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[ProfessionalDevelopment 2473] Re: fiancial literacy adult learnersHolly Dilatush holly at dilatush.comThu Aug 28 18:31:58 EDT 2008
http://www.valrc.org/courses/moneytalks/ Please explore the above resource holly On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Libby Tisdell <ejt11 at psu.edu> wrote: > Hey Everyone -- > My name is Libby Tisdell, and I'm new to this list serve. I'm not really a > literacy educator as much as I'm an Adult Education professor, which > includes the professional development of literacy educators. I'm wondering > if some of you folks might be able to help me. > > I'm doing a project on financial literacy education. At this point mostly > I'm doing a literature review, and searching for appropriate places and > groups to do some survey research with to find out who is doing more > community based financial literacy education. > > Can anyone tell me the extent to which literacy educators in general might > deal with financial literacy education issues, and if this is something > that is typically dealt with by Literacy Educators in general? If so, what > level of financial literacy education would you be dealing with? > Budgeting? > Checkwriting? Investing? > > Most of the financial literacy education literature I've located is pretty > much aimed more at those who are middle class and above. I'm more > interested in who is doing financial literacy education with a less moneyed > audience, and with folks who wouldn't have the money or inclination to ever > pay for financial planning services, basically those who are underserved on > multiple levels. I'm esepcially interested in how this plays out for > working class women, people of color, those not born int he U.S, and older > people. If any of you could help me with finding information about this, I > would be most appreciative. > > Libby Tisdell > > Elizabeth J. Tisdell, EdD > Associate Professor of Adult Education > Adult Education Doctoral Program Coordinator > Penn State University - Harrisburg > 777 W. Harrisburg Pike > Middletown, PA 17057 > > e-mail: ejt11 at psu.edu > work: 717-948-6640 > cell: 717-579-8835 > FAX: 717-948-6064 > > > On 8/28/08 4:35 PM, "Katrina Hinson" <khinson at almanid.com> wrote: > > > I agree...I don't post as often as I would like but I do find the lists > useful > > in so many ways - even more so as I've started a PhD program and trying > to > > balance the work I do with adult literacy with other things. Sometimes > the > > things I learn or read on the lists provide reflective thoughts on > practices I > > might not have ever considered. > > > > Regards, > > Katrina Hinson > > > > > >>>> Janet Hughes <janethughes10 at yahoo.com> 08/28/08 8:13 PM >>> > > I find these lists so useful as I reflect, struggle to reach more > learners in > > more efficient and effective ways. I confess I rarely participate with > > postings, but I'm learning, thinking and reading! > > > > Janet Hughes > > Literacy Volunteers & Advocates > > Washington, DC > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > National Institute for Literacy > > Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list > > professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov > > > > To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to > > http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment > > > > Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki > > > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > National Institute for Literacy > Adult Literacy Professional Development mailing list > professionaldevelopment at nifl.gov > > To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to > http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/professionaldevelopment > > Professional Development section of the Adult Literacy Education Wiki > > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Adult_Literacy_Professional_Development > -- Holly (Dilatush) holly at dilatush.com (434) 960.7177 cell phone (434) 295.9716 home phone [OK to call 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. EST / GMT -5 time] "Live with intention. Share inside~out smiles, inspire hope, seek awe and nurture in nature." (original by Holly) www.tales-around-the-world.blogspot.com www.abavirtual-learningcenter.org www.blogblossoms.edublogs.org http://haiku-technology.wikispaces.com *Twitter, plurk, and Skype IDs = smilin7 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/professionaldevelopment/attachments/20080828/3986bdc6/attachment.html
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