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Diffusion of Innovation Theory: A Bridge for the Research‐Practice Gap in Counseling
Author(s) -
Murray Christine E.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00556.x
Subject(s) - bridge (graph theory) , diffusion theory , diffusion , diffusion of innovations , innovation diffusion , engineering ethics , sociology , management science , knowledge management , psychology , computer science , social science , medicine , engineering , physics , thermodynamics
This article presents a diffusion of innovation theory‐based framework for addressing the gap between research and practice in the counseling profession. The author describes the nature of the research‐practice gap and presents an overview of diffusion of innovation theory. On the basis of the application of several major postulates of diffusion of innovation theory to the research‐practice gap, several theory‐based research practices and questions are proposed.