The objectives of this research are to study 1) the acceptance level of information and communication technology (ICT) characters environment supporting ICT use lecturers attitude in ICT use and ICT use in teaching 2) the relation between ICT use in teaching and lecturers characteristics and 3) the relation between ICT use in teaching of lecturers and acceptance in characteristic of ICT environment which support ICT use and lecturers attitude in ICT use in teaching. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches are applied by using questionnaire and in-depth interview for data collection. The research sample is 220 lecturers from 9 faculties of Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon. Descriptive and inference statistics are used; percentage arithmetic mean standard deviation Pearson correlation and mUltiple regression analysis with Enter technique. The findings are; 1.The high acceptance level in characteristics of ICT and lecturers attitude in ICT use in teaching aspects (x = 3.99 3.64) low score for environment supporting ICT use (x ::::: 2.46) and medium score of ICT use in teaching of lecturers (x ::::: 3.27). 2.Lecturers ICT use in teaching is related to 3 lecturers characteristics. It is positively related to computer ownership and the faculty affiliated and negatively related to experience in teaching. 3.Lecturers ICT use in teaching are related to acceptance in characteristics of ICT environment which support ICT use and lecturers attitude in ICT use in teaching. 4.Recommendations to Rajamangala University of Technology Phra Nakhon in improving and development of ICT use are; (-3) 4.1 open ended questionnaire; 1) prepare sufficient leT equipments for lecturers 2) setting computers and projectors in every classroom and 3) training ICT uses application in teaching for lecturers. 4.2 in-depth interview; 1) environment supporting aspect; increase sufficient computers equipments computer networks and improve their efficiency and increase budget for ICT 2) characteristic perceiving and attitude to ICT use aspect; increase knowledge in literature copy right act to lecturers and 3) leT use in teaching aspect; training lecturers to get more knowledge and skill in ICT use electronic media producing and information searching from websites by internet.

This study employs a mixed method research which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative measures to investigate situation and demand in relation to Information and Communications Technology (ICT) training of the elderly in Bangkok. For quantitative method questionnaires are used to obtain information from a total of 355 senior citizens. These data are examined and evaluated by way of descriptive statistical analysis involving frequency percentage mean and standard deviation with t-test and a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). For qualitative method in-depth interviews of 10 coordinators of the Association for the Elderly are undertaken and a focus group of 10 representatives of the Association for the Elderly is employed. The results show that a majority of the elderly do not have a computer (56.3%) or experience of using ICT (33.8%) but indicate demand for ICT training (59.4%) with regard to reading information and news and communicating by way of the internet. In detail there is demand for free training courses dealing with computer use and the internet as well as searching queries convenience of travel to training centres and trainers who understand the capability of the elderly. Comparison by income shows that the elderly whose average monthly income is more than 30000 bahts pay more attention to training courses and services travel convenience and trainers than do those on lower income. Furthermore the demand for training is higher for the elderly who have ICT experiences than for those with no experience. In conclusion the findings of this study suggest that policymakers should provide the elderly in Bangkok with public-access computers free internet connection availability of reduced-price computers and financial support for ICT training courses.