Unschooling wealth: reimagining financial literacy through immigrant lived experience and currere

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Wednesday 11:45 am - Gold 2
  In Roundtable Session: Financial Literacy and Numeracy Across Ecological Levels: Examining Global, National, Local, and Home Discourses of Financial Education

Abstract

This presentation explores how financial education can be reimagined to reflect the lived experiences of racialized and immigrant youth in Canada. Despite persistent income disparities, financial literacy curricula often ignore the systemic inequities that shape financial choices and access. Drawing on Pinar’s concept of currere, the authors present an imagined dialogue based on real conversations from a Toronto-based program with Black immigrant youth. This dialogue reveals gaps between school-based expectations and community knowledge, highlighting the absence of intergenerational financial learning and the impact of exclusion. The presentation argues for a liberatory approach to financial education, one that affirms diverse experiences, names injustice, and equips students to navigate and challenge unequal systems.

Authors

• Jin A Jung, University of Toronto - OISE

• Molade Osibodu, York University

• Alexandre Cavalcante, University of Toronto