Older Workers in a Digital Era

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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvClary Krekula,Daniela Şoitu,Martin Lakomý,Daniela Şoitu

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How is digitalisation reshaping work for older workers across Europe? This open access volume offers a comprehensive examination of the challenges and opportunities that arise as technology transforms the labour market. Bringing together leading scholars from across Europe, the book provides fresh, evidence-based insights into working experiences of older workers in a digitalised labour market.Across 15 chapters, the contributors draw on diverse methodologies and data from multiple countries to explore critical themes sorted into the following thematic sections:Theoretical foundations and inequalities: Understanding how digitalisation intersects with age, gender, and sustainable career trajectories.Policy and media representations: Examining how regulations and public narratives depict the situation of older workers.Digital practices and health implications: Investigating the impact of technology on communication, well-being, and workplace dynamics.Sector-specific perspectives: Illustrating experiences of older workers in education, social care, and healthcare.This anthology serves as an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners dealing with the complexities of ageing and work in the digital era. It not only maps current trends but also shows possible ways to support more inclusive and sustainable workplaces for all generations.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-05-23
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieInternational Perspectives on Aging
Antal sidor312
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783032190338

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Clary Krekula has a background as a Professor of Sociology and is currently working as a Professor of Social Work at Linnaeus University, Sweden. Her research focuses on age (inequalities) as well as aging from intersectional and organizational perspectives. She has extensive experience serving as an editor for both international and national anthologies and for special issues in international journals.Daniela Şoitu is a social sciences specialist and a Professor at the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Human Resources from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iaşi, Romania. Her main research focuses on late adulthood from interdisciplinary and interinstitutional perspectives; she has studied access to social and healthcare services, well-being throughout life, personal and systemic vulnerabilities, and support services using the life course theory, ecosystemic, and sustainable perspectives.Martin Lakomý is an Assistant Professor at Mendel University in Brno, Czechia. He employs quantitative methods to examine the situation of older adults in intergenerational family settings and the digitalised labour market, as well as their connection to value changes. A large part of his research consists of comparative studies on European macro-regions, so he enjoys gaining experience in cross-national collaboration.

1. Digitalization of the Working Life: An Introduction, Daniela Soitu, Clary Krekula & Martina Rasticova.- 2. Digitalization and Age-Based Inequality: Knowledge Gaps and a Theoretical Model, Clary Krekula, Jim Ogg & Natalia Versal.- 3.The mirrors of digital gender balance, Daniela Şoitu, Matt Flynn & Andreea Ferenczy.- 4.Digitalization and Older Worker Protection in EU Policy, Ondrej Pavelek, Lavinia Andrea Bejan & Nataliia Tkalenko.- 5.Towards age-friendly employment in times of digitalisation: policies and practices addressing rural areas in Estonia, Poland, Slovenia, and Ireland, Ilona Matysiak, Mihael Nedeljko, Ingmar Pastak & Dinali Wijeratne.- 6. Later Stages of Life in Popular Culture: Control and Body Politics in the Simulacra, Marcello Milanezi & Eyrún Lóa Eirikísdóttir.- 7. Should ageing have a place in the sustainability discussion? A theoretical and critical discussion about digitalisation and older workers, Federica Previtali Alessandro Lo Presti, Charlotta Niemistö & Duygu Uygur.- 8.Age Diversity and Diversity-Management and Europe, Petia Genkova & Henrik Schreiber.- 9. The phenomenon of digitalization in general and of the labor market. Perspectives, Challenges, and Training Needs for Educators in the Digital Age.- Seyithan Demirdag.- 10. Patterns of digital interaction of older workers (50+): the case of Baltics, Jolanta Pivoriene, Sarmitė Mikulionienė, Sandra Krutulienė, Olga Rajevska & tbc.- 11. Impact of Financial Literacy Environmental, Social, and Governance, Saving and Borrowing Factors on Digital Experiences: A Multi-Country Survey Study Among the Elderly People, Belma Ozturkkal, Maria Iannario, Claudia Tarantola, Alessandra Tanda, Albulena Shala, Rezarta Perri & Esra Kabaklarl.- 12. Bridging the Digital Divide: Addressing the Double Burden of Older Age, Gender, and Digital Exclusion for Enhanced Health and Well-being in the Baltic States, Aija Klavina, Leva Reine, Signe Tomsone, Jurate Pozeriene & TBD.- 13. Digital Obstacles among Academic Older Workers and Possible Solutions: Portugal, Turkey and Croatia Example.- Feyza Dalayli, Maria Piedade Brandão & Zrinka Puharić.- 14. The Impact of Digitalization in the Education Sector: Perspectives, Challenges, and Training Needs of the Educators, Elissa Mollakuqe, Asmir Rahmani & Vesna Dimitrova.- 15. Digitalization and professional caregivers: ethical issues, Nathalie Burnay, Laszlo Patyan & Amélie Pierre.- 16. Digitalization of teaching and learning and its impact on older educators: A Bibliometric scoping review, Eda Orhun, Seyithan Demirdag, Eriona Shtembari & Umar Bin Qushem.- 17. Digitalization and healthcare workers, Teresa Magalhães, Joana Seringa, Anna Hirata, Filipa Paias, Diana Grad, Maria Brandão, Jeroen Spijker & Federica Previtali.- 18.The impact of digitalization on the health of Older Workers: A Scoping Review, Jeroen Spijker, Hande Barlın, Diana Alecsandra Grad, Nuray Bayar Muluk, Mihajlo Jakovljevic, Aija Klavina, Nilufer Korkmaz Yaylagul, Gunilla Kulla, Murat A. Mercan, Eda Orhun, Anna Ševčíková, Abir Ben Ali, Carlos González, Yang Gu & Cristina Bostan.- 19. Technostress and the E-Learning Challenge: Understanding the Impact on Senior Academic Staff, Sylwia Przytuła, Martina Rašticová & Nataliia Tkalenko.