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Skilling seniors in computers — community training responses to the digital divide
Author(s)	Margaret Redsell, Michael Nycyk
Journal title	Working with Older People, vol 14, issue 2, June 2010
Pages	pp 38-42
Source	http://www.pierprofessional.com doi: 10.5042/wwop.2010.0266
Keywords	Information technology ; Computers ; Adult Education ; Training [elderly workers] ; Projects ; Australia.
Annotation	As computers further pervade the lives of older adults, the need for relevant affordable training grows. Older adults experience the digital divide sharply, not through frailty or age but because accessing training can be difficult. The intent of this paper is to suggest successful ways of teaching computers through the discussion of a case study of Skylarkers 60 and Better Program in Brisbane, Australia and a longitudinal study conducted there. Centre managers can benefit from knowing the types of teaching methods that may make their computer training beneficial and useful to older adults. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100709206 A
Classmark	UVB: 3O: GP: GF: 3E: 7YA
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