Active Ageing and Access to Technology: An Evolving Empirical Study
Researchers' interest in seeing the benefits of the Internet in elderly people is now growing. The network helps this group to increase communication, avoid isolation and loneliness and to age actively. 2012 was the year of Active Ageing in Europe. This paper presents a descriptive study of tim...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Burgos (UBU) |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU) |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/3738 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10259/3738 http://dx.doi.org/10.3916/C45-2015-04 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | digital divide health education ageing Education of adults elderly Education brecha digital educación para la salud envejecimiento educación de adultos personas mayores Educación Internet Informática Educación de adultos Computer science Adult education |
| Sumario: | Researchers' interest in seeing the benefits of the Internet in elderly people is now growing. The network helps this group to increase communication, avoid isolation and loneliness and to age actively. 2012 was the year of Active Ageing in Europe. This paper presents a descriptive study of time series analysis carried out between 2004 and 2012 with the aim of investigating the evolution in the level, motives and needs of the use of computers and Internet by elderly people in an environment of university training focused on health and quality of life. To obtain results a question paper is to be handed out to a sample of 419 participants aged between 55 and 94 of the «Inter-university Programs of Experiences» from the University of Burgos. The obtained results match up with previous studies that pointed to a noticeable increase in the use of the Inter-net (in frequency, number of users and resources) caused by elderly people's desire to keep active, up-to-date and in touch, as well as their need to continue their learning process through tools linked to the network. We present some suggestions focused on the improvement in elderly people's education and proposals for future research on the perception of the Internet as a tool for social participation. |
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