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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Incomplete - Not_Inspected Title: Connecting: The use of information and communication technologies by older adults in a retirement community Abstract: This is a long-term study of the use of information and communication technologies by 30 older adults (ages 70-97) living in a large retirement community. The study spanned the years of 1996 to 2008, during which time the research participants grappled with the challenges of computer use while aging 12 years. The researcher, herself a 'mature learner,' used a qualitative research design which included observations and open-ended interviews. Using a strategy of "intermittent immersion," she spent an average of two weeks per visit on site and participated in the lives of the research population in numerous ways, including service as their computer tutor. With e-mail and telephone contact, she was able to continue her interactions with participants throughout the 12-year period. A long-term perspective afforded the view of the evolution, devolution or cessation of the technology use by these older adults, and this process is chronicled in detail through five individual "profiles." |
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