Attitudes of the Elderly toward Information and Communications Technologies

Autor/inn/en	Gonzalez, Antonio; Ramirez, M. Paz; Viadel, Vicente
Titel	Attitudes of the Elderly toward Information and Communications Technologies
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 38 (2012) 9, S.585-594 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
DOI	10.1080/03601277.2011.595314
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Training; Computer Attitudes; Internet; Adult Education; Adult Students; Questionnaires; Student Surveys; Usability; Student Attitudes; Lifelong Learning; Teaching Methods; Older Adults; Student Motivation; Positive Attitudes; Self Concept; Gerontology; Aging (Individuals); Data Analysis; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ausbildung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Fragebogen; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Älterer Erwachsener; Schulische Motivation; Selbstkonzept; Gerontologie; Aging; Altern; Auswertung; Spanien
Abstract	Learning and using new technologies by the older people is seen as a demand for their integration in society and as a factor related to active aging. The goal of this article is to understand the attitudes of the elderly towards information and communication technologies in the context of a training course about the utilization of a digital platform. It is the result of an empirical study with a sample of 240 older people registered in the course Tele-Services for the Elderly, that took place in the Centers for the Elderly in the province of Cuenca, Spain. Through a self-administered questionnaire, aspects related to social activity, knowledge and use of the computer and Internet, expectations on learning and use of computer technology, personal competence, and self-concept were evaluated. The results obtained showed relationships between implication in the activities, experience with computers, and belief in the usefulness of learning new technologies. The participants' involvement in the activities was related to greater contact with information and communication technologies (ICT), which, in turn, generated more positive attitudes toward its learning and utility as well as more self-confidence. The elderly said that they enrolled in different activities to learn and to keep their minds active, and they thought of training as a means of social participation and lifelong learning. (Contains 2 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10