William Watson Purkey
Biographic Data
| ID | 1583879 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Watson Purkey |
| GIVEN NAMES | William Watson |
| FAMILY NAME | Purkey |
| SIGNATURE | PURKEY W W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Overcoming Tough Challenges
The challenge for humanistic psychologists is not so much the further development of theoretical constructs. The challenge is to develop theories of practice that move from abstract formulations to concrete models. “Invitational Education” is one humanistic theory of practice that was used to help transform 12 suffering inner-city schools. The story of how this was done follows
Inviting student self-discipline
restricts individual freedom and personal choice. Yet educators are charged with establishing and maintaining control (usually referred to as discipline) as an essential part of education. Early approaches to discipline were primarily punitive. One of the first schoolhouses built in the United States was equipped with a whipping post (Manning, 1959) and in the good old days a vast array of devices and techniques was used to inflict physical punis…
Class Clowns
From a sample of 3,500 eighth-grade pupils, 96 class clowns were identified by peer nominations on a sociometric form. These pupils were compared to a randomly selected sample of 237 nonclown classmates on the bases of teacher ratings and student self-esteem and school-attitude measures. Clowns were found to be predominantly males. Clowns were seen by their teachers to be higher than nonclowns in Asserting, Unruliness, Attention Seeking, Leadersh…
The Florida Key
Yes
Helping Relationships
Teacher Expectation of Performance Based on Race of Student
Overcoming Tough Challenges
The challenge for humanistic psychologists is not so much the further development of theoretical constructs. The challenge is to develop theories of practice that move from abstract formulations to concrete models. “Invitational Education” is one humanistic theory of practice that was used to help transform 12 suffering inner-city schools. The story of how this was done follows
Class Clowns
From a sample of 3,500 eighth-grade pupils, 96 class clowns were identified by peer nominations on a sociometric form. These pupils were compared to a randomly selected sample of 237 nonclown classmates on the bases of teacher ratings and student self-esteem and school-attitude measures. Clowns were found to be predominantly males. Clowns were seen by their teachers to be higher than nonclowns in Asserting, Unruliness, Attention Seeking, Leadersh…
Inviting student self-discipline
restricts individual freedom and personal choice. Yet educators are charged with establishing and maintaining control (usually referred to as discipline) as an essential part of education. Early approaches to discipline were primarily punitive. One of the first schoolhouses built in the United States was equipped with a whipping post (Manning, 1959) and in the good old days a vast array of devices and techniques was used to inflict physical punis…
Teacher Expectation of Performance Based on Race of Student
The Florida Key
Yes
Helping Relationships
Class Clowns
From a sample of 3,500 eighth-grade pupils, 96 class clowns were identified by peer nominations on a sociometric form. These pupils were compared to a randomly selected sample of 237 nonclown classmates on the bases of teacher ratings and student self-esteem and school-attitude measures. Clowns were found to be predominantly males. Clowns were seen by their teachers to be higher than nonclowns in Asserting, Unruliness, Attention Seeking, Leadersh…
Inviting student self-discipline
restricts individual freedom and personal choice. Yet educators are charged with establishing and maintaining control (usually referred to as discipline) as an essential part of education. Early approaches to discipline were primarily punitive. One of the first schoolhouses built in the United States was equipped with a whipping post (Manning, 1959) and in the good old days a vast array of devices and techniques was used to inflict physical punis…
Overcoming Tough Challenges
The challenge for humanistic psychologists is not so much the further development of theoretical constructs. The challenge is to develop theories of practice that move from abstract formulations to concrete models. “Invitational Education” is one humanistic theory of practice that was used to help transform 12 suffering inner-city schools. The story of how this was done follows
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (2 works) · Applied Psychology (1 work)