scholarly journals EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF PROJECTS CARRIED OUT WITH TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS ON PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ LEVELS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
Hüseyin Artun
Keyword(s):  
Technology Use ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
Quantitative Sample

In all parts of our daily lives, individuals meet technology and technological tools. For this reason, individuals from all professions should be knowledgeable about these concepts. One of these professions covers pre-service teachers, who are considered as to be future teachers. The aim of this research was not only to examine the influence of the projects carried out by science pre-service teachers with technological tools on their levels of environmental literacy, but also to reveal which of the innovator categories in Rogers’s (1962) Theory of Diffusion of Innovations they belonged to. In the research, the mixed research design was used since qualitative and quantitative data were required. The research sample included 110 science pre-service teachers. All the science pre-service teachers constituted the quantitative sample, while 10 randomly selected pre-service teachers formed the qualitative sample group. In the research, environmental literacy scale, semi-structured interview technique and researcher reflections were used as the data collection tools. It was found that the science pre-service teachers belonged to the categories of “Innovators” and “Early Adopters” according to Roger’s theory in terms of technology use. Key words: environmental literacy, diffusion of innovations theory, technological tools.

scholarly journals Intent to Adopt Video-Based Integrated Mental Health Care and the Characteristics of its Supporters: Mixed Methods Study Among General Practitioners Applying Diffusion of Innovations Theory

10.2196/23660 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. e23660
Author(s):  
Markus W Haun ◽  
Isabella Stephan ◽  
Michel Wensing ◽  
Mechthild Hartmann ◽  
Mariell Hoffmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Adopter Categories

Background Most people with common mental disorders, including those with severe mental illness, are treated in general practice. Video-based integrated care models featuring mental health specialist video consultations (MHSVC) facilitate the involvement of specialist mental health care. However, the potential uptake by general practitioners (GPs) is unclear. Objective This mixed method preimplementation study aims to assess GPs’ intent to adopt MHSVC in their practice, identify predictors for early intent to adopt (quantitative strand), and characterize GPs with early intent to adopt based on the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) theory (qualitative strand). Methods Applying a convergent parallel design, we conducted a survey of 177 GPs and followed it up with focus groups and individual interviews for a sample of 5 early adopters and 1 nonadopter. We identified predictors for intent to adopt through a cumulative logit model for ordinal multicategory responses for data with a proportional odds structure. A total of 2 coders independently analyzed the qualitative data, deriving common characteristics across the 5 early adopters. We interpreted the qualitative findings accounting for the generalized adopter categories of DOI. Results This study found that about one in two GPs (87/176, 49.4%) assumed that patients would benefit from an MHSVC service model, about one in three GPs (62/176, 35.2%) intended to adopt such a model, the availability of a designated room was the only significant predictor of intent to adopt in GPs (β=2.03, SE 0.345, P<.001), supporting GPs expected to save time and took a solution-focused perspective on the practical implementation of MHSVC, and characteristics of supporting and nonsupporting GPs in the context of MHSVC corresponded well with the generalized adopter categories conceptualized in the DOI. Conclusions A significant proportion of GPs may function as early adopters and key stakeholders to facilitate the spread of MHSVC. Indeed, our findings correspond well with increasing utilization rates of telehealth in primary care and specialist health care services (eg, mental health facilities and community-based, federally qualified health centers in the United States). Future work should focus on specific measures to foster the intention to adopt among hesitant GPs.

Using Diffusion of Innovations Theory to Encourage Workers to Make Healthy Food Choices and Engage in Physical Activity

2017 ◽  
pp. 1781-1793
Author(s):  
Debra N. Weiss-Randall
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Doi Theory

Employers want workers to be as healthy as possible, to reduce absenteeism and to boost productivity. The challenge is getting employees to adopt healthy behaviors, a daunting task in our obesogenic society, which promotes a sedentary lifestyle and a diet high in saturated fat, sodium, and sugar. We are seeing an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes, two preventable diseases that impair quality of life and increase healthcare costs. Rogers' Diffusions of Innovations (DOI) theory explains how and why people adopt new behaviors. Rogers observed how some workers were resistant to change. He categorized people according to how long it took them to adopt an innovation. He found that certain attributes were characteristic of early adopters, the opinion leaders that organizations need to win over to facilitate acceptance of an innovation. This chapter explores how DOI theory can be applied to the workplace to promote healthy behaviors.

scholarly journals Point-of-care ultrasonography adoption in Canada: using diffusion theory and the Evaluation Tool for Ultrasound skills Development and Education (ETUDE)

CJEM ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 345-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Y. Woo ◽  
Jason R. Frank ◽  
A. Curtis Lee
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Diffusion Theory ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Emergency Physicians ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Point Of Care Ultrasonography

ABSTRACTObjective:Point-of-care ultrasonography (PoCUS) first appeared in the 1980s in North America, but the extent of the diffusion of its adoption is unknown. We characterized early PoCUS adoption by emergency physicians in Canada and its barriers to use using Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory.Methods:We developed a questionnaire based on a pilot study and literature review to assess past, current, and potential use of PoCUS and potential barriers to adoption. A Dillman technique for electronic surveys was used for dissemination. Using Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory, we developed and validated the Evaluation Tool for Ultrasound skills Development and Education (ETUDE). ETUDE scores allowed categorization of respondents into innovators, early adopters, majority, and nonadopters. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and x2statistics were used to analyze the data.Results:The 296 respondents (36.4% of 814 surveyed) had a median age of 40 and were 72.5% male. Adoption scores using ETUDE revealed nonadopters (18.8%), majority (28.7%), early adopters (34.5%), and innovators (18.0%). Respondents endorsed “always” using PoCUS currently and in the future for focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) (current 41.8%/future 88.4%), first trimester pregnancy (current 23.3%/future 73.7%), suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm (current 32.7%/future 92.6%), basic cardiac indications (current 30.7%/future 87.5%), and central venous catheterization (current 17.0%/future 80.3%). Several barriers to PoCUS were identified for part-time emergency physicians and those working in inner-city/urban/suburban settings.Conclusion:This is the first study to determine the state of adoption and barriers to the introduction of PoCUS in Canadian emergency medicine practice. The novel validated ETUDE instrument should be used to evaluate the uptake of PoCUS over time.

The Use of Social Media by Nonprofit Organizations

2010 ◽  
pp. 473-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Waters
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Presence ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Economic Landscape

Nonprofit organizations are an essential part of the social, political, and economic landscape of contemporary society. Social media provide ample opportunities for these organizations to increase their community presence, impact, effectiveness, and efficiency. A qualitative study of 39 nonprofit leaders explored how nonprofits are utilizing the potential of the social media technologies to carry out their programs and services. Thematic analysis revealed that nonprofits are slowly embracing the possibilities offered by the new social interaction technologies. Most nonprofit organizations lag behind and wait to see how other nonprofits incorporate these new communication outlets into their budgets and daily operations. Paralleling Rogers’ diffusion of innovations theory, innovators and early adopters are using social media to revitalize their fundraising and volunteering efforts while the majority lags behind.

Dear (Digital) Diary

2022 ◽  
pp. 375-389
Author(s):  
Veronica Moretti
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Phase 2 ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Technological Tools ◽  
The Subject

This chapter investigates how individuals interpreted and considered the audio-diary technique, understanding the interaction between the subject and the medium and the potential of new technological tools (e.g., smartphone, social network) in producing data. The research is based on a previous study conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, more specifically, the transition from phase 1 to phase 2. Each participant—11 female and 6 male, between 28 and 45 years old, and living in the northern part of Italy—was asked to register one audio per day for a week (7-13 May). After this period, the author undertook a final follow-up semi-structured interview to evaluate how much the audio-diary had an impact both on people's daily lives and on their way of expressing information. The data collected suggest a number of advantages and disadvantages to the use of audio-diary to collect individuals' experience. The author will briefly describe the steps of AD technique by using the collected material (interviews) and what has emerged from the analysis of qualitative data.

Audience responses to online video in MENA: New favorite genres or just more of the same as on television?

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 697-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Schoenbach ◽  
Marium Saeed ◽  
Robb Wood
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Video ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Audience Responses ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
Using Data

How do audiences in the Middle East and North Africa respond to the dramatic expansion of content offered with the advent of online video? Rapid internet adoption in the region signifies the latest expansion of content menus available to audiences since television. In this article, we determine who—as a consequence of this expansion—diversifies their content preferences online and on traditional television, and who maintains the same preferences, regardless of platform. To answer these questions, this study applies Everett Rogers' diffusion of innovations theory, using data from a large-scale survey on media use in the Middle East and North Africa. The results reveal: In the Middle East and North Africa in 2016, classic characteristics of innovators and early adopters are no longer significant predictors that one will be receptive to different genres of content online versus on television. Instead, more significant predictors are the television landscape in one’s country, being interested in new content of all kinds, and the characteristics of the genres themselves.

Using Diffusion of Innovations Theory to Encourage Workers to Make Healthy Food Choices and Engage in Physical Activity

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Debra N. Weiss-Randall
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Saturated Fat ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Daunting Task ◽  
Doi Theory

Employers want workers to be as healthy as possible, to reduce absenteeism and to boost productivity. The challenge is getting employees to adopt healthy behaviors, a daunting task in our obesogenic society, which promotes a sedentary lifestyle and a diet high in saturated fat, sodium, and sugar. We are seeing an epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes, two preventable diseases that impair quality of life and increase healthcare costs. Rogers' Diffusions of Innovations (DOI) theory explains how and why people adopt new behaviors. Rogers observed how some workers were resistant to change. He categorized people according to how long it took them to adopt an innovation. He found that certain attributes were characteristic of early adopters, the opinion leaders that organizations need to win over to facilitate acceptance of an innovation. This chapter explores how DOI theory can be applied to the workplace to promote healthy behaviors.

The Use of Social Media by Nonprofit Organizations

2010 ◽  
pp. 1420-1432 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard D. Waters
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Community Presence ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Economic Landscape

Nonprofit organizations are an essential part of the social, political, and economic landscape of contemporary society. Social media provide ample opportunities for these organizations to increase their community presence, impact, effectiveness, and efficiency. A qualitative study of 39 nonprofit leaders explored how nonprofits are utilizing the potential of the social media technologies to carry out their programs and services. Thematic analysis revealed that nonprofits are slowly embracing the possibilities offered by the new social interaction technologies. Most nonprofit organizations lag behind and wait to see how other nonprofits incorporate these new communication outlets into their budgets and daily operations. Paralleling Rogers’ diffusion of innovations theory, innovators and early adopters are using social media to revitalize their fundraising and volunteering efforts while the majority lags behind.

scholarly journals Examining Technology Perception of Social Studies Teachers with Rogers’ Diffusion Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozkan Akman ◽  
Erol Kocoglu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Education Literature ◽  
Learning Content ◽  
Package Program

Mobile learning has started to take place in education literature with the developing technology, and this technology started to have an increasing spread along with its advantages. This study examines the responses of social studies teachers to the innovations in the field of mobile learning. The study was designed within the framework of theory of diffusion of innovations by Rogers and 161 social studies teachers have participated in it. Data was collected by m-Learning Adoption Scale (MLAS) which is developed by Celik and analyzed in SPSS 18.0 package program. According to the results of this study, approximately 65% of social science teachers are within the groups that give the most positive response to diffusion of innovations theory on mobile learning (innovators, early adopters, and early majority). Also, the characteristics of mobile learning have a descriptive impact on the teachers’ ability to embrace the innovations about mobile learning and to give positive decisions on using it. The study has suggested to develop new reactions for innovations and to develop the mobile learning content through collaborative approach by all the stakeholders in education.

scholarly journals Intent to Adopt Video-Based Integrated Mental Health Care and the Characteristics of its Supporters: Mixed Methods Study Among General Practitioners Applying Diffusion of Innovations Theory (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus W Haun ◽  
Isabella Stephan ◽  
Michel Wensing ◽  
Mechthild Hartmann ◽  
Mariell Hoffmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The United States ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovations Theory ◽  
Early Adopters ◽  
Adopter Categories

BACKGROUND Most people with common mental disorders, including those with severe mental illness, are treated in general practice. Video-based integrated care models featuring mental health specialist video consultations (MHSVC) facilitate the involvement of specialist mental health care. However, the potential uptake by general practitioners (GPs) is unclear. OBJECTIVE This mixed method preimplementation study aims to assess GPs’ intent to adopt MHSVC in their practice, identify predictors for early intent to adopt (quantitative strand), and characterize GPs with early intent to adopt based on the Diffusion of Innovations Theory (DOI) theory (qualitative strand). METHODS Applying a convergent parallel design, we conducted a survey of 177 GPs and followed it up with focus groups and individual interviews for a sample of 5 early adopters and 1 nonadopter. We identified predictors for intent to adopt through a cumulative logit model for ordinal multicategory responses for data with a proportional odds structure. A total of 2 coders independently analyzed the qualitative data, deriving common characteristics across the 5 early adopters. We interpreted the qualitative findings accounting for the generalized adopter categories of DOI. RESULTS This study found that about one in two GPs (87/176, 49.4%) assumed that patients would benefit from an MHSVC service model, about one in three GPs (62/176, 35.2%) intended to adopt such a model, the availability of a designated room was the only significant predictor of intent to adopt in GPs (β=2.03, SE 0.345, <i>P</i>&lt;.001), supporting GPs expected to save time and took a solution-focused perspective on the practical implementation of MHSVC, and characteristics of supporting and nonsupporting GPs in the context of MHSVC corresponded well with the generalized adopter categories conceptualized in the DOI. CONCLUSIONS A significant proportion of GPs may function as early adopters and key stakeholders to facilitate the spread of MHSVC. Indeed, our findings correspond well with increasing utilization rates of telehealth in primary care and specialist health care services (eg, mental health facilities and community-based, federally qualified health centers in the United States). Future work should focus on specific measures to foster the intention to adopt among hesitant GPs.

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