Toward a Scale-Up Model for Replicating New Approaches to Schooling

The ideas presented in this article are meant to stimulate work on the problem of replicating new approaches to schooling. The general framework provides an overview of the diffusion process; the specific steps provide enough specifics to guide planning and implementation of institutional changes and evaluation of their relation to the ultimate efficacy of prototypes. To ensure that this model is directly applicable for efforts to make systemic change in schools and school districts, we are continuing to hone it in such arenas.