NDLI: Internet use and non-use: views of older users

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Morris, Anne Goodman, Joy Brading, Helena
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	This paper reports the results of two connected surveys of computer and Internet use among the older population in the UK. One hundred and twenty questionnaires and interviews were completed with participants aged over 55 in Derbyshire and 353 questionnaires and interviews with over 50s in Scotland. Rates of use, computer and Internet activities, and reasons for use and non-use were investigated. These were backed up by four semi-structured interviews with IT trainers, describing experiences and issues of training this age group. The results indicate a “grey” digital divide, with many older people missing out on the benefits that computers and the Internet can provide. They also indicate some of the reasons why older people do not use computers and the Internet more. These suggest some practical ways forward, highlighting the importance of changing older people’s misconceptions about computers, better informing them about what they are, what they can do and how they can be of real practical use.
Starting Page	43
Ending Page	57
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16155289
Journal	Universal Access in the Information Society
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	16155297
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2006-11-18
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Older people Elderly Internet Digital divide Technology Business Information Systems Computers and Society Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet) Information Storage and Retrieval Computer Communication Networks User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Networks and Communications Information Systems Human-Computer Interaction Software

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