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Adoption Of Pedagogical Innovations: Social Networks Of Engineering Education Guilds, Darby Riley, Kaitlin Mallouk, Courtney Faber, Alexandra Coso Strong
Adoption Of Pedagogical Innovations: Social Networks Of Engineering Education Guilds, Darby Riley, Kaitlin Mallouk, Courtney Faber, Alexandra Coso Strong
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This work investigates how innovations propagate through two professional networks (guilds): the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) and the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE). Previous research has demonstrated that the adoption of pedagogical innovations is supported by the socialization of the innovation among potential adopters. In this work, we use social network analysis to explore the impact of professional connections on innovation adoption. Our research questions are: (1) How does overall social structure differ between guilds? (2) How do measures of social network structures relate to innovation adoption? A survey was distributed to members of KEEN and …