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Diffusion of Innovation Theory

In: Encyclopedia of School Health
Edited by: David C. Wiley & Amy C. Cory
Subject:School Health Nursing, Health & Wellness, Public Health Education & Health Promotion
Keywords:adopter categories; adoption; diffusion; innovation; innovation diffusion; opinion leadership; theories and concepts

Diffusion means to distribute or spread widely. An innovation refers to something that is new or different, and in the context of health it can be in the form of a new idea, technique, behavior, or program. Thus the diffusion of ...

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  Wiley, D. C., & Cory, A. C. (2013). Diffusion of innovation theory. In Encyclopedia of school health (pp. 175-176). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276250.n66
  
  Wiley, David C., and Amy C. Cory. "Diffusion of Innovation Theory." In Encyclopedia of School Health, edited by Wiley, David C., and Amy C. Cory, 175-76. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276250.n66.
  
  Wiley, D. C. and Cory, A. C. 2013. Diffusion of Innovation Theory. In: David C. Wiley and Amy C. Cory Editors, 2013. Encyclopedia of School Health, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 175-176 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276250.n66> [Accessed 12 Aug 2022].
  
  Wiley, David C. and Amy C. Cory. "Diffusion of Innovation Theory." Encyclopedia of School Health. Edited by Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2013, pp. 175-76. SAGE Knowledge. 12 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452276250.n66.
  
  Wiley, David C., and Amy C. Cory (2013). Diffusion of innovation theory In:Diffusion of innovation theory Encyclopedia of school health Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2013:175-176. doi:10.4135/9781452276250.n66
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