@article{ART003364645},
author={Park, Seonyoung and Kim, Donghwi and Moon, Honggyun and Song, Jinyeo and Choi, Choulwoong},
title={Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective},
journal={Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching},
issn={2508-156X},
year={2026},
volume={11},
number={2},
pages={267-296},
doi={10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010}
TY - JOUR
AU - Park, Seonyoung
AU - Kim, Donghwi
AU - Moon, Honggyun
AU - Song, Jinyeo
AU - Choi, Choulwoong
TI - Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective
JO - Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching
PY - 2026
VL - 11
IS - 2
PB - Education Research Institute at CNUE
SP - 267
EP - 296
SN - 2508-156X
AB - This study examined how the G Metropolitan Office of Education’s future education initiative was perceived, adopted, and implemented in schools, using Rogers’s (2003) diffusion of innovations theory as the analytical framework. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with educational supervisors, teachers, and school administrators involved in policy planning and implementation, and the data were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin’s (1998) constant comparative method. The analysis identified five themes: compatibility, relative advantage, complexity, trialability, and observability and a culture of sharing. Adoption varied with the alignment between teachers’ educational beliefs and policy goals, reflecting both support and concern. Financial and infrastructural support, unified account access, customized instruction, and professional development were perceived as relative advantages, whereas technical, classroom-management, and administrative difficulties increased complexity. Pilot programs enhanced trialability, but their extension to general schools was uneven. Open classes and instructional sharing increased observability, although voluntary sharing remained limited. The findings suggest that sustainable implementation requires context-sensitive support, reduced burdens, broader opportunities for experimentation, and a collaborative sharing culture. Future research should include diverse regions and stakeholders.
KW - future education;diffusion of innovation theory;digital transformation
DO - 10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
ER -
Park, Seonyoung, Kim, Donghwi, Moon, Honggyun, Song, Jinyeo and Choi, Choulwoong. (2026). Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 11(2), 267-296.
Park, Seonyoung, Kim, Donghwi, Moon, Honggyun, Song, Jinyeo and Choi, Choulwoong. 2026, "Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective", Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, vol.11, no.2 pp.267-296. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
Park, Seonyoung, Kim, Donghwi, Moon, Honggyun, Song, Jinyeo, Choi, Choulwoong "Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 11.2 pp.267-296 (2026) : 267.
Park, Seonyoung, Kim, Donghwi, Moon, Honggyun, Song, Jinyeo, Choi, Choulwoong. Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective. 2026; 11(2), 267-296. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
Park, Seonyoung, Kim, Donghwi, Moon, Honggyun, Song, Jinyeo and Choi, Choulwoong. "Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 11, no.2 (2026) : 267-296.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
Park, Seonyoung; Kim, Donghwi; Moon, Honggyun; Song, Jinyeo; Choi, Choulwoong. Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 11(2), 267-296. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
Park, Seonyoung; Kim, Donghwi; Moon, Honggyun; Song, Jinyeo; Choi, Choulwoong. Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching. 2026; 11(2) 267-296. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
Park, Seonyoung, Kim, Donghwi, Moon, Honggyun, Song, Jinyeo, Choi, Choulwoong. Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective. 2026; 11(2), 267-296. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
Park, Seonyoung, Kim, Donghwi, Moon, Honggyun, Song, Jinyeo and Choi, Choulwoong. "Educational Stakeholders’ Acceptance of Future Education Policy: A Diffusion of Innovations Theory Perspective" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 11, no.2 (2026) : 267-296.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2026.11.2.010
