This study proposed to investigate the financial aid literacy of college students and if differences existed between specific groups. The research examined a causal comparison between students who attended a convocation and who did not, Pell awarded student status, and first-generation college student status. The participants included 58 students…

The purpose of this study is to ascertain whether a student's sense of financial security can increase the degree of predictability of retention over and above the more traditional predictors typically found in the literature, and to get a better sense for how student financial security impacts student persistence decision-making in college. To…

The proposed revisions to the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics" highlight the importance of learning to mathematise, problem-solve and reason in real world contexts, including financial contexts. Through the Economics + Maths = Financial Capability research project, the authors have been imagining fresh ideas for connecting the…

Empirical research methods were used to study the motivation factors that may persuade young adults in Thailand to learn finance. We aim to clarify the stimulus factors to acquire financial knowledge and stimulus factors to change financial behavior and demonstrate their importance to incorporate in the game design by integrating psychological…

Higher education costs in the United States have increased by 69% in the last decade. Simultaneously, state legislatures have decreased the level of funding provided to institutions of higher education while states have initiated campaigns to encourage students to obtain a post-secondary education. With increased costs, decreased support, and…

One-third of student loan debt is delinquent or in default, creating a crisis in the United States economy and the lives of the students (Friedman, 2020 U.S. Department of Education, 2019). A more complex story is that of the African American student with default rates five times more than their majority counterparts (Mishory et al., 2019;…

This study examined the relationship between language difficulties and learner's errors in financial mathematics, and it employed a quantitative research approach using a case study design. The population for the study consisted of all grade 10 mathematical literacy (ML) learners from three selected schools in East London District, from which 40…

Through the lens of Human Capital theory, the role of financial aid (both amount and type) is explored in the context of student financial stress, and ultimately general student health. Data are taken from a sample of 232 students from a major Midwestern university who were surveyed about their financial attitudes, behavior and knowledge. The…

To measure the outcomes of youth transitioning out of foster care, states are required to administer the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey to cohorts of youth at ages 17, 19, and 21. With this second cohort of youth having completed all three waves of data collection, researchers are beginning to better understand the experiences…

Issues regarding the steadily rising cost of college education, especially among disadvantaged college students, have gained enormous attention among scholars due to the recent global financial crisis. This has led government and colleges to outline financial literacy empowerment initiatives. With an emphasis on financial literacy and education,…

Student debt, some might contend, is a purely financial matter and begins long before students ever arrive on a college campus. Responding to composition's relative disinterest, this article looks to begin the conversation regarding debt's place in the teaching of writing. Against the transactional mechanism lenders insist it to be, debt, as the…

Student loans are like a dark cloud looming above 41 million Americans (Perna, Kvall, & Ruiz, 2017). Through young adults' personal accounts and relevant literature, we aimed to explore how student debt has altered the lives of college graduates and what can be done to educate students before they graduate with tens of thousands of dollars in…

"Sorted in Schools, Te whai hua -- kia ora" is a financial capability programme for secondary school students in English-medium (EME) and Maori-medium (MME) education settings. The programme aims to equip all young New Zealanders for their financial future. The first resources were piloted in 2018, and schools and kura started to use the…

To measure the outcomes of youth transitioning out of foster care, states are required to administer the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey to cohorts of youth at ages 17, 19, and 21. This brief presents NYTD data highlights that compare the outcomes reported by youth in the second NYTD cohort at ages 17 and 19. This brief also…

To measure the outcomes of youth transitioning out of foster care, states are required to administer the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) survey to cohorts of youth at ages 17, 19, and 21. With three waves of data collection completed with youth in the first cohort, researchers are beginning to better understand the experiences of…