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Dr. William Watson Purkey

Title: Professor Emeritus

Education:

EdD, Psychological Foundations of Education, University of Virginia

MEd, Educational Psychology, University of Virginia

BS, Education, University of Virginia

Faculty member at UNCG since: 1976

Scholarly Achievements and Awards (selected):

Author or co-author of over 80 professional articles and nine books, including Self Concept and School Achievement, Inviting School Success, The Inviting School Treasury, Invitational Counseling: A Self-Concept Approach to Professional Practice, What Students Say to Themselves, and Becoming an Invitational Leader

Student Award for Instructor Excellence, University of Florida

Good Teaching Award, Standard Oil Foundation

Outstanding Teacher Award, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society

Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Virginia, School of Education

John McGovern Award, American School Health Association

Professional Development Award, American Counseling Association

Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of North Carolina System

Research Interests (selected):

Invitational theory

Self-concept theory

Interpersonal relationships

Emotional climate

Human motivation

Conflict management

Responsive therapy

Professional Service (selected):

Co-Founder, International Alliance for Invitational Education

Teaching Responsibilities:

Helping Relationships

University Teaching in Counseling

Counseling Experience (selected):

School counselor

Counselor, college counseling center

Other:

National Certified Counselor (NCC)

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

National Certified School Counselor (NCSC)

Personal:

Enjoys his wonderful wife of 51 years Imogene, two children, six gifted grandchildren, and treasure hunting

Recent Publications (Selected)

Purkey, W. W., & Novak, J. (in press). Invitational education. In J. H. Block, S. T. Everson, & T. R. Guskey (Eds.), Comprehensive school reform: A program perspective. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishers.

Purkey, W. W., Stanley, P. H. (in press). The self in psychotherapy. In D. Cain (Ed.), Humanistic approaches to psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Purkey, W. W. & Siegel, B. (2002). Becoming an invitational leader. Atlanta, GA: Humanics Press.

Purkey, W. W., & Gerber, S. (2000). Responsive therapy: An invitational model for professional helping. In R. J. Corsini (Ed.), Handbook of innovative psychotherapies (2nd). New York: Wiley.

Purkey, W. W. (2000). What students say to themselves: Internal dialogue and school success. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press/Sage.

Purkey, W. W. (1999). Invitational theory: Legacy of Sidney Jourard. In A. Richards & T. Schumrom (Eds.), Invitations to dialogue: The contributions of Sidney M. Jourard (pp. 249-258). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishers.

email: wwpurkey@uncg.edu
professional page: http://www.InvitationalEducation.net

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