A Importância da educação financeira no ensino superior: uma análise da FACE/UFGD

Abstract

Financial Education shows that it is necessary to have a healthy relationship with money, be- ing essential to organize and invest correctly. The lack of knowledge has become a barrier to integration into the financial system, directly interfering in the decisions taken. In such a way, this subject becomes relevant for students and professionals of Administration, Accounting Sciences and Economic Sciences, since their fields of action are wide and require knowledge about finance. This leads to the research question, how is the level and attitude of students in relation to financial education presented? The study, then, aimed to analyze the perception of students of accounting, administration and economic sciences about financial education. A survey was carried out with the application of a questionnaire to students of FACE - Faculty of Administration, Accounting and Economic Sciences of the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, in total there were 33 respondents studying administration, 58 students of accounting sciences and 21 academics of economic sciences. In the results obtained, the aca- demics consider it important to include the subject of financial education in the course curric- ulum. Most respondents considered themselves secure in relation to their knowledge on the subject, but indicated that they acquired the knowledge in non-academic environments, only 9% indicated that it was in the undergraduate course. It was also observed that at least 8% of students consider themselves very indebted and ranging from 3% to 6% consider themselves very indebted. Therefore, it was concluded that in the courses in the business area at UFGD, namely accounting sciences, administration and economic sciences at FACE/UFGD, they should consider including financial education content in the curriculum.