Accounting for diversity in older adults' digital inclusion and literacy: the impact of a national intervention.
In many parts of the world, older adults continue to face significant barriers to digital inclusion, but the source of that inequality is not well understood. However, we do not know enough about differences among older people seeking to improve their digital skills. Examining the impact of a nation...
| Publicado en: | Ageing & Society Vol. 43; no. 11; pp. 2629 - 2650 |
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Cambridge University Press
Nov2023
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