Selected Aspects of Senior Citizens Education in the Field of Digital Technologies within the Concept of University of the Third Age
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angličtina
Original language name
Selected Aspects of Senior Citizens Education in the Field of Digital Technologies within the Concept of University of the Third Age
Original language description
Gradual aging of our population is one of the most significant socioeconomic challenges of present time. Together with increasing average age, more and more senior citizens are becoming interested in active spending of their leisure time. This applies not only for physical activities but also for mental or psychical ones. One of their options is to join the concept of the life-long education, for example by means of universities of the third age. They may enroll into specialized courses or possibly, start controlled self-study using digital technologies. The topic of this paper is education of senior citizens in the field of usage of digital technologies. These technologies are viewed as a prerequisite for fully-featured involvement of an individual in current society. The computers and the internet are an important source of information and communication which makes human activities in all areas more efficient. Systematic education in this field should lead to bridging of digital divide between th
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Classification
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D - Article in proceedings
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OECD FORD branch
50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]
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S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Article name in the collection
EDULEARN17 Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies
ISBN
978-84-697-3777-4
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Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
6038-6045
Publisher name
IATED Academy
Place of publication
Barcelona, Spain
Event location
Barcelona, Spain
Event date
Jul 3, 2017
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
000493048101020