Diffusion of Engineering Education Innovations: A Survey of Awareness and Adoption Rates in U.S. Engineering Departments

Maura Borrego, Jeffrey E. Froyd, Tracy Hall · 2010 · Journal of Engineering Education

Summary. Engineering education innovations spread slowly despite decades of improvement efforts. A survey of U.S. engineering department chairs found 82 percent awareness but only 47 percent adoption of seven established innovations. Student-active pedagogies saw the highest adoption. Word-of-mouth and presentations proved more effective than publications for spreading awareness. Department chairs cited limited funding, faculty time constraints, and concerns about learning outcomes as key barriers to adoption.

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Borrego, M., Froyd, J. E., & Hall, T.. (2010). Diffusion of Engineering Education Innovations: A Survey of Awareness and Adoption Rates in U.S. Engineering Departments. Journal of Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01056.x

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DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2010.tb01056.x
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: education, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28