國立虎尾科技大學 |

Identifying Barriers for Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Engaging With Internet Services : = Centring Elder Standpoints for Educational Training Development.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Identifying Barriers for Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Engaging With Internet Services :/
Reminder of title:	Centring Elder Standpoints for Educational Training Development.
Author:	Sawtell, Roselyn Louise.
Description:	1 online resource (388 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-06A.
Subject:	Educational technology. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798380870955

Identifying Barriers for Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Engaging With Internet Services : = Centring Elder Standpoints for Educational Training Development.
Sawtell, Roselyn Louise.

Identifying Barriers for Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Engaging With Internet Services :Centring Elder Standpoints for Educational Training Development. - 1 online resource (388 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Technology Sydney (Australia), 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

While there is an abundance of research across developed countries reporting on older non-Indigenous peoples' engagement with, and perceptions of barriers to using, Information and Communication Technologies [ICTs] and associated online resources, there is a dearth of research literature seeking to understand the perceptions of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, particularly those living in urban settings, hereafter known as 'Elders' and their reasons for choosing to have little to no online engagement. The purpose of this thesis was to engage with the voices of two distinct groups of Elders, those living on D'harawal, their Traditional Country, and Elders living across the Yugambeh Language Countries. Utilising Indigenist Research Methodological principles (Rigney, 1999) and guided by Indigenous relatedness in Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing (Martin, 2003), a series of Indigenous Yarns (Bessarab & Ng'andu, 2010) were flexibly conducted, including group and individual gatherings. Through the Elders' voices, the overarching research aims of this project were explored with regards to the Elders' experiences in engaging with (or without) ICTs, what (if any) barriers they perceive when engaging with ICTs, and what improvements could be made to help promote Elder engagement with these new technologies and going online. Through a series of iterative thematic analyses of the Yarns in collaboration with the Elders, a series of shared themes emerged (e.g., Choice of Access, Anxiety, Trust, Shame, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ways of Doing) for both Elder groups, with one stand-alone unique theme, raised by D'harawal Elders (e.g., Truth of Online Material). Both Elder groups showed there were some similarities to broader research undertaken with older non-Indigenous community members across Australia and other developed countries including age-related physical issues, cost of set-up and maintenance, and keeping skills up to date as technologies continue to evolve. In addition, Elders spoke of issues which are strongly influenced by their historical, and intergenerational experiences of dealing with the dominant culture; their fears and concerns relating to the language used, security of their data, and trusting those in authority.Although this research collaborated with a small cohort of Elders, I was mindful of diversity within and between the members of these two groups. It was paramount that Elder collaborators values and protocols were underpinned across the whole research journey, as historical and contemporary research (particularly that which emanates from a non-Indigenous Western/colonial lens) has held a very poor reputation across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Indeed, many seminal Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and First Nations scholars (e.g., Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Karen Mirraboopa Martin, Lester-Irabinna Rigney) have argued that generalising results solely from non-Indigenous based research foundations has often perpetuated the systemic racism (e.g., poverty, oppression, isolation) and deficit discourses (e.g., individual 'choice', blaming the victim) in representations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples. As a result, the dearth of meaningful and culturally representative research directly engaging with the voices and lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and their patterns of ICT engagement (or lack thereof) is of considerable concern. This is especially the case when government policy and practices targeting increased ICT engagement seemingly centres its attention on individualistic factors surrounding cost, access, and skills. No longer can those in authority assume, spruiking proclamations of benefits using such technologies, is all that is required to promote engagement. Acknowledging how past traumas impact decisions made today for Elders is required before movement forward to increasing levels of engagement with ICTs can occur. Overall, the Elders shared many examples of negative historical, personal, and familial experiences and forces that limited their engagement with ICT (particularly for compulsory government services embedded within ICT platforms). Despite these negative limitations to digital engagement, a series of strengths also emerged across the Yarns, with the Elders highlighting the strengths of culturally centred values and practices including support, resilience, adaptability through connections, and traditional knowledge sharing practices. In conclusion, this thesis suggests that future technology training would be improved if such training acknowledges and underpins teachings designed with diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders' perceptions in mind. A series of formal recommendations to government and ICT companies are finally offered, recommendations that centre Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led approaches.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798380870955Subjects--Topical Terms:

556755
Educational technology.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Government servicesIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Identifying Barriers for Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Engaging With Internet Services : = Centring Elder Standpoints for Educational Training Development.
LDR:06568ntm a22004217 4500 001 1145605
005 20240626052112.5
006 m o d
007 cr bn ---uuuuu
008 250605s2023 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9798380870955
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI30975993
035 $a (MiAaPQ)TechSydney10453173578
035 $a AAI30975993
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ $d NTU
100 1 $a Sawtell, Roselyn Louise. $3 1470778
245 1 0 $a Identifying Barriers for Urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders Engaging With Internet Services : $b Centring Elder Standpoints for Educational Training Development.
264 0 $c 2023
300 $a 1 online resource (388 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-06, Section: A.
500 $a Advisor: Bodkin-Andrews, Gawaian;Thorpe, Katrina.
502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Technology Sydney (Australia), 2023.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a While there is an abundance of research across developed countries reporting on older non-Indigenous peoples' engagement with, and perceptions of barriers to using, Information and Communication Technologies [ICTs] and associated online resources, there is a dearth of research literature seeking to understand the perceptions of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, particularly those living in urban settings, hereafter known as 'Elders' and their reasons for choosing to have little to no online engagement. The purpose of this thesis was to engage with the voices of two distinct groups of Elders, those living on D'harawal, their Traditional Country, and Elders living across the Yugambeh Language Countries. Utilising Indigenist Research Methodological principles (Rigney, 1999) and guided by Indigenous relatedness in Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing (Martin, 2003), a series of Indigenous Yarns (Bessarab & Ng'andu, 2010) were flexibly conducted, including group and individual gatherings. Through the Elders' voices, the overarching research aims of this project were explored with regards to the Elders' experiences in engaging with (or without) ICTs, what (if any) barriers they perceive when engaging with ICTs, and what improvements could be made to help promote Elder engagement with these new technologies and going online. Through a series of iterative thematic analyses of the Yarns in collaboration with the Elders, a series of shared themes emerged (e.g., Choice of Access, Anxiety, Trust, Shame, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ways of Doing) for both Elder groups, with one stand-alone unique theme, raised by D'harawal Elders (e.g., Truth of Online Material). Both Elder groups showed there were some similarities to broader research undertaken with older non-Indigenous community members across Australia and other developed countries including age-related physical issues, cost of set-up and maintenance, and keeping skills up to date as technologies continue to evolve. In addition, Elders spoke of issues which are strongly influenced by their historical, and intergenerational experiences of dealing with the dominant culture; their fears and concerns relating to the language used, security of their data, and trusting those in authority.Although this research collaborated with a small cohort of Elders, I was mindful of diversity within and between the members of these two groups. It was paramount that Elder collaborators values and protocols were underpinned across the whole research journey, as historical and contemporary research (particularly that which emanates from a non-Indigenous Western/colonial lens) has held a very poor reputation across Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Indeed, many seminal Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and First Nations scholars (e.g., Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Karen Mirraboopa Martin, Lester-Irabinna Rigney) have argued that generalising results solely from non-Indigenous based research foundations has often perpetuated the systemic racism (e.g., poverty, oppression, isolation) and deficit discourses (e.g., individual 'choice', blaming the victim) in representations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples. As a result, the dearth of meaningful and culturally representative research directly engaging with the voices and lived experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and their patterns of ICT engagement (or lack thereof) is of considerable concern. This is especially the case when government policy and practices targeting increased ICT engagement seemingly centres its attention on individualistic factors surrounding cost, access, and skills. No longer can those in authority assume, spruiking proclamations of benefits using such technologies, is all that is required to promote engagement. Acknowledging how past traumas impact decisions made today for Elders is required before movement forward to increasing levels of engagement with ICTs can occur. Overall, the Elders shared many examples of negative historical, personal, and familial experiences and forces that limited their engagement with ICT (particularly for compulsory government services embedded within ICT platforms). Despite these negative limitations to digital engagement, a series of strengths also emerged across the Yarns, with the Elders highlighting the strengths of culturally centred values and practices including support, resilience, adaptability through connections, and traditional knowledge sharing practices. In conclusion, this thesis suggests that future technology training would be improved if such training acknowledges and underpins teachings designed with diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders' perceptions in mind. A series of formal recommendations to government and ICT companies are finally offered, recommendations that centre Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led approaches.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2024
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Educational technology. $3 556755
650 4 $a Public administration. $3 562473
650 4 $a Native studies. $3 1464791
650 4 $a Adult education. $3 555548
653 $a Government services
653 $a Elders
653 $a Yugambeh Language Countries
653 $a Indigenous Yarns
653 $a Elder groups
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0741
690 $a 0710
690 $a 0617
690 $a 0516
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
710 2 $a University of Technology Sydney (Australia). $3 1465278
773 0 $t Dissertations Abstracts International $g 85-06A.
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30975993 $z click for full text (PQDT)