Finansal okuryazarlığın değerlendirilmesi: işletme öğrencilerinin örnek olay çalışması

Year 2023, Issue: 39, 123 - 137, 30.04.2023

Nada Sarsour , Wael Daya , Eyad Aldalou

https://doi.org/10.18092/ulikidince.1185992

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, dördüncü sınıftaki lisans öğrencilerinin ve yüksek lisans öğrencilerinin finansal okuryazarlık düzeyini araştırmaktır. Çalışmada, sosyodemografik özelliklerin, finansal eğitimin, finansal davranış ve deneyimin, aile geçmişi ve mali durumun ve sosyal sermayenin finansal okuryazarlıkla ne ölçüde ilişkili olduğu gösterilmektedir. Çalışmada veri toplamak ve analiz yapmak amacıyla bulunan 348 üniversite öğrencisine uygulanan anket sonuçlarının test edilmesi ve doğrulanması amacıyla odak grup yöntemi kullanılarak karma bir araştırma metodolojisi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin finansal bilgiye olan ilgisinin çok düşük olduğu, enflasyon ve basit faiz oranı gibi finansal kavramların öğrencilerin tarafından anlaşılmadığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Bu sonuçlar, öğrencilerin düşük bir finansal okuryazarlık seviyesine sahip olduğunu yansıtmaktadır. Son olarak, finansal okuryazarlık düzeyi iyi olan bir sosyal ortam ile bireyin finansal okuryazar olması arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

Finansal Okuryazarlık, Finansal Bilgi, Finansal Davranış, Finansal Eğitim

Assessment of financial literacy: case study of business students

Abstract

The study of financial literacy on business students aims to highlight the financial literacy level of senior students of bachelor degree and postgraduate students.. Although the study illustrates how financial literacy associated with socio- demographic characteristics, financial education, financial behavior, family background, and social capital. The study employs mixed research methodology in which an administered questionnaire and focus group tools are used. The study finds that students’ interest for obtaining financial information is very low which reflects a low level of financial literacy. Although, theresults show a critical red flag of warning in understanding the basic financial concepts (inflation, simple interest rate calculation and portfolio diversification). Moreover, the results find that family background and financial socialization play a significant role in shaping family members’ financial literacy weather intentionally or spontaneously. Based on theresults of the analysis and focus group justification, theresearcher recommends that there is an insisting need for; enhancing the role of the universities in improving financial literacy, and recommends future studies to expand the range of study in light of the role of high education ministry, universities and financial institutions.

Keywords

Financial Literacy, Financial Knowledge, Financial Behavior, Financial Education

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