The impact of University of the Third Age courses on ICT adoption |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Management, Information and Production Engineering, University of Bergamo, Italy;2. HTH: Human Factors and Technology in Healthcare, Italy;1. College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, No.92, Weijin Road, Tianjin, 300072, China;2. Department of Information Systems, National University of Singapore, 13 Computing Drive, 117417, Singapore;3. School of Economics and Management, Southeast University, No.2, Si Pai Lou Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210096, China;1. Department of Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey;2. Department of Computer Education & Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, Giresun University, 28000 Giresun, Turkey;1. School of Communications, 2850 Campus Box, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244, USA;2. Media Effects Research Laboratory, College of Communications, Penn State University, 122 Carnegie Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA;1. Centre for Assistive Technology – Ausilioteca, AIAS Bologna onlus, Via Sant’Isaia, 90, 40123 Bologna, Italy;2. Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat, 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy;1. Bowling Green State University, United States;2. LaSalle University, United States |
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| Abstract: | Information and communication technologies (ICT) are widely reported to increase older adults’ quality of life, although their use is limited among the older cohorts. This study analyzed the effects of education on ICT adoption by focusing on the impact of older adult education. Relying on a survey of 135 Italian seniors, we found that, in addition to the positive effect of formal education, seniors taking part in University of the Third Age (U3A) courses had higher ICT use. Specifically, ICT adoption increased by 18.5% for high school graduates and up to 39% for those who completed a primary school diploma. |
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| Keywords: | ICT adoption Older adults Education University of the Third Age Aging |
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