EXPECTATIONS OF THE ELDERLY FOR THE INTERNET AS AN INFLUENCING FACTOR FOR THE INTERNET TEACHING
Title | EXPECTATIONS OF THE ELDERLY FOR THE INTERNET AS AN INFLUENCING FACTOR FOR THE INTERNET TEACHING |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Tambaum, T |
Journal | Problems of Education in the 21st Century |
Volume | 22 |
Start Page | 117-129 |
Date Published | June/2010 |
Type of Article | Original article |
ISSN | 1822-7864 |
Other Numbers | ICID: 914452 |
Keywords | elderly internet fears, elderly internet learning, teaching elderly people |
Abstract | In summer 2009, a qualitative study among the late middle-aged and older people in Estonia was carried out in order to find out the functions of the Internet for the older generation and the expectations and fears of the elderly for the Internet. By this study, it was tried to find out what are the needs of the elderly for which they prefer to use the Internet; what kind of contents or functions do the elderly miss in the Internet; what kind of role-taking and contents are unpleasant or scaring for the elderly Internet user. Semi-structured interview was used, 34 elderly Internet users were interviewed during seven interviews. |
URL | http://oaji.net/articles/2014/457-1400515929.pdf |
Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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