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Delgadillo, Lucy M. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2022
The National Strategy for Financial Literacy report released in 2020 by the U. S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission (USFLEC) crafted a new definition of financial education (FE). The report defines FE as the process by which "people gain information, skills, confidence, and motivation to act through various means including classroom…
Descriptors: Money Management, Literacy, Consumer Education, Learning Motivation
Basic Skills Agency, 2007
Financial literacy refers to the ability to make informed judgements and to take effective decisions regarding the use and management of money. A baseline survey carried out by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) in 2006 highlighted many issues: (1) 29% of 16-4-year-olds said they would not know how to prepare and manage a weekly budget; (2) 19%…
Descriptors: Money Management, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Consumer Education
Basic Skills Agency, 2008
This publication contains a series of sessions developed and used by Newcastle City Council Family Learning Service and now published to share practice. The sessions were developed specifically to support "Skills for Life" tutors to deliver the adult literacy and numeracy curricula but can also be used by other practitioners. There are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Consumer Education, Basic Skills, Multiple Literacies
Rudd, Rima; Soricone, Lisa; Santos, Maricel; Zobel, Emily; Smith, Janet – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2005
A Health Literacy Study Circle[superscript +] is a multi-session professional development activity for adult education practitioners, conducted by a facilitator. All the information and materials required to conduct each Health Literacy Study Circle[superscript +] is presented in two parts: this Introduction and the "Facilitator's Guide" for each…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Professional Development, Consumer Education