Training Older Workers for Technology-Based Employment

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Chin Chin; Czaja, Sara J.; Sharit, Joseph
Titel	Training Older Workers for Technology-Based Employment
Quelle	In: Educational Gerontology, 35 (2009) 1, S.15-31 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-1277
Schlagwörter	Educational Needs; Focus Groups; Educational Gerontology; Occupational Surveys; Work Attitudes; Cohort Analysis; Participant Characteristics; Questionnaires; Barriers; Skill Analysis; Training Methods; Older Adults; Technological Literacy; Reentry Workers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Geragogics; Geragogik; Berufsanalyse; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Kohortenanalyse; Fragebogen; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Älterer Erwachsener; Technisches Wissen; Beruflicher Wiedereinstieg
Abstract	An increasingly aging workforce and advances in technology are changing work environments and structures. The continued employability of older adults, particularly those of lower socioeconomic status (SES), requires them to participate in training programs to ensure their competence in today's workplace. Focus groups with 37 unemployed adults (51-76 years old) were conducted to gather information about barriers and obstacles for returning to work, training needs and formats, work experiences, and perceptions of the characteristics of an ideal job. Overall, results indicated that participants experienced age discrimination and lack of technology skills. They also expressed a desire to receive additional training on technology and a preference for classroom training. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10