Older people in the information society
Older people in the information society

Summary/Abstract: This paper focuses on the situation of older people in the information society. In the theoretical part of article phenomena of ageing population and information society are described. This paper includes results of a qualitative research. The data was collected with the use of the biographical method. The method for data processing was qualitative content analysis. In the research, two older and educationally active people took part. Results of research show how older people understand the information society and what risks and opportunities they notice in this new reality. Narratives of the respondents indicate that education is of crucial importance for participation in the information society. Older people who take part in the lifelong learning cope better with the new reality than people who do not learn. Drawing on the results of the research, we can point out areas of education which should be development. More over, it is visible that educational activity of older people is very important in adaptation to the information society. Narratives of seniors indicate reasons for the lack of educational activity in other seniors. Accordingly, it can be specified what actions should be undertaken to prevent the exclusion of older people in this new reality.

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