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Brief of History of CBAM

1970s - Foundational ideas of the Concerns Based Adoption Model are developed at the University of Texas Research and Development Center for Teacher Education. 3 key figures of the early days include Gene Hall, Shirley Hord, and Susan Loucks.

Mid-1980s - The Center closes and the researchers disperse throughout North America to various academic and research institutions.

1987 - //Change in Schools: Facilitating the Process// is published by Hall and Hord. This book represents the authority on the model in the view of many educational experts.

Mid-1980s and into the 1990s - A wide array of developers continue the work of researching and developing the model publishing their works in journals, at conferences and workshops.

1990s - A "second generation" of CBAM research and development occurs in Belgium and the Netherlands where focus tends to be part of a "reform" agenda. Some new and different pieces of the theory, procedures, and instruments are developed through this work in these European nations.

1990s to the Present - A wide array of research studies are conducted giving credence to the theoretical model making it a generally accepted framework by educational researchers and others in academia. Professional development programs and models are developed, but most of the focus is on the role of principals and programs.

2012 - I determine to study the topic from the perspective of the influence of "digital native" students on teacher concerns related to integrating technology into the pedagogical approaches used by teachers and contents teachers teach. Further study is set to be in earnest shortly.