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The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM)
Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change
Edited by:
- Gene E. Hall - Professor Emeritus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, President, Concerns Based Systems, Inc.
June 2025 | 344 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Change can be interesting, challenging, easy, difficult, and sometimes fun. The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM): Constructs, Evidence, Applications, and Implications for Facilitating Change, edited by Gene E. Hall, a key originator of CBAM, uses a research-tested model to introduce students in education to ways of thinking, strategies, and steps that leaders can take to facilitate and advance change processes in their own schools. The primary focus of this book and method is on understanding the thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and concerns of the people who are engaged with change and finding systematic ways to address them. This edited volume provides clear instruction from researchers who know CBAM best, experiences and case studies from a wide variety of educational settings, and strong pedagogy so readers can learn CBAM and apply this model to their educational systems.
Gene E. Hall
Preface
Gene E. Hall
Chapter 1: The Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) at Fifty: A story of ideas, policies, people, and politics
Part I: Three Diagnostic Dimensions: Understanding Feelings, Developing Expertise, and Analyzing What the Change Actually Entails
Kent Seidel
Chapter 2: Stages of Concern: Perspectives on Engaging with Innovation
Debra J. Dirksen
Chapter 3: Levels of Use: A Long History of Applications (and Misapplications)
Roberto Zamora and Phyllis L. M. Haynes
Chapter 4:: Innovation Configurations Maps: Construct, Development, Applications, and Research
Part II: Describing What Change Leaders Do and the Differences They Make
LeAnn G. Putney and Sylvia Tegano
Chapter 5: Interventions (Sponsored and Unsponsored): Change Facilitator Actions and Practitioner Interpretations During a Time of Change
Gene E. Hall
Chapter 6: Assessing The Role of Leaders as Change Facilitators: Their Actions and Relationships to Change Process Success
Part III: Case Studies of Implementation at the Individual, District and System Levels
YUNG Wing Yee Angela
Chapter 7: Individual Teacher Implementation Case Study: Thoughts and Practice of a Hong Kong Teacher’s Efforts to Implement Alternative Assessment in Mathematics
Tom Cavanagh
Chapter 8: Case Study: Three Middle Schools: Utilizing the Stages of Concern (SoCQ) for Facilitating the Implementation of a Culturally Appropriate Change Innovation
Julie Oxenford O’Brian
Chapter 9: Using CBAM to Study Implementation of Innovation in Pk-12 Districts
Jason Loh
Chapter 10: Implementation of a National Curriculum: An Evaluation Perspective
Part IV: Stretching the Views and Strategic Thinking About Change
Roland Vandenberghe
Chapter 11: Policy Development is a Small Step, Policy Implementation is a Giant Leap
Abraham Wandersman
Chapter 12: A Promising Marriage of CBAM and Implementation Science: The Interactive Systems Framework for Dissemination and Implementation
David Osher
Chapter 13: Enhancing CBAM Research and Practice by Addressing Dynamic Culturally Infused Ecological Factors That Affect Organizations, their Staff, their Customers, and the Change Process
Gene E. Hall
Epilogue: Where to Go from Here?
Dr. Hall is the founder and leading author in the field of Concerns Based Adoption Model (CBAM) and his thoughts, ideas, and frameworks are foundational to change and innovation in the field of educational leadership.
University of New Mexico
I have used Hall and Hord's "Implementing Change: Patterns , Principles and Potholes" for years in my graduate course on Change. I, along with my students, have found it useful and beneficial. With the addition of case studies applying CBAM, this text will be even more relevant and valuable to Educational Change Facilitators.
Stetson University
The Concerns Based Adoption Model: First Edition offers a fresh and research-backed approach to understanding and facilitating change in educational settings. The authors' clear and insightful voice, combined with practical case studies and diagnostic tools, make this textbook an invaluable resource for educators and administrators alike. The emphasis on real-world application, particularly in culturally diverse contexts, ensures that this book will have a significant impact in the classroom. It's a must-have for anyone serious about leading effective educational change.
New Mexico State University
