Although the funding was to be for a single summer, the program was so successful that the Noyes Foundation continued its support for the next eight years.
Particulars, Universals, and Invitations
Authors: Schmidt John J.
Published: April 2022

What is inviting? More specifically, can some behaviors be defined universally as invitations regardless of how individuals perceive them? In this article, the existence of universal invitations and their relationship to perceptual processes are presented in an expanded view of how invitational levels of functioning are determined.
Multicultural Education and Invitational Theory
Authors: Arceneaux Clayton J.
Published: April 2022

Great influxes of Hispanics and Asians to the United States during the past twenty years have helped to swell this country's already diverse ethnic population. Consequently, the resulting cultural pluralism has initiated changes in society and its institutions to meet the needs of many different people. A most likely place to meet these needs is found in educational settings, and, as a result, it is in the field of education, in our schools, colleges, and universities, where multicultural concerns have developed. In particular, an awareness and a growing commitment to the concept of multicultural education has developed to the point that it is incorporated into the standards used to judge the quality of teacher education programs (NCATE, 1979; 1986).
Invitations, Development, and Freedom
Authors: Cox Walker Dawn
Published: April 2022

The Latin root of the word education means to "draw out" or to "call forth." In the introduction to The Dialectic of Freedom, Maxine Greene (1988) stated that she sought an audience of "those who educate with untapped possibility in mind" (p. xii). To educate in this manner it is necessary to open up the space that exists between the dialectic of the actual and the possible. One must call forth the possible and draw out the relatively untapped potential existing in each individual.
Editorial
Authors: Riner Phillip
Published: April 2022

Welcome to the 20th volume of the Journal for Invitation Theory and Practice! Having served as editorfor nine years and associate editor for one, the honor of introducing our newest editor has been awarded tome. It is with great pleasure that I introduce to you Professor Sheila Therese Gregory as the new editor ofJITP, who oversaw the publication of this, the 20th volume.
From Theory to Praxis Applying Invitational Education Beyond Schools
Authors: Welch Gabriela , Smith Ken
Published: April 2022

This essay critically reviews the application of Invitational Education (IE)1 beyond classrooms andschools by examining the activities of an educational volunteer program (The Atherton GardensHomework Support Program). The authors advocate that in order to have a meaningful effect, IE needs tobe implemented along with principles of other pedagogical approaches such as cognitive, social, andbehavioural, and to take into serious consideration the social and political context in which it is applied.
Inviting Calm Within: ADD, Neurology, and Mindfulness
Authors: Riner Phillip S. , Tanase Madalina
Published: April 2022

The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV) describesADD as behaviorally observed impairments in attention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. Officially knownas AD/HD, we use ADD here because we are dealing primarily with attention, organizational, andimpulsivity issues. A more sophisticated model of the disorder is being developed as research inneurology, psychotherapy, cognitive psychology, and education as unified into a comprehensive view,offering more promising treatments than in the past.In this robust model, ADD is viewed as a neurological condition where individuals struggle withregulating executive functions of the brain, as a result of impaired operation of the prefrontal cortex. Incontrast to the DSM IV viewpoint, these impairments may or may not result in behavioral deficits,depending on the success the individual has in accommodating the symptoms. Acknowledging that thesedeficits create substantial challenges to the individual, this newer model acknowledges personal resilienceand the self-creation of compensating factors that mitigate the difficulties that are required in the DSM IVdiagnosis. Thus, an ADHD individual may be quite successful, but that success comes at a high price,from either continued struggles hidden carefully from others to control functions others take for granted,or enduring great underachievement when the intellectual ability of the individual is considered.Although ADD is a substantial lifelong disorder, its effect can be mitigated by a number of factors. Whilemedication is the front-line treatment, success typically involves a combination of strategies, includingaltering the immediate environment, education about the condition, and psychological therapy. Thisarticle describes additional approaches creating an inviting perspective to problematic organizational andconcentration issues. This approach includes the traditional approaches, but reaches out to moreexperiences known to aid in the development of mindfulness and attention, in ways that can benefit theADD individual. The purpose of the paper is:• To counter negative stereotypes of ADD ;• To provide an accurate basic explanation of the neurological and genetic basis of ADD;• To describe the compatibility of Invitational Theory (IT) in creating classroomenvironments that foster ameliorative settings, situations, and activities for students withneurological differences; and• To describe strategies for calming the mind, specifically adapted for ADD that consumeminimal time, can be integrated into daily classroom functioning, and are appropriate forindividual as well as classroom use.
One School’s Journey Along the Inviting School Path
Authors: Hansen Barbara
Published: April 2022

Nearly ten years ago, Park Street Intermediate School began the journey of instituting processes, policies, and programs intended to support the development of a learning environment based on trust, respect, optimism, caring, and intentionality as described in the literature of Invitational Education. The purpose of this case study is to trace the development of that journey, from inception to the present, searching for those attitudes and actions that either promoted or presented barriers for the implementation of Invitational Education or its continued development.
Creating an Effective Educational Environment for Adult Learners: A Qualitative, Multi-Case Study of Off-Campus Center Administrator’s Use of Invitational Leadership
Authors: McKnight Carolyn P.
Published: April 2022

This study was designed to examine off-campus centers and their administrators in creating an effective learning environment for adult learners using a new innovative leadership theory, invitational, which is a holistic approach that nurtures the belief everyone is intrinsically motivated and it is the leaders’ responsibility to unleash their true potential (Purkey & Siegel, 2003). Data analysis revealed three emerging themes: 1) Passionate Partnership, 2) Motivational Inspiration and 3) Organic Nous of Affinity. Implications of the study concluded preparatory programs should incorporate the aspects of optimism and intentionality as essential leadership characteristics when training leaders, and adult market-driven educational needs should drive programs and services offered at an off-campus center.
Children’s Books for Building Character and Empathy
Authors: Cain Melissa A.
Published: April 2022

One focus of Invitational Theory and Practice is creating positive environments that summon each individual to “develop intellectually, socially, physically, emotionally, and morally” (Purkey & Novak, 2008). Children’s literature is a rich resource for teachers and parents to focus on emotional and moral development. This article will provide background information on the nature of literary response and the characteristics of literature that engender responses related to character and moral development. Examples and related activities teachers can use to help children process the stories will be shared. To appreciate the power of children’s literature to impact children’s character and empathy, it helps to examine the nature of literary response. In The Reader, the Text, and the Poem (1938), Louise Rosenblatt outlined her Literary Transaction Theory. As illustrated in Figure 1, each of us comes to the reading experience with our own set of background experiences. Those experiences will influence how we interpret the texts we read. This is also true for authors, who draw upon their own pools of experience in writing their books. The important thing to remember about this is that it is not static. As our experiences change, we will interpret texts in new and different ways. Authors may even come back to their own writings with new interpretations over time.
Toward a Typology of Learning Invitations
Authors: Haigh Martin
Published: April 2022

Learning invitations are strategies that encourage learners to engage with education. Learning invitations take many different forms but the aim is to create these invitations intentionally and systematically. This might be easier if there were some guidance to different styles of learning invitations. The Dharmic typology proposed builds upon ideas from Sāṃkhya—Yoga, particularly the notion of the three qualities of life (Triguṇa), which together are thought to construct everything much as pixels of three primary (RGB) colors create every photograph. Sattva is light, peace, harmony; it evokes a reflective, ethical, and holistic approach and learning invitations based on emulation and spiritual self-realization. Tamas is heavy, veiled and obstructive; it evokes feelings of inertia, lethargy and fearfulness and learning invitations based on disgust, repulsion and the wish for reform. Sattva and Tamas are static but the third quality, Rajas, burns with the fire of action. Rajas is desire, movement, change and energy; it evokes personal passions, material desires, emotion, excitement, ambition, anger and greed and its learning invitations invite change, often using personal gain as their lure. Three Rajasic invitational styles are discussed; those where action (Rajas) itself is the goal, where goodness (Sattva) is the goal, and where the domination of others is the goal (Tamas).
Moments of Intersectionality: Moving Invitational Theory into Practice Through a Constructivist Approach
Authors: Brown Hilary
Published: April 2022

The study explored in this paper describes a course that was purposefully designed using a constructivist approach to teaching and learning. The intent was to stimulate learning within a traditional classroom environment with the specific aim to promote the retention of theory in such a manner that student’s would apply it into his/her own professional practice. Eighteen graduate students participated in a teaching, learning, and development course in a university in Southern Ontario, Canada, and learned both invitational and holistic approaches to education. Using constructivist strategies such as self-selection of journal articles and developing a personal synthesis project to name but two, students were encouraged to deeply reflect on their current professional practice in light of both invitational and/or holistic theories of education. This teaching approach encouraged both the retention of knowledge and more importantly the subsequent application of invitational theory into both their personal and professional lives.
Voices of the Disinvited: The Dream and Reality of Invitational Education For Underachieving and Apathetic Students Reflections from a “Long Marcher” in Invitational Education
Authors: Lang Melvin
Published: April 2022

The purpose of this study was to see if invitational teaching techniques and procedures, used to help college students become clearer about their personal commitments to teaching and more purposeful in their course in school curriculum development, were related to their behavior patterns of (1) achieving far below their potential or (2) apathy or indifference to normally challenging course activities.
Taking Action: Inviting Diversity into Our Classrooms through Literature
Authors: Young Terry , Ward Barbara
Published: April 2022

So much recent attention has been focused on the need for quality books featuring diverse characters, themes and settings. While parents and teachers may look to annual book lists selected for the International Literacy Association’s Notable Books for a Global Society, the United States Board on Books for Young People’s Outstanding International Books, and the Jane Addams Peace Association’s Children’s Book Awards, there are several new trade books for young readers that seem perfectly poised to help readers explore the meaning of diversity as well as learn more about the wide world around them. Here are some recent favorites that explore some territory previously untrammeled.
A Heartfelt Look at an Inviting Life
Authors: Monahan Tony
Published: April 2022

Being personally inviting is to be a beneficial presence for oneself and others (Purkey & Novak, 2015). But how does this occur during a tragedy? Until I say Goodbye: My year of Living with Joy is the first-person account of the life struggle of 44 year old Susan, a journalist, wife, and mother of three who was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative disease that destroys the nerves that power the muscles. Instead of fighting the disease with medical treatments, Susan decided to live one last year enjoying the company of her family and friends with a series of outings and trips. As her muscles deteriorated, Susan wrote her memoir – eventually reduced to writing with just her thumb on her iPhone.
Cultural Care and Inviting Practices: Teacher perspectives on the influence of care and equity in an urban elementary school
Authors: Allen Eva J. , FitzGerald Anne Marie
Published: April 2022

The study investigates the perspectives of five educators on the influence of cultural care and invitational education (IE) through qualitative participatory action research (PAR). Invitational education is a theoretical framework that facilitates a positive learning environment and encourages individuals to reach their unlimited potential. Like IE, cultural care is a theory of practice that uses a social-emotional approach for school improvement. However, cultural care considers race and culture as fundamental to promoting outcomes for all students. In connection to IE, cultural care is a strengths-based approach to encourage and produce positive outcomes and promotes a strong consideration to race and culture. The study examined teacher practices and perceptions to evaluate the influence of invitational practices and cultural care. Data were analyzed through two theoretical frameworks, invitational education and culturally responsive pedagogy. Themes were derived from analyses of data collected through interviews pre- and postintervention implementation, recorded observation notes, and artifacts. Findings indicated that inviting practices and cultural care positively influenced the climate of the learning environment, affirmed the importance of teachers listening to students with intentionality, and highlighted the need for educators to recognize students’ basic and academic needs. These needs acknowledged student presence, behavior, and growth from a strengths-based approach. The participant educators reported a shift towards a positive learning environment. Recommendations for practice include establishing site-based equity teams and implementing professional learning communities to enhance teachers’ professional development. Keywords: invitational education, culturally responsive pedagogy, cultural care, school climate
Editorial
Authors: Anderson Chris James
Published: April 2022

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.
Innovative Collaboration with Digital Stories: Making a Difference through Invitational Education
Authors: Coffey Debra
Published: April 2022

This study was designed to explore and describe the impact of innovative group collaboration on digital stories in a children’s literature course for pre-service teachers. Participants described the highlights of experiences with innovative creation and the ways they collaborated in an intentionally inviting environment while they prepared the digital stories. The results of this study aligned with the overarching goals, elements, and domains of Invitational Theory and Practice. Keywords: Invitational Education, Invitational Theory and Practice, Children’s Literature, Digital stories.