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Direct linkLee, Othelia EunKyoung; Kim, Do-Hong; Lee, Hyenjoo; Beum, Kyung Ah – Educational Gerontology, 2022
The Intergenerational Forum (IF), an innovative intervention, offers andragogic programs for community-dwelling older adults, enabling them to engage in youth-led tutorials to learn about Information Communication Technology (ICT). This study examines the outcome of a 12-week class focused on encouraging intergenerational exchange and mutual aid…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Information Technology, Internet, Computer Use
Tsai, Hsin-Yi Sandy; Rikard, R. V.; Cotten, Shelia R.; Shillair, Ruth – Educational Gerontology, 2019
The purpose of this study is to examine the process from technology exploration to acceptance for older adults. A senior technology exploration, learning, and acceptance (STELA) model is proposed to examine the technology exploration and learning process. Adopting a new technology can pose challenges with increasing age. In order to help older…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Computer Use, Training, Learning Processes
Lee, Othelia Eun-Kyoung; Kim, Do-Hong; Beum, Kyung Ah – Educational Gerontology, 2020
This study examined ways in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays a role in contexts between two countries: the US and South Korea, comparing individual situations and structural factors that support the use of ICT among older adults. Surveys were administered to 113 US and 104 Korean community-dwelling respondents, inquiring…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Cultural Context, Educational Attainment, Knowledge Level
Larsson, Ellinor; Larsson-Lund, Maria; Nilsson, Ingeborg – Educational Gerontology, 2013
The digital gap is a threat to the participation of senior citizens in society, as a large proportion of seniors are not involved in Internet based activities (IBAs). To be able to overcome this disadvantage for seniors, there is a need to both learn more about the conditions that make seniors start performing IBAs and to be able to provide them…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Internet, Older Adults
Xie, Bo; Watkins, Ivan; Golbeck, Jen; Huang, Man – Educational Gerontology, 2012
An exploratory study was conducted to answer the following questions: What are older adults' perceptions of social media? What educational strategies can facilitate their learning of social media? A thematic map was developed to illustrate changing perceptions from the initial unanimous, strong negative to the more positive but cautious, and to…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Positive Attitudes
Kim, Young Sek – Educational Gerontology, 2008
By searching the keywords of "older adult" and "computer" in ERIC, Academic Search Premier, and PsycINFO, this study reviewed 70 studies published after 1990 that address older adults' computer learning and usage. This study revealed 5 prominent themes among reviewed literature: (a) motivations and barriers of older adults' usage of computers, (b)…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Older Adults, Computers, Access to Computers
Saunders, Edward J. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Two prominent trends are simultaneously occurring in our society today: the aging of our population and an increased reliance on computers. Through a federal grant, Iowa Legal Aid provides computers in 85 rural senior citizen centers across Iowa to foster increased knowledge about program services for the elderly and to enhance their social…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Older Adults, Rural Areas
