Title:
FINANCIAL EDUCATION IN CONNECTION TO REAL LIFE FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VIETNAM

Authors:
Nguyen Thi Thu Hang and Nguyen Tu Quyen

Abstract:
Financial education for students plays an important and necessary role in the trend of globalization and integration of the market economy. Many countries around the world have integrated financial education content into the curricula in schools, including primary schools. Vietnam is entering the early stages of curriculum and textbook reform. Therefore, financial education is one of the highlights that is integrated and implemented in many different subjects, aiming to develop the quality and competence of Vietnamese students. However, this is also the first time in the Vietnamese General Education Program that financial education content is clearly presented and integrated into multiple subjects and educational activities. Therefore, it is necessary to have comprehensive and systematic studies on this educational content to help teachers and schools understand in general and unify some common orientation issues. The article approaches the analysis of Vietnam’s new General Education Program and a number of relevant documents and policies to highlight the objectives, content, methods and forms of financial education for primary school students, thereby proposing a number of principles and recommendations for teachers and schools to implement appropriate and effective financial education integration.

Keywords:
Financial education, primary school students, General Education Program, Vietnam

DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2022.5213