The Place of Ageing in Digital Literacy Research: A Comparative Review of Turkish and Foreign Literature

Çağatay Karaöz; Nilnur Tandaçgüneş

Makale detayları

The Place of Ageing in Digital Literacy Research: A Comparative Review of Turkish and Foreign Literature

Yazarlar:

Çağatay Karaöz | Nilnur Tandaçgüneş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

4. BOYUT Medya ve Kültürel Çalışmalar Dergisi Issue 26, pp.51-86

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358561

pISSN:

2822-6623

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Özet:

 Digital mediated platforms that encompass every aspect of social life have become an indispensable part of everyday life, especially after the COVID419 pandemic. The speed of this transformation has also revealed the need to understand many social problems. The integration of life in areas such as nutrition, health and finance, which concern all demographic groups of the society, into digital platforms has inevitably led to the necessity for individuals to be present in these channels. Digital literacy, provides solutions to take part in these environments with awareness as an individual. With regard to digital literacy, children and young people have been prioritised in various fields from public policies to academic environments, while older individuals have remained in the secondary plan. However, digital environments are at least as important for older individuals as for children and young people. In this context, in our study, Turkish and foreign academic studies on digital literacy between 2019 and 2024 were analysed using the systematic literature review method. The study revealed that in both Turkish and foreign literature in the field of digital literacy, research on students and teachers is predominant, while Turkish literature lags behind foreign literature regarding ageing. In this context, it was found that more research should be conducted to reveal the relationship between digital literacy and ageing, and that the researches to be conducted especially in the turkish literature should be aimed at increasing the digital literacy levels of elderly individuals.

 Digital mediated platforms that encompass every aspect of social life have become an indispensable part of everyday life, especially after the COVID419 pandemic. The speed of this transformation has also revealed the need to understand many social problems. The integration of life in areas such as nutrition, health and finance, which concern all demographic groups of the society, into digital platforms has inevitably led to the necessity for individuals to be present in these channels. Digital literacy, provides solutions to take part in these environments with awareness as an individual. With regard to digital literacy, children and young people have been prioritised in various fields from public policies to academic environments, while older individuals have remained in the secondary plan. However, digital environments are at least as important for older individuals as for children and young people. In this context, in our study, Turkish and foreign academic studies on digital literacy between 2019 and 2024 were analysed using the systematic literature review method. The study revealed that in both Turkish and foreign literature in the field of digital literacy, research on students and teachers is predominant, while Turkish literature lags behind foreign literature regarding ageing. In this context, it was found that more research should be conducted to reveal the relationship between digital literacy and ageing, and that the researches to be conducted especially in the turkish literature should be aimed at increasing the digital literacy levels of elderly individuals.

 Digital mediated platforms that encompass every aspect of social life have become an indispensable part of everyday life, especially after the COVID419 pandemic. The speed of this transformation has also revealed the need to understand many social problems. The integration of life in areas such as nutrition, health and finance, which concern all demographic groups of the society, into digital platforms has inevitably led to the necessity for individuals to be present in these channels. Digital literacy, provides solutions to take part in these environments with awareness as an individual. With regard to digital literacy, children and young people have been prioritised in various fields from public policies to academic environments, while older individuals have remained in the secondary plan. However, digital environments are at least as important for older individuals as for children and young people. In this context, in our study, Turkish and foreign academic studies on digital literacy between 2019 and 2024 were analysed using the systematic literature review method. The study revealed that in both Turkish and foreign literature in the field of digital literacy, research on students and teachers is predominant, while Turkish literature lags behind foreign literature regarding ageing. In this context, it was found that more research should be conducted to reveal the relationship between digital literacy and ageing, and that the researches to be conducted especially in the turkish literature should be aimed at increasing the digital literacy levels of elderly individuals.

 Toplumsal yaşamın her alanını kuşatan dijital platformlar, özellikle küresel dünyanın karşılaştığı en büyük sorun4 lardan biri olan COVID419 pandemisinin ardından, gündelik yaşamın vazgeçilmez bir parçası haline gelmiştir. Bu dönüşümün hızı, pek çok toplumsal sorunsalı da anlama gerekliliğini ortaya çıkarmıştır. Toplumun bütün demografik gruplarını ilgilendiren beslenme, sağlık, finans gibi alanlardaki deneyimlerin de dijital platformlarla bütünleşmesi bireylerin kaçınılmaz olarak söz konusu platformlarda varlık göstermesini gerekli kılmıştır. Bu bağlamda, dijital okuryazarlık, birey olarak bu ortamlarda farkındalık içerisinde yer almanın tek çözümü olarak görünmektedir. Dijital okuryazarlık söz konusu olduğunda kamu siyasalarından, akademik ortamlara dek geniş bir alanda, çocuk ve gençler öncelik haline gelmiş; yaşlı bireyler ise ikincil planda kalmıştır. Oysaki yaşlılık dönemindeki bireyler açısından dijital ortamlar en az çocuk ve gençler kadar önem arz etmektedir. Dahası dijital okuryazar olmak günümüzde temel insan haklarından biri haline gelmiş durumdadır. Bu çerçevede, çalışmamızda 201942024 yılları arasında dijital okuryazarlık hakkında yapılan türkçe ve yabancı akademik çalışmalar sistematik alanyazın taraması yöntemiyle çözümlenmiştir. Çalışma ile dijital okuryazarlık alanında gerek türkçe gerekse de yabancı alanyazınında öğrenci ve öğretmenlere yönelik araştırmaların ağırlıklı olduğu, yaşlılık söz konusu olduğunda ise türkçe alanyazının yabancı alanyazınının gerisinde kaldığı görülmüştür. Dolayısıyla, dijital okuryazarlık ve yaşlılık ilişkisini ortaya koyacak çok daha fazla sayıda araştırma yapılması gerektiği, özellikle türkçe alanyazınında yapılacak olan araştırmaların, yaşlı bireylerin dijital okuryazarlık düzeylerini yükseltmeye yönelik olması gerektiğine yönelik dikkat çeken bulgular ortaya konmuştur.

Makale detayları

The Place of Ageing in Digital Literacy Research: A Comparative Review of Turkish and Foreign Literature

Yazarlar:

Çağatay Karaöz | Nilnur Tandaçgüneş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

4. BOYUT Medya ve Kültürel Çalışmalar Dergisi Issue 26, pp.51-86

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358561

pISSN:

2822-6623

Comparative Analysis

Literacy

Digital Literacy

Elder People

Systematic Literature ReviewKarşılaştırmalı Çözümleme

Okuryazarlık

Dijital Okuryazarlık

Yaşlılık

Sistematik Alanyazın Taraması

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Çağatay Karaöz | Nilnur Tandaçgüneş

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi: 4. BOYUT Medya ve Kültürel Çalışmalar Dergisi Issue 26, pp.51-86

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001358561

pISSN: 2822-6623

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Çağatay Karaöz | Nilnur Tandaçgüneş

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları (Diğer)

Dergi:

4. BOYUT Medya ve Kültürel Çalışmalar Dergisi Issue 26, pp.51-86

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358561

pISSN:

2822-6623