Senior citizens as a specific non-traditional group of students in a lifelong education

The contribution is focused on senior citizens as a specific and growing group of the society all over the world. Currently education of senior citizens is being developed especially in the area of utilization of information technologies. The paper deals with specific features of education of senior...

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Main Authors: Zumarova, M, Cerna, M
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Computers
creativity Introduction
Electronic mail
Engineering education
ICT
Internet
Interviews
leisure time
lifelong education
senior citizen
Senior citizens
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Summary:The contribution is focused on senior citizens as a specific and growing group of the society all over the world. Currently education of senior citizens is being developed especially in the area of utilization of information technologies. The paper deals with specific features of education of seniors which is considered to be distinguished space for development of social creativity. Outcomes of the quantitative and qualitative research which was focused mainly on the comparison and evaluation of the current offer in the area of senior lifelong education are presented in here. Preferences and experience with ICT and use of current computer technology in the educational process of senior citizens are highlighted.
ISSN:2165-9559
2165-9567
DOI:10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773226