A Educação Financeira no Contexto Escolar do Ensino Fundamental.

Abstract

This paper aims to understand how financial education is being developed in the final grades of elementary school. Regarding the methodology, as the purpose, the research presented is qualitative and exploratory. Qualitative because it aimed to gather data in the literature on human behavior, disregarding quantities and taking into account the information listed. Exploratory for providing an overview of the facts. Regarding the methodology, the research was carried out in two stages: the first one consisted of a data collection for the construction of a theoretical reference based on the reading of books, publications, decrees and laws as well as documents of the institution of analysis to validate the obtained results. . In the second stage, questionnaires were offered to the teachers and students of the ninth grade students who were the subject of this work, with semi-structured questions to analyze through Laurence Bardin's Content Analysis. Finally, the observations were closed with the description of the conclusions obtained. As a result, it was observed that Financial Education and Financial Mathematics are commonly conceptualized as synonymous, leaving the actions of Financial Education undeveloped in the classroom. It is concluded that with the new Common National Curriculum Base, teaching methodologies and concepts need to be challenged in order to create situations that contemplate the development of a subject aware of his social role and transforming society and his own being.