This was the first hit: 1. Attitudes of Older Adults toward a Computer Training Program Preview . By: Segrist, Kathleen. Educational Gerontology, v30 n7 p563-571 Aug 2004. (EJ680243)
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I conducted a browsing search in ERIC/EBSCO. I searched the thesaurus for Senior Citizens and found the correct subject heading as Older Adults. I searched Older Adults and received 11,821 hits.
I then narrowed my search by using Computer Training and received 15 hits. I narrowed again by using Adult Education and received 4 hits. Using ERIC I was able to look at left side panel which provided narrowing terms for me. This made the search much easier and very effective. I was interested in this search because we have been providing computer training for Senior Citizens for about 5 years and this is a topic that interest me.
I do not think this search method was very productive. I could have more easily created a building block search that would have pinpointed the information I was seeking. Searching in this manner was awkard and more time consuming than the others I attempted.
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