A pesquisa em educação financeira escolar: uma revisão sistemática de teses e dissertações de 2018 a 2022

Abstract

Financial Education is essential to enable students to become citizens who plan their finances in the short and long term, become consumers who are aware of individual benefits, but also care about environmental issues and have social awareness. In schools, Financial Education is considered a cross-cutting theme, but, Mathematics teachers have a certain responsibility. Therefore, we need to take a critical look at teacher training on the subject. This dissertation carried out a qualitative analysis of theses and dissertations published between 2018 and 2022, focusing on the training and performance of Mathematics teachers. The period chosen was influenced by the approval of the National Common Curricular Base and the years prior to the beginning of the research, in addition to contemplating the period before, during and after the pandemic. The Systematic Literature Review was used as a methodological procedure and three perspectives of School Financial Education – (1) Consumption; (2) Savings and Enrichment; (3) Social and Environmental Awareness – were used as theoretical precepts. Using the lens of Critical Mathematical Education, the objective is to investigate which aspects of the perspectives of School Financial Education are present, directly or indirectly, in the theses and dissertations published in Brazil, between 2018 and 2022. To support the qualitative analysis, a quantitative analysis was carried out between 2000 and 2022, classifying the research according to the research subjects and the modality. As a preliminary study to this dissertation, an analysis was carried out with the same methodological procedures between 2000 and 2009, which culminated in the writing of a book chapter (in press). The parallel studies helped us understand the big picture of the studies. We found out that there were changes during the periods analyzed, mainly in relation to the amount of research produced, which has increased considerably in recent years. In addition, the term Financial Education began to gain more visibility in relation to Financial Mathematics. All perspectives were found in the researches, however, the Consumption perspective is more evident. Topics such as retirement and environmental care have gained space in research.