Methods for human-computer interaction research with older people. A.Dickinson, J.Arnott and S.Prior, Behaviour & Information Technology, Vol.26, No.4, July-August 2007, pp.343-352. Methods for human-computer interaction research with older people A.DICKINSON*, J.ARNOTT and S.PRIOR School of Computing, University of Dundee, Dundee, U.K. This is an electronic version of an article published in: Behaviour & Information Technology, Vol.26, No.4, July-August 2007, pp.343-352. Behaviour & Information Technology is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com ISSN: 0144-929X print / 1362-3001 online URL: The open URL of the article is: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0144-929X&volume=26&issue=4&spage=343 DOI: 10.1080/01449290601176948 Abstract: Experimental research in human–computer interaction commonly uses participant groups that are unrepresentative of demographic realities, being young, technically knowledgeable and highly educated. One way of reflecting society more accurately in research is to include older adults in research groups, but the elicitation of high-quality data from these participants requires alterations in research methods and organization. In the present paper, methodological and organizational experiences from a range of research studies with older participants are reported. It concludes with a list of guidelines for maximizing the research outcomes of working with older adults. Keywords: Older participants; Methodologies; Guidelines. * Corresponding author: Dr. Anna Dickinson, School of Computing, University of Dundee, DUNDEE DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK. E-mail: adickinson@computing.dundee.ac.uk