Ethical and Practical Issues Surrounding Access to ICT Education by Elderly Persons

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Author(s): Kevin Thornton (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)and Michael Lang (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 11
Source title: Handbook of Research on Education and Technology in a Changing Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Viktor Wang (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6046-5.ch062

Keywords: Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter presents a summary of studies around the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the elderly, with a particular focus on educational uses of ICT. Though the review is by no means comprehensive, it nevertheless addresses the main issues and provides a useful starting point for researchers interested in exploring this area in greater depth. These issues include barriers to ICT use for the elderly, motivation, the importance of ICT and education of the elderly, and the unique usability requirements of the elderly. Also explored are reasons why the elderly use ICT.

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