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Calvo, Iñaki; Elorriaga, Jon A.; Arruarte, Ana; Larrañaga, Mikel; Gutiérrez, Julián – Educational Gerontology, 2017
The dramatic eruption of information and communication technology has had a remarkable effect on modern life, including the capacity to help older adults improve their quality of life and remain independent longer. However, while technology use is generally widespread, there is an observable underutilization by older people. There is sound…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Concept Mapping, Computer Uses in Education, Task Analysis
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Namazi, Kevan H.; McClintic, Mary – Educational Gerontology, 2003
Older adults in long-term care (n=24) participated in computer training. After 15 months, only 5 continued to participate, using computers for e-mail, information seeking, and games. Barriers to continued participation included physical and cognitive factors, personal characteristics, technical issues, institutional factors, and physical…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Literacy, Computer Use, Dropout Research