ERIC Number: EJ1085813
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jul
Pages: 36
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Financial Literacy with Families: Opportunity and Hope
Baron, Lorraine M.
Journal of Urban Mathematics Education, v8 n1 p83-118 Jul 2015
In this article, the author explores the link between citizens' quantitative literacy abilities and their financial prosperity. The author applies a robust social justice research vision and a Freirean approach to describe personal flourishing within the context of numerical, mathematical, and financial literacy (NMFL) education. Four families participated in a weekly evening community program that was designed to inform them about NMFLs. Analysis of the interview data showed that participants described a sense of personal flourishing, gained confidence and skills, and felt financially empowered enough to teach/transfer that knowledge to their children. The author proposes a conceptual framework linking personal flourishing with NMFLs and suggests the framework be used to investigate and describe quantitative literacy and financial literacy in future empowering pedagogies research.
Descriptors: Money Management, Teaching Methods, Guidelines, Social Justice, Mathematics Skills, Family Programs, Community Programs, Program Descriptions, Self Esteem, Self Efficacy, Literacy, Outcomes of Education, Critical Theory, Family Income, Budgets, Curriculum, Empowerment, Elementary Schools, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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