The Diffusion of Innovations Model: Applications to Education Policymaking and Critique

The origins of the diffusion innovations theory are varied and span across various disciplines, in a sort contexts. Innovation framework is how, why, at what rate new ideas, concepts, technology, technical information, actual practices spread or diffuse through cultures system. When happen, may be from innovator (a state government) to any other groups (states governments). inquiries policy innovation have been foremost subject political science public policy. Political academics scholars attracted looking how why program spreads (diffusion) one government another make happen adopt This paper will focus on (1) model’s general characteristics, its theoretical application fields, (2) history politics central premise, (3) dominant methodological tradition science, (4) applications education policymaking, (5) limitation.