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Not Just a Number: A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing in HCI

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Not Just a Number: A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing in HCI. / Knowles, Bran; Fledderjohann, Jasmine; Singh, Aneesha et al.
In: Interacting with Computers, 17.07.2025.

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Harvard

Knowles, B, Fledderjohann, J, Singh, A, Harper, RHR, McDowell, J, Tsouvalis, J, Ashcroft, A, Rogers, Y, Soubutts, E, Steptoe, A & Swarbrick, C 2025, 'Not Just a Number: A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing in HCI', Interacting with Computers.

APA

Knowles, B., Fledderjohann, J., Singh, A., Harper, R. H. R., McDowell, J., Tsouvalis, J., Ashcroft, A., Rogers, Y., Soubutts, E., Steptoe, A., & Swarbrick, C. (in press). Not Just a Number: A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing in HCI. Interacting with Computers.

Vancouver

Knowles B, Fledderjohann J, Singh A, Harper RHR, McDowell J, Tsouvalis J et al. Not Just a Number: A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing in HCI. Interacting with Computers. 2025 Jul 17.

Author

Knowles, Bran ; Fledderjohann, Jasmine ; Singh, Aneesha et al. / Not Just a Number : A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing in HCI. In: Interacting with Computers. 2025.

Bibtex

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abstract = "The focus on managing problems that can arise for older adults has meant that extant HCI and Ageing research has not given the concepts of 'age' and 'ageing' the explicit theoretical attention they deserve. Attending to this gap, we critically examine a ten-year corpus of CHI publications through the lens of an existing typology which we have further developed to analyse how age is understood, interpreted and constructed in the field of HCI. Our resulting multidimensional typology of age in HCI elucidates the distinctive characteristics of older adults considered when designing with and for this user group, but also highlights the need for a more critical, reflexive, social constructivist approach to age in HCI. Applying this approach, we explore age as a multidimensional system of stratification to better understand the phenomenon of the age-based digital divide.",
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RIS

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T2 - A Multidimensional Approach to Ageing in HCI

AU - Knowles, Bran

AU - Fledderjohann, Jasmine

AU - Singh, Aneesha

AU - Harper, R.H.R.

AU - McDowell, Julia

AU - Tsouvalis, Judith

AU - Ashcroft, Alice

AU - Rogers, Yvonne

AU - Soubutts, Ewan

AU - Steptoe, Andrew

AU - Swarbrick, Caroline

PY - 2025/7/17

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M3 - Journal article

JO - Interacting with Computers

JF - Interacting with Computers

SN - 0953-5438

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