Factors Influencing Women's Attitudes towards Computers in a Computer Literacy Training Program

Autor/inn/en	Chang, Sung-Lu; Shieh, Ruey S.; Liu, Eric Zhi-Feng; Yu, Pao-Ta
Titel	Factors Influencing Women's Attitudes towards Computers in a Computer Literacy Training Program
Quelle	In: Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 11 (2012) 4, S.177-187 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-6521
Schlagwörter	Females; Access to Computers; Computer Literacy; Performance Factors; Computer Attitudes; Womens Education; Womens Studies; Educational Opportunities; Questionnaires; Interviews; Classroom Observation Techniques; Training Objectives; Individual Differences; Gender Issues; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Adult Programs; Foreign Countries; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Computerkenntnisse; Leistungsindikator; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Training objectiv; Ausbildungsziel; Trainingsziel; Individueller Unterschied; Geschlechterfrage; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Ausland
Abstract	In the "Digital Divide" research, adult women have generally been found to be the weakest group when compared with others. There is thus a need to provide this particular group with computer literacy training, and to give them opportunities to learn about using computers. In such training, women not only need to learn computer skills, but also a positive attitude. This study gathered qualitative and quantitative data from 175 women who attended computer literacy training, to analyze their attitudes towards computers and to identify differences in their attitudes. The data were collected from questionnaires, interviews and class observations. It was found that only women with lower educational levels had feelings of high anxiety prior to the training. However, other characteristics influenced their attitudes during the training, including age, education, nationality, and PC ownership. Factors influencing the differences in their attitudes were the difficulties of data input, physiological limitations, cultural differences, computer access and learning opportunities. Suggestions for future computer training programs for adult women are proposed. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Sakarya University. Esentepe Campus, Adapazari 54000, Turkey. Tel: +90-505-2431868; Fax: +90-264-6141034; e-mail: tojet@sakarya.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.tojet.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10