Conceptual Synthesis 1: The Diffusion of Innovations
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چکیده
This paper sets out the key ideas, models and debates within the diffusion of innovations (DoI) literature and reviews the implications of these for developing a better understanding of research utilisation and evidence-based policy and practice (EBPP) implementation. The analytical review of the literature is organised around the types of knowledge at issue, the forms of utilisation that are envisaged, how the process of DoI has been modelled, the ‘ways of seeing’ that underpin analyses within the field, and finally the key findings to emerge from research in this area. The paper concludes by drawing out the implications of the ideas to emerge from the DoI literature for EBPP implementation.
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