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Older people’s adoption of e-learning services: A qualitative study of facilitators and barriers

“…Schulz et al, 2015) or using computers (e.g. Broady, Chan, & Caputi, 2010) and the Internet (e.g. Chakraborty, Vishik, & Rao, 2013).…”

“…Schulz et al (2015) found that older people's adoption of technology is positively affected by the user's capability, the functions of technologies, and social factors. Chen, Kim, Moon, and Merriam (2008) ascertained that older people were capable and motivated learners, but compared with the younger generation, older people are found to have more difficulties in learning to use computers (Broady et al, 2010). Making older people feel they are valuable, having ample time and positive tutors may assist older people to build confidence and, consequently, to support technology training for older adults (Broady et al, 2010).…”

“…Chen, Kim, Moon, and Merriam (2008) ascertained that older people were capable and motivated learners, but compared with the younger generation, older people are found to have more difficulties in learning to use computers (Broady et al, 2010). Making older people feel they are valuable, having ample time and positive tutors may assist older people to build confidence and, consequently, to support technology training for older adults (Broady et al, 2010). Moreover, Compagna and Kohlbacher's (2015) research on the adoption of service robots in Japan found that increasing the participation of older consumers in middle-stage usability tests and combining rapid prototyping contribute to the adoption of technology among older people, which explained the necessity of bridging the direct interaction between older users and developers.…”

Public interest in climate change over the past decade and the effects of the ‘climategate’ media event

“…Search engine queries are widely considered to be a metric of individual or population level of interest, motivation, or curiosity in a topic, as expressed through the act of seeking information (Guo et al 2010, Baram-Tsabari and Segev 2013, Brossard and Scheufele 2013, Mellon 2013a. For instance, searches for 'global warming' correlate strongly with news coverage around the world (Baram-Tsabari and Segev 2013) and more critically, have a significant temporal relationship with survey data in the UK (Mellon 2013b).…”