---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project through a grant from the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation. It is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Primary researchers John Horrigan, Senior Researcher Lee Rainie, Director, Internet, Science, and Technology Research   [&hellip;]"
date: "2016-03-22"
authors:
  - name: "John B. Horrigan"
    job_title: "Former Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/john-b-horrigan/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/03/22/lifelong-learning-and-technology-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Education"
  - "Happiness & Life Satisfaction"
  - "Online Search"
  - "Platforms & Services"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report was made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which received support for the project through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

#### Primary researchers

John Horrigan, *Senior Researcher *Lee Rainie, *Director, Internet, Science, and Technology Research *

#### Research team

Aaron Smith, *Associate Director, Research *Andrew Perrin, *Research Assistant *Margaret Hefferon, *Research Assistant *Claudia Deane, *Vice President, Research*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Margaret Porteus, *Information Graphics Designer *Shannon Greenwood*, Copy Editor *

#### Communications and web publishing

Shannon Greenwood,* Assistant Digital Producer *Dana Page, *Senior Communications Manager*

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