Reframing financial literacy : exploring the value of social currency

• Other Authors: Lucey, Thomas A. (Editor), Laney, James D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, 2012.
• Subjects: Financial literacy > Study and teaching.; Finance, Personal > Study and teaching.; Economics > Study and teaching.; Business & Economics > Finance > General.; Economic theory and philosophy.; Finance and the finance industry.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615247
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-721-3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 315 pages) : illustrations

Scholarship related to financial and consumer education largely concerns itself with the acquisition, management, and growth of financial resources. In a global setting that witnesses increasing competition for natural resources, along with diminishing appreciation for human rights, a challenge for...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword / Mark C. Schug
• Introduction
• Section I. Conceptions of financial literacy, citizenship, and identity
• Chapter 1. Connecting financial literacy and political literacy through critical pedagogy / Paul R. Carr
• Chapter 2. Garbage trucks and deposit slips: The disconnect between life experiences and the economics curriculum of South Africa / Benjamin R. Wellenreiter
• Chapter 3. Conceptualizing financial morality / Thomas A. Lucey
• Chapter 4. Young canadian women's financial literacy / Vicki A. Green
• Chapter 5. Understanding African American wealth attainment: Implications for leaders / Andrea N. Johnson
• Chapter 6. Comparing undergraduate and graduate students' perceptions of financial morality / Alan B. Bates and Thomas A. Lucey
• Chapter 7. Moral responsibility and leadership: How managers deal with practical moral conflicts / Jennifer Loew
• Chapter 8. Intersections of identity and ideology in learning about financial capability / Valerie Farnsworth
• Section II. Educational issues
• Chapter 9. A sense of values: Developing financial capability in Scottish school curricula / Cathy Fagan
• Chapter 10. The efficacy of financial education in the early grades: Results from a statewide program / Weiwei Chen and Julia A. Heath
• Chapter 11. Using technology to develop a broad understanding of financial literacy among k-12 students / Jeffrey J. Sanson and Phillip J. VanFossen
• Chapter 12. Mapping financial futures and developing social capital: Decision-making about career, specialization, and interest rates / Mary Frances Agnello and Andrea L. Knapp
• Chapter 13. Using art and community investigation to motivate preservice teachers' learning and teaching of social and economic/financial justice issues / Thomas A. Lucey and James D. Laney
• Chapter 14. Home interactions in the context of learning about numbers 1-100: How do Romanian parents teach place value to their children? / Madalina Tanase
• About the authors.