Važnost digitalnih kompetencija u starijoj životnoj dobi

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): The importance of digital competencies in old age
• Author: Lana Ćorić
• Mentor: Silvia Rusac (mentor)
• Committee member: Silvia Rusac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lucija Vejmelka (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Milić Babić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (Gerontology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2021-06-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities; Specific Areas of Social Work

Abstract

Starenje je proces koji se odvija na fiziološkom, psihološkom i socijalnom aspektu te
se time odražava i na kvalitetu života starijih osoba. S obzirom na veliki udio starijeg
stanovništva među populacijom potrebno je starije osobe što više prilagođavati svijetu
modernoga društva, u smislu uključivanja u digitalizirano i informatizirano društvo,
kako bi ostali u koraku s vremenom. Pojam digitalna, odnosno informatička pismenost
podrazumijeva sposobnost čitanja i razumijevanja informacija koje su dostupne putem
interneta ili multimedijskih tekstova. Cilj je ovoga rada teorijski prikazati na koji način
osobe starije životne dobi prikupljaju njima relevantne informacije te zašto im je važno
pružiti pomoć i podršku pri pretraživanju istoga. Prema nekim istraživanjima, čiji su
rezultati izneseni u ovome radu, osobe starije životne dobi kao izvore informacija
najčešće koriste tradicionalne izvore, dok u manjoj mjeri koriste računala i internet.
Glavni razlog tome može se pripisati nedovoljnom poznavanju tehnologije i
nedostatku digitalnih vještina na kojima je potrebno raditi kroz informatičko
opismenjavanje. Dolaskom krize uzrokovane koronavirusom starije se osobe sve više
suočavaju sa socijalnom izolacijom i to je dodatan razlog zašto starije osobe trebaju
razvijati digitalne kompetencije kako bi i dalje ostale ravnopravni članovi društva.

Abstract (english)

Aging is a process which takes place on a physiological, psychological, and social
aspect, hence reflecting itself on the life quality of elderly people. Considering a large
proportion of elderly people in the population, it is necessary to adapt the older people
to the modern society as much as possible, with regards to including them in the
digitalized and computerized society, therefore allowing them to keep pace with
modern times. The term digital, i.e. information literacy implies the ability to read and
comprehend the information available on the Internet or the multimedia texts. The
main concern of this thesis is a theoretical view on how the elderly people collect
information relevant to them, and the importance of providing them with help and
support whilst doing so. According to some studies, whose results are shown in this
thesis, elderly people mostly use traditional sources as the sources of information,
whereas they seldom use the computers and the Internet. The main reason behind that
can be attributed to the lack of understanding of technology and insufficient digital
skills, which should be improved by teaching information literacy. Due to the
coronavirus health crisis the elderly people are increasingly faced with social
isolation, which poses an additional reason for them to develop their digital
competencies, thus remaining the equal members of society.

• Keywords: Ključne riječi: osobe starije životne dobi; informacijsko ponašanje; informatička tehnologija; korona kriza
• Keywords (english): Key words: elderly people; information behaviour; information technology; coronavirus crisis
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:504439
• Study programme: Title: Social Work; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) socijalnog rada (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) socijalnog rada)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2021-06-30 09:21:51