Computer literacy among the generations: How can older adults participate in digital society?

Challenging the 'European Area of Lifelong Learning': A Critical Response

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 31-40

  Schmidt Hertha, Bernhard ^a   Strobel Dümer, Claudia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Socio Educational Institute of SOS Kinderdorf eV   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7299-1_3     Document Type: Chapter

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