Problems in Measuring the Degree of Implementation of an Innovation / William J. Gephart.

This paper argues that measuring the degree of implementation is important if causative statements about effects of an innovation are to be made. It identifies four classes of problems which impede such measurement: the purpose problem, the local adaptability probelm, the scalor problem, and the inn...

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Main Author: Gephart, William J.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1976.
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Physical Description:12 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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