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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Diffusion of Innovation as a Mechanism to Integrate Social Justice in Counselor Education
Author(s) -
Ratts Manivong J.,
Wood Chris
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2011.tb00120.x
Subject(s) - mechanism (biology) , psychology , economic justice , social justice , counselor education , diffusion , innovation diffusion , engineering ethics , higher education , sociology , public relations , epistemology , criminology , political science , law , business , marketing , philosophy , physics , thermodynamics , engineering
The authors present diffusion of innovation theory (Rogers, 2003) as a framework for integrating social justice into counselor education. An overview of diffusion theory is provided along with how the tenets of diffusion of innovation can be used to alleviate fears and anxieties that come with adopting an innovation such as social justice in counselor education.