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Increasing Practitioners' Knowledge of Participation among Elderly Adults in Senior Center Activities
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Walker, Jan; Bisbee, Carol; Porter, Russell; Flanders, Joanne – Educational Gerontology, 2004
The research reported in this paper attempted to identify predictors of senior center participation and to ascertain why there has been a decline in the number of individuals participating at senior centers in recent years. The research reports the results of a survey conducted among senior center participants in an 11-county area in the Nortex…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Older Adults, Adult Programs, Participant Characteristics
Attitudes of Older Adults toward a Computer Training Program
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Segrist, Kathleen A. – Educational Gerontology, 2004
Many older adult have an interest in learning to use computers. The study reported in this article examined whether older adults' attitudes toward computers can be influenced by direct, customized computer training. Thirty older participants who registered for introductory computer courses offered at a SeniorNet computer lab completed the…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Older Adults, Attitude Change, Computer Attitudes