From an Invitational Education perspective, e-learning will only succeed as an educative environment if educators are able to provide an e-learning environment that preserves dignity and encourages communication. The converse: using an online environment to "throw information" at students has the opposite effect; it is experienced as deeply…

Examples from case studies and practices are used to clarify the theoretical framework and to illustrate the success of Invitational Theory as one of the theories taught in Waikato Polytechnic's Diploma of Adult Learning and Teaching. Concludes by pointing out many challenges Invitational Theory poses for adult educators in general and this…

Proposes that invitational theory and Total Quality Management are not mutually exclusive approaches for education. Contends that, on close examination of the two, clearly these two philosophies share many common concepts and beliefs. Focuses on basic assumptions of both theories. Concludes that invitational approach offers feasible alternative to…