Leadership support and stakeholder connectivity support sustainability of innovations¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Sustaining and scaling new practices requires leadership support across levels, including top-down strategies supporting bottom-up innovations and connectivity among stakeholders. → Howard 2021 q2 i? The most effective leadership model for educational change is a bottom-up approach aligned with top-down policies. → Howard 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Howard 2021¶

Howard, S. K., Schrum, L., Voogt, J., & Sligte, H. (2021). Designing research to inform sustainability and scalability of digital technology innovations. Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09913-y

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

The review reports this as a key finding of Kampylis et al. (2013), who reviewed seven large-scale ICT-enabled innovations across Europe and Asia and found context critical at all levels of innovation.

"Supporting sustainability and scalability of new practices requires critical leadership support across levels; specifically, explicit 'top-down strategies to support bottom-up innovations' and measures in place to promote connectivity among stakeholders (p. 130)."

Howard 2021 (2)¶

Howard, S. K., Schrum, L., Voogt, J., & Sligte, H. (2021). Designing research to inform sustainability and scalability of digital technology innovations. Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(4). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-020-09913-y

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

The article asserts this in its discussion of the Organization loop, citing Howard et al. (2018); leadership knowledge of technology innovation is said to significantly affect innovation success.

"The most effective leadership model to support educational change and innovation is a bottom-up approach supported by and aligned with top-down policies (Howard et al. 2018)."

Discussion¶

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