Innovation in education: what works, what doesn’t, and what to do about it?

By Peter Serdyukov. 2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an analytical review of the educational innovation field in the USA. It outlines classification of innovations, discusses the hurdles to innovation, and offers ways to increase the scale and rate of innovation-based transformations in the education system. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a literature survey and author research. Findings US education badly needs effective innovations of scale that can help produce the needed high-quality learning outcomes across the system. The primary focus of educational innovations should be on teaching and learning theory and practice, as well as on the learner, parents, community, society, and its culture. Technology applications need a solid theoretical foundation based on purposeful, systemic research, and a sound pedagogy. One of the critical areas of research and innovation can be cost and time efficiency of the learning. Practical implications Several practical recommendations stem out of this paper: how to create a base for large-scale innovations and their implementation; how to increase effectiveness of technology innovations in education, particularly online learning; how to raise time and cost efficiency of education. Social implications Innovations in education are regarded, along with the education system, within the context of a societal supersystem demonstrating their interrelations and interdependencies at all levels. Raising the quality and scale of innovations in education will positively affect education itself and benefit the whole society. Originality/value Originality is in the systemic approach to education and educational innovations, in offering a comprehensive classification of innovations; in exposing the hurdles to innovations, in new arguments about effectiveness of technology applications, and in time efficiency of education.

Subfields: Education

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• Teacher written corrective feedback: Less is more (2019, background): “Without innovation, however, educational practice will ‘stagnate and produce mediocre outcomes’ (Serdyukov, 2017, p. 17), which is happening in the area of WCF. FWCF has strong theoretical support from the research literature (e.g. SLA and sociocultural perspectives), and hopefully with positive…”
• Impact of information technology innovation on firm performance in Kenya (2019, background): “Innovation plays an important role not only in business but also in a country ’ s economic development and a fi rm ’ s competitive advantage (Saunila, 2014; Serdyukov, 2017).”