Is Invitational Education an Evolving Theory of Practice? For Invitational Education to evolve robustly as a theory of practice, it must increasingly integrate insights from contextual research, especially on equity, diversity, and systemic barriers. When integrated with contextual well-being frameworks, IE’s principles of intentionality and respect can become more responsive to diverse socio-cultural conditions and the lived realities of marginalized learners. Contextual well-being and Invitational Education both champion educational environments that nurture human potential, though they approach this aim from different angles