Financial Literacy of Low-Income Students

This project seeks to inform the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario about the relationship between financial literacy and post-secondary access for low-income youth, and what programs may be implemented to help youth overcome the financial literacy barrier in attending PSE. The first part consists of a literature review of research related to the financial literacy of low-income high-school students with respect to their decisions about post-secondary attendance. The second part consists of an environmental scan of programs that have been implemented to raise financial literacy among low-income youth with respect to post-secondary attendance.

Project Details

Published: May 2011
Capability: Policy Research
Policy Area: Adult Learning - Financial Literacy, Post-Secondary Education - Student Financial Aid
Population: Students

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