Exploring privilege in the digital divide: implications for theory, policy, and practice

ML Fang, SL Canham, L Battersby, J Sixsmith… - The …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Objectives The digital revolution has resulted in innovative
solutions and technologies that can support the well-being, independence, and health of …

Can digital technology enhance social connectedness among older adults? A feasibility study

B Barbosa Neves, R Franz, R Judges… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the feasibility of a novel communication technology to enhance social
connectedness among older adults in residential care. Research suggests that technology …

Assessing the role of age, education, gender and income on the digital divide: Evidence for the European Union

A Elena-Bucea, F Cruz-Jesus, T Oliveira… - Information Systems …, 2021 - Springer
This paper assesses the digital divide between and within the 28 member-states of the
European Union. The analysis comprised four socio-demographic contexts: age, education …

Old dogs, new clicks: Digital inequality in internet skills and uses among older adults

E Hargittai, K Dobransky - Canadian Journal of Communication, 2017 - zora.uzh.ch
Research on digital inequality tends to collapse people above a certain age into one “older
adults” category, seemingly assuming that this is one homogeneous group when it comes to …

Digital means for reducing digital inequality: Literature review

E Macevičiūtė, TD Wilson - Informing science: the international …, 2018 - epublications.vu.lt
Aim/PurposeThe aim of this paper is to identify the possibilities for reducing the second and
third levels of the digital divide (or inequality) through conscious application of digital …

Dividing the grey divide: Deconstructing myths about older adults' online activities, skills, and attitudes

A Quan-Haase, C Williams, M Kicevski… - American …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Although research has demonstrated a grey divide where older adults are less involved and
skilled with digital media than younger adults, by treating them as a homogenous group, it …

The effects of digital inclusion and ICT access on the quality of life: A global perspective

MD Alhassan, IO Adam - Technology in Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The role of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) on the quality of life
(QoL) has garnered much research interest recently given the pervasiveness of ICTs in our …

[HTML][HTML] Problematizing the digital literacy paradox in the context of older adults' ICT use: Aging, media discourse, and self-determination

K Schreurs, A Quan-Haase… - Canadian Journal of …, 2017 - cjc.utpjournals.press
Despite evidence of an upward trend in the adoption of information and communication
technologies (ICTs), current media discourse suggests that older adults (those 60-plus) lag …

Cognitive-based E-learning design for older adults

MA Pappas, E Demertzi, Y Papagerasimou… - Social Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Aging is highly correlated with a decline in cognitive abilities. Information and
communication technologies are nowadays increasingly used for knowledge acquisition …

Crossing the digital divide: The impact of the digital economy on elderly individuals' consumption upgrade in China

Y He, K Li, Y Wang - Technology in Society, 2022 - Elsevier
The digital economy is a pivotal force driving economic development that has profoundly
changed the public's way of life. However, less privileged elderly groups may be unable to …