SENIORS IN NEW MEDIA WORLD (Seniorzy w swiecie nowych mediów)

• Authors: Tomczyk Lukasz
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

People in post-productive age suffer form decreased capability of adapting to constant social changes, inability to overcome cultural and socioeconomic obstacles. One of many changes characteristic for current times, are the omnipresent media, familiarity with which determines one's functioning in a society. Cyber technologies have become a strategic element of modern societies life, since they allow for fulfilling distinct human needs. The lack of basic competencies in the area of new media pushes individuals beyond the social margin. The present article takes into consideration such phenomena as the omnipresence of media technologies, aging of societies, development of lifelong learning institutions, and it answers the questions about the degree and manner of new media influence on elderly people.

Keywords

EN

DEMOGRAPHY; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; MEDIA; SENIORS

Discipline

• EDUCATION: EDUCATION

• Publisher: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
• Journal: e-mentor
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 4(36)
• Pages: 52-61
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Tomczyk Lukasz

• Lukasz Tomczyk, Uniwersytet Slaski w Katowicach, Wydzial Pedagogiki i Psychologii, ul. Bankowa 12, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA088022