Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17030
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Pages 102-124 in Robert A. Solo and Everett M. Rogers (eds.), Inducing technological change for economic growth and development. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing. 238 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20704
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132 pages, Includes an historical overview of diffusion research from the 1940s to the 1970s, plus a discussion of recent trends and prospects for the future.
International: Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12175
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Online via UI Library Catalog search. Ebscohost. 4 pages., Biography of an influential rural and general sociologist, communication specialist, writer, and professor best known for developing the theory of diffusion and adoption of agricultural and other innovations.
See abstract in folder of Document No. D06143., Abstract of poster presentation at North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture conference, Athens, Georgia, June 16-20., "eXtension has not been adopted among Iowa Extension professionals as founders intended it would be and has the potential to become a disruptive innovation..." Only 15 percent of study participants indicated using eXtension in their work.
