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Gibson
F (1997) Older People and Computers New Technology in the Human Services
Vol:10(1) pp. 18-22
Abstract The common assumption that older people lack both the interest in and capacity to acquire information technology skills is challenged by reference to the 'New Tricks' project based at the University of Ulster. This project has demonstrated interest, aptitude and successful skill acquisition in successive cohorts of older students who are taught to accomplish a variety of computing tasks personally significant to them. Initial teaching is based on a specially developed package built around life history writing exercises. Other related projects which were reported at the first two meetings of Eurolink Age's ActivAge Older People and New Technology Network are reviewed and the negative implications of the restricted access which older people have to computer technology are discussed. |
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