Educação financeira em uma Escola Pública no Município de Pombal, PB : que cidadãos estamos formando.

Abstract

Throughout life, human beings need to deal with financial decisions that, if not worked on can lead people to consume more than they are able to afford and thereby compromising their current and future well-being. Therefore, the objective of this research was identify the perception of elementary and high school students from a public school about Financial Education and its importance. To achieve this objective, the procedures methodological aspects were based on the application of a structured questionnaire as an instrument of data collection, which was composed of thirteen questions that aimed to identify the respondents' financial behavior. The target audience of this research was divided into two groups, students in the 6th year of Elementary School II and students in the 3rd year of High School. It was concluded that there is a need to expand studies on Financial Education with students High School and Elementary School, being of great need and importance, since enable the development of critical thinking and reflection by young people about their lives financial and assertive decision-making, indirectly influencing the well-being citizens' economic and social.