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Title: | THE USE OF WEB-BASED VIDEOCONFERENCING FOR LIFELONG LEARNERS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE PANDEMIC |
Other Titles: | WEB-BASED LIFELONG LEARNING DURING THE PANDEMIC |
Authors: | Badali, Jocelyn Rose |
Advisor: | Grignon, Michel |
Department: | Health and Aging |
Keywords: | pandemic;COVID-19;lifelong learning;videoconferencing;older adults;geragogy |
Publication Date: | 2021 |
Abstract: | My thesis explores older adult lifelong learners’ experiences in transitioning their continued education participation to an online model. This research acknowledges and situates itself in the geragogy contexts of older adult learners, drawing on their experiences of the pandemic and lifelong learning, in addition to their opinions on education for older adults. As such, a case study methodology was employed so that this case could be studied within boundaries created by the pandemic. In my study, 25 older adult learners participated in individual interviews and provided their opinions and perceptions about their experiences with the pandemic and its effect on their learning ambitions. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted these individuals differently based on their motivations and previous experiences with technology. Four distinct dialogue groups emerged based on the motivations that older adults have to participate in lifelong learning, which are social or instrumental, and also the opinions they have about technology, which are either positive or negative. The four dialogues are distinct in that they each hold alternate opinions about the two issues raised (motivators and opinions on technology) but there were no major identifiers within the groups that could characteristically distinguish one from another. The results indicate that not all discourses of lifelong learners are reducible to identities or recent experiences. My findings suggest that potential refinement in program delivery based on specific user needs could improve the experiences that older adults have in the virtual classroom, and that it is crucial to the administration of lifelong learning that older adults' unique needs are addressed in a collaborative manner. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/27235 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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