HANOI METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATION HOANG MINH CHAU FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AT BRENDON PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADUATION THESIS Specialization: Primary Education Ha Noi, 2023 HANOI METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATION HOANG MINH CHAU FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AT BRENDON PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADUATION THESIS Specialization: Primary Education Supervisor 1: MA. Tran Thi Thao Supervisor 2: DR. Pham Minh Hoa (Teachers sign to confirm) Ha Noi, 2023 2 DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP I hereby declare that the project "Financial education for students at Brendon Primary School" is my research work and is supported by the instructors, MA. Tran Thi Thao and DR.
Pham Minh Hoa. The data and research results stated in the thesis are honest and have never been published in any other works. If it has any fraud, I take full responsibility. Ha Noi, May, 2023 Student Hoang Minh Chau 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the instructors, MA.
Tran Thi Thao and DR. Pham Minh Hoa has enthusiastically guided, instructed and always had meticulous feedback during the past time so that I could complete this thesis. I would also like to thank the entire Faculty of Pedagogy – Ha Noi Metropolitan University, especially the teachers in the Primary Education group for their enthusiastic teaching, dedication, and support over the past four years. Finally, I would like to thank the administration, teachers and students of Brendon Primary School for creating favorable conditions for me to conduct the survey for the thesis.
The first time doing a thesis, mistakes are inevitable. Therefore, valuable contributions from you will help me overcome those errors and be able to complete my research better. Ha Noi, May, 2023 Student Hoang Minh Chau 4 LIST OF ABBREVIATION Sign Abbreviated content FE Financial education S Student T Teacher LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Student survey results about daily pocket money.
Survey results on the use of money by students. Survey results on how students save money. Survey results on students' future money plans. Teacher survey results on the need for financial education for primary school students.
Difficulties in implementing FE for students. Level of influence of school leaders on financial education for students at Brendon primary school. Level of influence of teachers on financial education for students at Brendon Primary School. The level of influence of the educational environment on the financial education of students at Brendon primary school.
42 5 LIST OF PICTURES Financial concepts. 17 The game "I have, who has"helps students learn about money units. 27 "Saving-book" made by students. 29 Book series "Educating financial management skills".
51 Activity 1-Topic "What is Money". 52 Activity 2-Topic "What is Money". 53 Activity of role-playing buyer-seller and story-telling with pictures. 53 Activity to identify Vietnamese currency.
54 Exercise on practicing currency exchange. 55 Activity 1-Topic "Buy and Sell". 57 Activity of sorting Want and Need. 58 Activity 1- Topic "My family income".
59 Activity 2- Topic "My family income". 60 Activity 3- Topic "My family income". 61 Student questionnaire about factors affecting family income. 61 Activity 1- Topic “choosing and making spending decisions”.
62 Activity 2- Topic “choosing and making spending decisions”. 63 Activity 1- Topic "Savings and Bank interest rate". 64 Savings deposit option activity. 65 Activity 2- Topic "Savings and Bank interest rate".
65 "Job application" form for students in class. 66 DIY products that students can make to sell in fairs. 67 Student's sales plan at the fair. 68 The book series "Helping children manage their finances intelligently".
72 Financial education story template. 73 Activities in the book that parents can do with their children. 74 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. Reason for choosing the topic.
Research object and subjects. Structure of the research. 12 CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BASIS OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS. Research over the world.
Research in Vietnam. Theory of financial education for primary students. Characteristics of primary students. Financial education goals for primary students.
Financial education content for primary students. Methods of financial education for primary students. Form of organization of financial education for primary students. Principles of financial education for primary students.
Factors affecting financial education for primary school students. 32 SUB-CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER 1. 34 7 CHAPTER 2: THE SITUATION OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR BRENDON PRIMARY STUDENTS. Sample and survey area.
The reality of students’s money usage at Brendon primary school. Current status of financial education for students at Brendon Primary School. The influence factors on financial education for students at Brendon primary school. 40 SUB-CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER 2.
43 CHAPTER 3: SOME MEASURES OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR BRENDON PRIMARY STUDENTS. Some principles of building financial education measures for students at Brendon primary school. Financial education measures for students at Brendon Primary School. Organizing financial education class.
Intergrating financial education on classroom management:. Organizing extra activities to promote the financial education. Collaborating with families in financial education for students. The relationship between measures.
75 SUB-CONCLUSION OF CHAPTER 3. 76 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 79 APPENDIX 1: SURVEY ON THE BRENDON PRIMARY STUDENTS’S MONEY USAGE. 81 APPENDIX 2: SURVEY ON THE FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR BRENDON PRIMARY STUDENTS.
Reason for choosing the topic Financial education is becoming more and more popular around the world. Assessments around the world have shown that financial education for students is necessary and has great benefits for them in the future. Many countries have started to implement financial education programs for primary school students with positive results. According to a study by the Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) in 2014 (OECD, PISA 2012 Results: Students and Money - Financial Literacy Skills for the 21st Century, 2014), most students globally do not have basic financial literacy.
Teaching financial education from an early age has been suggested by experts as a way to help students form positive financial habits and achieve financial independence as adults. Research has also shown that financial education for primary school students helps avoid future financial mistakes. Early financial education also helps students improve their money management, savings and investment skills, thereby enhancing personal and family financial stability. Therefore, it should be emphasized that financial education for primary school students is necessary to help them have a better financial future and avoid development mistakes.
Recognizing the need for financial education for students, Vietnam has also begun to include financial education in the new general education curriculum. In response to the requirements of reality, the 2018 general education program was born, paying attention to financial education for students, especially primary students, which is reflected in the general goals and objectives of the subjects. Specifically, at the general goal level, the 2018 General Education Program sets out the goal of "Developing life skills for students", including the sub-goal "Developing financial management skills". This goal is to help students gain basic financial knowledge, know how to manage and use money effectively, thereby 9 helping students develop life skills and become responsible citizens in personal financial management.
In addition, at the level of subjects, the 2018 General Education Program is also interested in financial education in a number of subjects such as Mathematics, Science, Citizenship. For example, in Mathematics, students will be taught the concepts of money, how to calculate money. In Science, students will learn about the production and consumption of goods, and how to manage finances in businesses. In Citizenship Education, students will learn about the laws of finance, and how to manage and use money in everyday life.
It can be said that the 2018 General Education Program deals with financial education for primary students in many different aspects, from the level of general goals to the level of subjects, in order to help students have basic knowledge of financial and personal financial management skills. Financial education is not only from the school but also from the family side. In modern society, students have better life conditions but do not yet understand the value of money. Many parents still think that “children do not need” when it comes to financial education for their children.
When teaching children about financial management, many parents think that their children do not understand anything and have not been able to absorb financial knowledge. A part of young people, due to lack of proper financial education from a young age, leads to profligate spending and does not know how to direct spending for important needs. This can lead to financial problems in the future and affect their lives. Stemming from the above reasons, we have chosen to research on “Financial education for students of Brendon Primary School”.
This result will be a premise for other studies to be carried out at schools in proposing financial education measures for students in general and Brendon primary school students in particular. Research purpose On the basis of theory and practice, some financial education measures are proposed for students of Brendon primary school. Research object and subjects 3. Research object The object of the research is the educational process for students of Brendon primary school 3.
Research subjects The subject of the research is some measure of financial education for students of Brendon primary school. Scientific hypothesis Financial education for students is necessary and consistent with the reforms of the general education program in 2018. However, education for primary school students has not been effectively implemented. If some measures and forms of teaching organization are proposed in a creative and appropriate manner, it will improve the effectiveness of financial education for primary students.
Research mission • Determine the rationale for financial education for primary students. • Assess the financial education status for Brendon primary students. • Recommend financial education measures for Brendon primary students. Research scope Content: Financial education measures for Brendon primary school students.
Research area: Students at Brendon Primary School, Thanh Xuan District, HaNoi. Theoretical research methods Methods of analysis and synthesis: Searching and researching a number of documents, articles and documents related to financial education to synthesize appropriate contents, forms and methods of financial education for primary students. Practical research methods Questionnaire method: We distributed a survey to teachers and students of Brendon Primary School to investigate the current status of financial education at the school. Data analysis methods On the basis of a survey on the current status of financial education for primary school students, we analyze and tabulate the data to make some general assessments about the importance of financial education for primary students.
Structure of the research In addition to the Introduction, Conclusion, References and Appendix, the main content is presented in 3 chapters: Chapter 1: Theoretical basis of financial education for primary students Chapter 2: The situation of financial education for students in Brendon primary school Chapter 3: Some financial education measures for students in Brendon primary school 12 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: THEORETICAL BASIS OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS 1. Research over the world There are many studies around the world on financial education for primary school students. Research by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on financial education in 18 countries (OECD, PISA 2015 Results (Volume IV)) shows that financial education helps primary students improve their individual financial management knowledge and skills. Research also shows that financially educated students tend to save more money and have a more positive attitude towards managing their finances.
A study by the Monetary Protection Agency and the European Central Bank (ECB, 2019)showed that financial education helps improving financial management ability and improving financial literacy of primary students.This study also shows that financial education can positively influence students' future financial decisions.