Educação financeira nas escolas: uma análise da educação financeira dos professores da rede básica de ensino de São José do Egito-PE

Abstract

This research aimed to analyze the level of financial education of teachers in the basic education system in São José do Egito - PE. The study is justified by the observation that children need to acquire knowledge about finances and financial education from an early age, so that they are more informed about their finances and become more aware adults. The implementation of financial education in the curriculum of subjects taught in schools gave rise to the wish of understanding whether teachers would be able to teach such content, as they did not study this subject during their school life, and do not discuss the topic with frequency. The research is qualitative and quantitative and was developed through a questionnaire applied in 09 schools to a total of 183 teachers, of which 81 responded. The questionnaire was separated into 04 blocks and each block sought to understand, respectively, the respondent's profile, the level of education financial, knowledge about finance and investments and reasoning questions about everyday situations. As a result of the research, after analyzing the data collected through questionnaires answered by teachers from the municipal, state and private schools, it was discovered that they have a low level of knowledge about finances and financial education, and that these themes should be more highlighted on a daily basis, so that the teachers could acquire accurate habits regarding the contents. It was concluded that the level of financial education of teachers in São José do Egito is low and that these teachers need training and challenges to increase their mastery of contents before starting to use these themes to their students.