Computer Literacy and Information Society Skills of Public Extension Workers in Turkey

Yayım etkinliklerinin hedefi, kırsal kesimin bilgisayar okur-yazarlığını ve diğer bilgi işleme becerilerini bugünün bilgi toplumunda kabul edilebilir düzeye ulaştırılması olabilir. Yayım elemanları kırsal kesimde bilgi toplumu düzeyine ulaşmak için, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerini kullanma, kendi kendine öğrenme, insan ilişkileri ve ekip çalışmalarında yetkinlik gibi bazı becerilerle donatılmalıdırlar. Veriler Türkiye'deki 538 kamu yayım elemanından toplanmıştır. Çalışma, kamu yayımcılarının bilgi toplumu becerilerinin geliştirilmesine yönelik bazı öneriler sunmayı hedeflenmiştir. Yayımcıların yorumlarına göre, meslektaşlarının bilgi toplumu becerileri orta düzeydedir. Bilgi toplumunun kilometre taşı olan bilgisayarı Türkiye'deki yayımcıların %49'u düzenli olarak kullanmaktadır. Genel olarak, yayımcılar temel bilgisayar becerilerinde yeterince iyi iken, bilgisayar donanımı ve internet kullanımında sorunludurlar. Yayımcıların bilgisayar becerileri yaşlarına, eğitimlerine ve cinsiyetlerine göre farklıdır.

Türkiye'deki Kamu Yayım Elemanlarının Bilgisayar Okur Yazarlığı ve Bilgi Toplumu Becerileri

Trget extension efforts can develop the computer literacy and other information processing capacity of rural areas to levels deemed to be acceptable in today's information society. Extension staff must be equipped with some abilities, such as capability of using information and communication technologies, self-learning, and efficiency in human relations and team works for reaching information society level in rural area. The data were collected from 538 public extension workers in Turkey. The study aimed at presenting some suggestions for improving information society skills of public extension workers. According to the comments of extension workers, information society skills of their colleagues are at medium level. Computers as the milestone of information society are regularly used by 49% of extensionists in Turkey. In general, the staff is good enough on basic computer skills but they have problem with computer hardware and internet usage. The computer skills of extensionists vary with their age, education and gender.

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