Date of Award
Fall 12-12-2017
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctorate of Education, Ed.D.
College
College of Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Marty Bullis, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Tony Goss, Ph.D.
Third Advisor
Anne Gray, Ed.D.
Abstract
The purpose of this action research study was to examine undergraduate personal finance course instruction with a specific focus on student loan debt instruction at public universities in Oregon. This study focused on the central research question: What is the scope, sequence, and emphasis on the curriculum in undergraduate financial education courses and how could it be improved? Four personal finance professors from four public universities in Oregon participated in the study; with one of the universities serving as the focus. The first stage after the proposed study was to audit the personal finance course at the focus university. The second stage solicited participation from three additional personal finance professors to complete a questionnaire to align their personal finance instruction to standards. The third stage was a focused conversation between the researcher and course coordinator at the focus university, which analyzed the questionnaire results and determined a plan for modifying the personal finance course instruction at the focus university. The researcher outlined a research methodology that can be duplicated by personal finance professors for personal course improvement and by researchers seeking to define a personal finance course in future studies.
Recommended Citation
Bell, M. (2017). A Study of Undergraduate Personal Finance Courses at Public Universities in the Pacific Northwest Using an Action Research Approach (Thesis, Concordia University, St. Paul). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cup_commons_grad_edd/172Included in
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