Ethical and practical issues surrounding access to ICT education by elderly persons

Kevin Thornton; Michael Lang

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-6046-5.ch062

Ethical and practical issues surrounding access to ICT education by elderly persons

Kevin Thornton
, Michael Lang

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Research on Education and Technology in a Changing Society
Publisher	IGI Global
Pages	836-846
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781466660489
ISBN (Print)	9781466660472
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6046-5.ch062
Publication status	Published - 31 May 2014
Externally published	Yes

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