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Study abroad as innovation: Applying the diffusion model to international education Kerri Spiering Office of International Programs, North Dakota State University kerri.spiering@ Sheri Erickson Minnesota State University, Moorhead sherieri@ This paper uses diffusion of innovation theory as a framework for studying why United States college students who attend study abroad information sessions fail to take advantage of such educational opportunities. Surveys were administered to two groups of undergraduate students – those who studied abroad and those who did not. Students ranked their deci