To look or to see the expenses of students at school

Authors

  • Alexandre de Castro
  • Cláudia Maia-Lima
  • Ângela Couto
  • Alexandre Pinto
  • António Barbot

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34630/sensos-e.v4i1.2507

Keywords:

Citizenship, School consumption, Money, Health

Abstract

Money strongly influences human behavior, so it is essential, early on, to support the child in the management of this resource in a conscious way. This study tries to know in the school context the consumptions and the expenses made by the students of a class of 5th grade (10/11 years old) and to see if the actions of sensitization have the desired effects in the matter of consumption, saving and health. The conclusions obtained indicate that the participants manage their money free of a supervision from an adult, but their involvement in this project contributed to a decrease in their spending and a consumption of healthy food in greater quantity.

 

Full Article

Published

2017-12:-29

How to Cite

Castro, A. de, Maia-Lima, C., Couto, Ângela, Pinto, A., & Barbot, A. (2017). To look or to see the expenses of students at school. Sensos-e, 4(1), 54–61. https://doi.org/10.34630/sensos-e.v4i1.2507

Issue

Section

Special issue Porto ICRE'17