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Smythe, Suzanne – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2018
This article reports on a study of adult literacy and learning in a public computing center where people contend with the new literacy demands of online government and other automated technologies. The study asks, (1) What literacy and learning practices are associated with digital governance? (2) What pedagogies support people to navigate digital…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Learning, Governance, Adult Education
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Harteis, Christian, Ed. – Professional and Practice-based Learning, 2018
This edited volume brings together researchers from various disciplines (i.e. education, psychology, sociology, economy, information technology, engineering) discussing elementary changes at workplaces occurring through digitalization, and reflecting on educational challenges for individuals, organizations, and society. The latest developments in…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Change, Work Environment, Information Technology
Chung, Ji Eun; Elliott, Stuart – OECD Publishing, 2015
The "OECD Skills Studies" series aims to provide a strategic approach to skills policies. It presents OECD internationally comparable indicators and policy analysis covering issues such as: quality of education and curricula; transitions from school to work; vocational education and training (VET); employment and unemployment; innovative…
Descriptors: Adults, Problem Solving, Computer Literacy, Computer Use
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Czaja, Sara J.; Lee, Chin Chin; Branham, Janice; Remis, Peggy – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose of the Study: The objectives of this study were to evaluate a community-based basic computer and Internet training program designed for older adults, provide recommendations for program refinement, and gather preliminary information on program sustainability. Design and Methods: The program was developed by the OASIS Institute, a nonprofit…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Community Programs, Adult Education, Adult Programs
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Vilkonis, Rytis; Bakanoviene, Tatjana; Turskiene, Sigita – Informatics in Education, 2013
The article presents results of the empirical research revealing readiness of adults to participate in the lifelong learning process using e-learning, m-learning and t-learning technologies. The research has been carried out in the framework of the international project eBig3 aiming at development a new distance learning platform blending virtual…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Lifelong Learning, Learning Processes, Electronic Learning
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Bear, Anne A. Ghost – Journal of Adult Education, 2012
The learning needs for adults that result from the constant increase in technology are rooted in the adult learning concepts of (a) andragogy, (b) self-directed learning, (c) learning-how-to-learn, (d) real-life learning, and (e) learning strategies. This study described the learning strategies that adults use in learning to engage in an online…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Literacy
Goh, Debbie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Despite efforts to introduce information and communication technologies to women, internet access rates for women and the benefits they can draw from using ICTs still are not on par with men. This dissertation examines why the gender digital divide persists in America, who are the women at the lower end of the digital divide, and why they are…
Descriptors: Feminism, Females, Definitions, Access to Computers
Bosley, Sara – Adults Learning, 2011
Everyone knows that lack of internet access can reinforce the social and economic disadvantages already facing some older people. Recognising the divisive nature of digital exclusion, the government has invested 2.8 million British Pounds in Get Digital, a project that will enable sheltered housing residents to develop computer and internet…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Computers, Housing, Educational Technology
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Hashim, Rugayah; Ahmad, Hashim; Abdullah, Che Zainab – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The objective of this study was to assess the attitudes of distance education students toward the use of ICT in learning and teaching. The sample and units of analysis were 500 adult students undertaking distance education studies at the Institute of Education Development (InED), UiTM. The variables studied were computer anxiety, confidence,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Distance Education, Adult Students
Nogueron, Silvia Cecilia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In this study, I investigate the digital literacy practices of adult immigrants, and their relationship with transnational processes and practices. Specifically, I focus on their conditions of access to information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their life trajectories, their conditions of learning in a community center, and their…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Multilingualism, Adult Education, Access to Information