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Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad

The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that may influence the financial literacy of the secondary school’s students in Selangor. This study is to increase understanding about the role of parents, peers and society on financial literacy and financial well-being among Malaysian school stu...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Aida Hazlin, Mat Dangi, Ridhuan, Saad, Shukriah
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Accountancy 2019
Subjects:
Personal finance. Financial literacy
Secondary education. High school teaching
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43846/1/43846.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.438462021-03-24T15:09:49Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43846/ Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad Ismail, Aida Hazlin Mat Dangi, Ridhuan Saad, Shukriah Personal finance. Financial literacy Secondary education. High school teaching The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that may influence the financial literacy of the secondary school’s students in Selangor. This study is to increase understanding about the role of parents, peers and society on financial literacy and financial well-being among Malaysian school students. Expanded understanding of financial well-being among the school students will further help them in the processes of managing their own financial management independently. Currently, not many studies in Malaysia that examine the factors that affecting the financial literacy among the secondary school students. Most prior research investigate the factors affecting the college and university students. Based on social cognitive theory, this study investigates the factors that may affect the secondary school students in Selangor. The samples are three boys and three girls from one of the Secondary schools in Puncak Alam. Interviews were conducted on the selected samples and data were transcribe according to thematic format. Results show that factors that may influence the financial literacy of the school students are the social interaction, individual characteristics and environmental factors. Hence, students are able to manage their own money based on the influence of their family members especially their parents and sibling. In addition, environmental factors also place an important role in influencing the financial management and literacy of the students. Faculty of Accountancy 2019 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/43846/1/43846.pdf Ismail, Aida Hazlin and Mat Dangi, Ridhuan and Saad, Shukriah (2019) Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad. In: ICAM2019 – International Conference on Accounting and Management. Faculty of Accountancy, Universiti Teknologi MARA Puncak Alam, Selangor, p. 64. ISBN 978-967-17038-0-9
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topic Personal finance. Financial literacy
Secondary education. High school teaching
spellingShingle Personal finance. Financial literacy
Secondary education. High school teaching
Ismail, Aida Hazlin
Mat Dangi, Ridhuan
Saad, Shukriah
Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad
description The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that may influence the financial literacy of the secondary school’s students in Selangor. This study is to increase understanding about the role of parents, peers and society on financial literacy and financial well-being among Malaysian school students. Expanded understanding of financial well-being among the school students will further help them in the processes of managing their own financial management independently. Currently, not many studies in Malaysia that examine the factors that affecting the financial literacy among the secondary school students. Most prior research investigate the factors affecting the college and university students. Based on social cognitive theory, this study investigates the factors that may affect the secondary school students in Selangor. The samples are three boys and three girls from one of the Secondary schools in Puncak Alam. Interviews were conducted on the selected samples and data were transcribe according to thematic format. Results show that factors that may influence the financial literacy of the school students are the social interaction, individual characteristics and environmental factors. Hence, students are able to manage their own money based on the influence of their family members especially their parents and sibling. In addition, environmental factors also place an important role in influencing the financial management and literacy of the students.
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author Ismail, Aida Hazlin
Mat Dangi, Ridhuan
Saad, Shukriah
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Mat Dangi, Ridhuan
Saad, Shukriah
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title Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad
title_short Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad
title_full Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad
title_fullStr Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in Selangor / Aida Hazlin Ismail, Ridhuan Mat Dangi and Shukriah Saad
title_sort factors affecting financial literacy among secondary school students in selangor / aida hazlin ismail, ridhuan mat dangi and shukriah saad
publisher Faculty of Accountancy
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