What Affects the Elderly's Stay or Leave in Learning of Digital Technology: A Qualitative Study
To understand elderly's continuous learning willingness in a digital technology course in digital technology education proj-ect, this study put forward interviews among elderly learners in smartphone classes in Shantou City. Text analysis was conducted by three-level coding of the first-hand data based on grounded theory. It aimed at sorting out and deeply analyzing the relationship between codes, constructing elderly's continuous learning willingness mechanism of digital technology, and seeking its influencing factors. It is found that value and psychological resilience are adjustable influencing factors. Based on self-determination theory, from supply-side perspective, implications of how to enhance the value of elderly's digital technology learning are then given.
elderly educationdigital learninggrounded theoryself-determination theory
万方数据
维普
