School Supplies and Financial Literacy for Families in Poverty
In rural Appalachian communities of southeast Ohio, where generational poverty is high, communities and schools worked together to both create meaningful learning experiences and ensure that basic needs were met before students started the school year. Families of students who attended Summer Advant...
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Published in | Childhood education Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 58 - 63 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Olney
Routledge
2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | In rural Appalachian communities of southeast Ohio, where generational poverty is high, communities and schools worked together to both create meaningful learning experiences and ensure that basic needs were met before students started the school year. Families of students who attended Summer Advantage--a 21-day summer school program for kindergarten through high school students living in an area marked by rural poverty--had an opportunity to learn more about financial literacy as they acquired materials they needed to get students ready for school. This experience offered insight about teaching economics and engaging families with the schools. |
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ISSN: | 0009-4056 2162-0725 |
DOI: | 10.1080/00094056.2022.2020547 |