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ERIC Number: EJ268530
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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The Impact of Organizational and Innovator Variables on Instructional Innovation in Higher Education.
Davis, Robert H.; And Others
Journal of Higher Education, v53 n5 p568-86 Sep-Oct 1982
One potential factor contributing to increased productivity in higher education is the implementation of instructional innovations. A model of the innovation process was tested. Results suggest that formal organizational mechanisms for facilitating the discovery and implementation of innovations are as important to the process as faculty motivation and behavior. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction, Higher Education, Improvement Programs, Instructional Innovation, Models, Organizational Climate, Problem Solving, Productivity, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Michigan State University