Using positive youth development constructs to design a money management curriculum for junior secondary school students in Hong Kong
Author(s)
Author(s)
Lau, P. S. Y.
Law, B. M. F.
Poon, Y. H.
Date Issued
2011
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Journal
The Scientific World Journal
Volume
11
Start page
2219
End page
2229
Abstract
This paper aims to discuss the relationships between the selected positive youth development constructs and the enhancement of Hong Kong junior secondary school students' money management skills, values, and attitudes. Various issues of money management of adolescents are reviewed. These issues include the need for money management programs for adolescents, the content and coverage of an appropriate money management program, and its relationships with the selected positive youth development constructs. The curriculum units for secondary 3 students are taken as examples to illustrate the design of the program. It is believed that promoting cognitive competence, self-efficacy, and spirituality could be an effective way to enhance students' money management skills, values, and attitudes, thus preparing them better for facing the finance-related issues in life.
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