Everett M. Rogers, an intercultural life: From Iowa farm boy to global intellectual

TLDR: Rogers' life journey represents the quintessential intercultural life: a poor, Iowa farm boy who became an internationally recognized global intellectual; a scholar, who theorized about both macro-and micro-aspects of social change and provided a heuristic framework with remarkable potential for field-based application; a sense-maker who remained solidly anchored in the field of diffusion of innovations, but who continually deepened and extended his curiosity to other areas such as communication networks, entertainment education, and international, intercultural, health, and organizational communication; a prodigious mentor who affirmed,

About: This article is published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations.The article was published on 2012-11-01. It has received 13 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Diffusion of innovations & Global citizenship.