Financial literacy and adult education / Cover Image

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Financial literacy and adult education / Karen Sprow Forté, Edward W. Taylor, Elizabeth J. Tisdell, editors.

Forté, Karen Sprow. (Added Author). Taylor, Edward W. (Edsward Woodbury), 1952- (Added Author). Tisdell, Elizabeth J., 1955- (Added Author).

Summary:

This collection of articles brings together the fields of adult education and financial literacy, showing how concepts and knowledge about adult education can be used in financial education, and how financial education shows adults learning and using new knowledge in a practical way.

Record details

ISBN: 9781118850039
Physical Description: 104 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass , 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Spring 2014".

Formatted Contents Note:

Sociocultural issues in adult financial education / Karen Sprow Forté -- Structural barriers, financial exclusion, and the possibilities of situated learning for financial education / Jerry Buckland -- Contextual influences on financial behavior: a proposed model for adult financial literacy education / Wendy L. Way -- Financial literacy education for women / Jodi Jarecke, Edward W. Taylor, Tahira K. Hira -- Financial literacy: a critical adult education appraisal / Leona M. English -- Economic inclusion and financial education in culturally diverse communities: leveraging cultural capital and whole-family learning / Bárbara J. Robles -- Raising employee engagement through workplace financial education / Lois A. Vitt -- Measuring the impacts of financial literacy: challenges for community-based financial education / J. Michael Collins, Karen C. Holden -- The role of emotions and assumptions in culturally responsive financial education practice in a capitalist economy / Elizabeth J. Tisdell.