Knowing More Than Own Mother, Yet not Enough: Secondary School Students’ Experience of Financial Literacy Education

Abstract

Financial literacy plays as a crucial role in the development of economic and financial stability across the globe. It is important to understand how the learning process relates to the competence acquired. This qualitative research, revealed three themes: students call for better financial literacy education, financial education directly affecting their current situation and helping to prepare for the future, and finally the most remarkable suggestion to make financial literacy learning mandatory for all students in elementary schools.