Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

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A study on the role of computers in adult education

Georgios Giannoukos
  • Georgios Giannoukos
  • Second Chance School, Greece
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Georgios Besas
  • Georgios Besas
  • Second Chance School, Greece
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Vasilios Hioctour
  • Vasilios Hioctour
  • Second Chance School, Greece
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Thomas Georgas
  • Thomas Georgas
  • Institute of Education, UCL, UK
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Georgios Giannoukos
  • Georgios Giannoukos
  • Second Chance School, Greece
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Georgios Besas
  • Georgios Besas
  • Second Chance School, Greece
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Vasilios Hioctour
  • Vasilios Hioctour
  • Second Chance School, Greece
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Thomas Georgas
  • Thomas Georgas
  • Institute of Education, UCL, UK
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  •  Received: 02 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 14 April 2016
  •  Published: 10 May 2016

Abstract

This paper discusses how   knowledge of computers can affect our daily  personal life as well as in the workplace in Greece. Our research is concerned with how useful the knowledge of computers is in the everyday life and work of adults and attempts to investigate the interest of adults for learning computer programmes and different subjects via computers. The research took place from March 30 to April 10, 2015, in Lamia, Greece. Fifty individual adults aged 18-65 years old participated in this study. According to their answers it seems that they consider knowledge of computers essential; however, the same enthusiasm was not expressed when it came to learning through a computer.

 

Key words: Adult education, computers, technology, literacy, learning theories.

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