Journal article
Getting in, getting rooted, and spread: An actor network analysis of the spread of an educational innovation in Finland and the United States
Journal of educational change, Vol.25(1), pp.197-221
03/2024
DOI: 10.1007/s10833-023-09486-6
Abstract
This study compares the adoption and spread of an educational innovation-a project-based, interest-driven, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics learning program-in two culturally distinct contexts: a large school district in the southeastern United States and the public schools in Helsinki, Finland. Using actor network analysis, we show how the educational innovation got in, got rooted, and spread in these two contexts. Our analysis shows how and what actors needed to be mobilised for the program to be implemented and sustained (or not) in these two contexts. Our analysis highlights both similarities and difference between the districts. However, despite key differences, we found that the emergent classroom cultures and student experiences were similar. Our findings have implications for understanding how educational innovations scale as well as similarities and differences between the Finnish and American school systems.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Getting in, getting rooted, and spread: An actor network analysis of the spread of an educational innovation in Finland and the United States
- Creators
- Kay E. Ramey - University of IowaJaakko A. Hilppo - University of HelsinkiReed Stevens - Northwestern University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of educational change, Vol.25(1), pp.197-221
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10833-023-09486-6
- ISSN
- 1389-2843
- eISSN
- 1573-1812
- Number of pages
- 25
- Grant note
- DRL-1657438 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 07/26/2023
- Date published
- 03/2024
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984455459602771
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