A STUDY OF NEEDED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES FOR THE ELDERLY IN THAILAND IN THE DIGITAL AGE
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Research on a study of needed skills and competencies for the elderly in Thailand in the digital ageaimed to investigate the necessary skills and competencies for the elderly in Thailand in the digital age. This research was a descriptive research and data collection was done by a qualitative method. There were research procedures including reviewing, analyzing and synthesizing information from literature and research related to skills and competency of the elderly in foreign countries and Thailand. The instruments used were focus groups discussion questions and document analysis form then validated and verified through the input of luminaries, experts, government, private and civil society agencies from the representatives of the elderly. The research findings found ten skills and competencies needed for the elderly in Thailand in the digital age including 1) planning for self-improvement, 2) well-being, 3) literacy and basic numeracy, 4) financial planning and management, 5) media information, technology and digital, 6) safe living indoors and outdoors, 7) democratic citizenship or active citizenship, 8) lifelong learning, 9) living in society and 10) working and making a career. Each of these skills possesses different competencies involved in knowledge, abilities and characteristics that contribute to have those skills.
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