From the moment the first Senior University was established in Portugal (1978), their
number never stopped growing, spreading a bit by all districts in an attempt to track an
increasing number of elderly, in various disciplines.
Taking as its starting point the research conducted on the teaching of information and
communication technologies to senior, this dissertation had as objective to understand
the perspectives, the dynamics and procedures of the main actors of a UTI (trainers,
students, the Senior direction of the Senior University), having been organized
throughout the study from the question that guided this research and which focused on
the impact of TIC in training of older people and also if this training will help them
improving their quality of life.
In this context, several concepts such as aging, loneliness, active aging, lifelong
learning, adult education, information society and knowledge were used. The study
developed a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive characteristics TIC perspective,
semi structured interviews were conducted for trainers in computer science and the
director of the elected UTI, as well as inquiries to 25 senior students.
The conclusion shows the diversity that University offers to its students, whose growth
has been a notorious fact since its foundation (2005). Regarding the teaching of TIC,
this presents as an important component to the personal development of the elderly,
whose knowledge not only improve their skills to the level of computer technology, as
well as their interests and relationships, contributing to their quality of life, away from
the loneliness and social isolation.
Date of Award | 2014 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
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Supervisor | Dulce Franco (Supervisor) |
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- EDUCATION
- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
- QUALITY OF LIFE
- ELDERLY
- AGEING
- TID:201197863
A inclusão digital na terceira idade: a integração das TIC numa Escola Superior Sénior
Gomes, M. E. C. (Author). 2014
Student thesis: Master's Thesis