Title: Economics and personal finance education are complements, not substitutes

Authors: Deborah M. Figart

Addresses: School of Education, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 101 Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway, NJ 08205, USA

Abstract: Personal finance and economics are two distinct subjects, with some common characteristics, that require instruction by highly qualified teachers. Both are critical to well-being of households, businesses, and the macro economy. The author discusses the evolving curricular requirements for economics and personal finance content and the importance of including both subjects in grades K-12 education.

Keywords: economics education; personal finance education; high school curricula; economic literacy; financial literacy; K-12 education; United States; USA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPEE.2012.052693

International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2012 Vol.3 No.4, pp.354 - 360

Published online: 16 Aug 2014 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article