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Financial Games for Training
by John KindAccounting and finance have a reputation for complexity and dullness. Financial Games for Training aims to change these perceptions! It is an original collection of more than 65 brainteasers, crosswords, puzzles and quizzes plus all the solutions. They've been specially designed to bring a light-hearted but rigorous approach to the study and teaching of an otherwise 'boring' subject. Whether you're a student or executive, participant or tutor, here's the treasure chest you need to improve your grasp of finance for business. You won't think about the subject in quite the same way ever again!
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition
by John Case Karen Berman Joe KnightInc. magazine calls it one of "the best, clearest guides to the numbers" on the market. Readers agree, saying it's exactly "what I need to know" and calling it a "must-read" for decision makers without expertise in finance.Since its release in 2006, Financial Intelligence has become a favorite among managers who need a guided tour through the numbers-helping them to understand not only what the numbers really mean, but also why they matter. This new, completely updated edition brings the numbers up to date and continues to teach the basics of finance to managers who need to use financial data to drive their business. It also addresses issues that have become even more important in recent years-including questions around the financial crisis and those around broader financial and accounting literacy.Accessible, jargon-free, and filled with entertaining stories of real companies, Financial Intelligence gives nonfinancial managers the confidence to understand the nuance beyond the numbers-to help bring everyday work to a new level.
Financial Literacy Education
by Asta ZokaityteThis book explores the issue of consumer financial education, responding to increased interest in, and calls to improve peoples' financial literacy skills and abilities to understand and manage their money. New conceptual frameworks introduced in the book offer academic audiences an innovative way of thinking about the project on financial literacy education. Using the concepts of 'edu-regulation' and 'financial knowledge democratisation' to analyse the financial education project in the UK, the book exposes serious, and often ignored, limitations to using information and education as tools for consumer protection. It challenges the mainstream representation of financial literacy education as a viable solution to consumer financial exclusion and poverty. Instead, it argues that the project on financial literacy education fails to acknowledge important dependences between consumer financial behaviour and the socio-economic, political, and cultural context within which consumers live. Finally, it reveals how these international and national calls for ever greater financial education oversimplify and underestimate the complexity of consumer financial decision-making in our modern times.
Financial Literacy: Empowerment In The Stock Market
by Ali Saeedi Meysam HamediThis book provides an overview of current issues associated to financial literacy improvement. In selecting and structuring the material to include, the primary criterion has been applicability of topics and recommendations and accuracy of trends toward better financial literacy level. Each chapter is dedicated to a particular component of financial literacy from education to capability.Throughout the book, there are many practices initiated around the world which, regardless of their superiority, are all useful initiatives and can roll play as a spot light in the road of improvement for both investors and authorities. This book is not only applicable for academics and students, but authorities who aim to improve financial literacy (and subsequently financial capability) among individuals and for those investors who seek to improve their own financial literacy.
Financial Management Revised Edition
by ElearnStuck for ideas, inspiration or just want to work differently? Management Extra brings all the best management thinking together in one package. The books are practical and well structured to provide an in depth treatment of these management topics. Titles in the series: * Business Environment * Change Management * Development for High Performance * Effective Communications * Financial Management * Information and Knowledge Management * Leadership and Management in Organisations * Leading Teams * Making Sense of Data and Information * Managing Markets and Customers * Managing for Results * Managing Health, Safety and Working Environment * Managing Legal and Ethical Principles * Managing Yourself * Positive Working Relationships * Project Management * Quality and Operations Management * Reaching Your Goals Through Innovation * Recruitment and Selection * Reputation Management The series fuses key theories and concepts with applied activities to help managers examine how they work in practice. The books are created with individuals in mind. They are designed to help you improve your management skills. Management Extra can also be used in conjunction with management programmes of study aligned to standards. Each of the books has case studies, self assessments and activities all underpinned by knowledge and understanding of the frameworks and techniques required to improve performance. Management Extra provides managers and trainers with a handbook for action and development. "You found it – what a find! A practical resource packed with all the relevant theory and suggested activities to support your professional development. An essential resource to have at your fingertips, jump in and enjoy." --Russell Jeans, Learning and Development Manager, ntl "All the essential concepts are here, presented in an easily digestible format with lots of up to date case studies and references – but, most importantly, with plenty of thought provoking activities and self-diagnostic exercises to make the learning personal and transferable." --Peter Manning, Head of Training & Development, News International Newspapers Ltd
Financial Management and Control in Higher Education
by Eric Morgan Malcolm ProwleFull of tried and tested case material, examples and useful illustrations, this book considers the latest developments and covers all levels of financial management from the structure of the management of institutions right down to the course level and managing budgets.
Financial Mastery for the Career Teacher
by Gene SicilianoWritten by a financial advisor, this comprehensive yet concise primer is ideal for educators balancing modest salaries with skyrocketing expenses in challenging economic times.
Financial Mastery for the Career Teacher
by Gene SicilianoThe money management book that no educator can afford to be without!Teaching has many rewards, including the opportunity to change young people's lives and make a meaningful difference in a community every day. However, despite the important work they do, teachers often find themselves struggling to survive on a teaching salary.Written by certified financial advisor and award-winning speaker Gene Siciliano, Financial Mastery for the Career Teacher is a comprehensive yet concise primer for educators balancing modest salaries with skyrocketing expenses in challenging economic times. From basic money management to advanced investments, the author covers the personal finance questions and concerns that all educators face, including: Providing for a family on a teacher's salary Making every dollar stretch Buying a home Managing debt Planning for retirement Understanding and purchasing insurance Investing in the stock market or real estate Taxes and tax planningThis book offers tips and guidelines for all teachers, from those just starting out to long-time veterans. Money concerns shouldn't distract you from your teaching. Start planning your financial future now so you can have a fulfilling career as a teacher and still come out ahead!
Financial Numeracy in Mathematics Education: Research and Practice (Mathematics Education in the Digital Era #15)
by Annie Savard Alexandre CavalcanteThis book presents the important role of mathematics in the teaching of financial education. Through a conceptualization of financial numeracy as a social practice, it focuses on the teaching practices, resources, and needs of secondary mathematics teachers (grades 7-12) to incorporate financial concepts in their classes. The editors and authors bring forth a novel perspective regarding mathematics education in the digital era. By focusing on financial numeracy, a key component of skills required in the digital era, they discuss important issues related to the teaching and learning of mathematics and finance. In contrary to most research in the field of financial education coming from scholars in areas such as business, accounting, management and economics, this book introduces the contribution of researchers from the field of education to the debate. The book appeals to an international audience composed of researchers, stakeholders, policymakers, teachers, and teacher educators.
Financial Sustainability in US Higher Education
by Marcel J. DumestreThis book is a practical approach to insuring financial sustainability of US colleges, presented through the lens of organizational strategic thinking. The book does not simply offer models of how colleges can become financially sustainable in cost cutting, online education, international student recruiting, etc. Rather, it presents a succinct historical perspective of how foundational problems emerged, how some universities transformed themselves, and introduces an organizational strategic thinking process that can be used to develop unique solutions for almost any institution.
Financial and Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions
by John J. Wild Ken W. ShawBuilding on the success of the best-selling Fundamental Accounting Principles text, authors John Wild, Kenneth Shaw, and Barbara Chiappetta created Financial and Managerial Accounting: Information for Decisions to provide a corporate perspective and balanced coverage in this growing course area. With its step-by-step approach, FinMan streamlines complex accounting processes and helps students build confidence by mastering key concepts and procedures. Chapter opening vignettes using dynamic entrepreneurs appeal to all students and show the relevance of accounting. Students are encouraged to think like a businessperson and apply what they learn. A wide variety of assignments provide instructors with materials to teach, assess, and challenge students on several levels. Join your colleagues and students that have used this best-selling learning system to advance their education and careers.
Financialization, Financial Literacy, and Social Education (Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking)
by Thomas A. LuceyThe objective of this book is to prompt a re-examination of financial literacy, its social foundations, and its relationship to citizenship education. The collection includes topics that concern indigenous people’s perspectives, critical race theory, and transdisciplinary perspectives, which invite a dialogue about the ideologies that drive traditional and critical perspectives. This volume offers readers opportunities to learn about different views of financial literacy from a variety of sociological, historical and cultural perspectives. The reader may perceive financial literacy as representing a multifaceted concept best interpreted through a non-segregated lens. The volume includes chapters that describe groundings for revising standards, provide innovative teaching concepts, and offer unique sociological and historical perspectives. This book contains 13 chapters, with each one speaking to a distinctive topic that, taken as a whole, offers a well-rounded vision of financial literacy to benefit social education, its research, and teaching. Each chapter provides a response from an alternative view, and the reader can also access an eResource featuring the authors’ rejoinders. It therefore offers contrasting visions about the nature and purpose of financial education. These dissimilar perspectives offer an opportunity for examining different social ideologies that may guide approaches to financial literacy and citizenship, along with the philosophies and principles that shape them. The principles that teach and inform about financial literacy defines the premises for base personal and community responsibility. The work invites researchers and practitioners to reconsider financial literacy/financial education and its social foundations. The book will appeal to a range of students, academics and researchers across a number of disciplines, including economics, personal finance/personal economics, business ethics, citizenship, moral education, consumer education, and spiritual education.
Financing American Higher Education in the Era of Globalization
by Joni E. Finney James B. Hunt Jr. William Zumeta Patrick M. Callan David W. BrenemanThis ambitious book grows out of the realization that a convergence of economic, demographic, and political forces in the early twenty-first century requires a fundamental reexamination of the financing of American higher education. The authors identify and address basic issues and trends that cut across the sectors of higher education, focusing on such questions as how much higher education the country needs for individual opportunity and for economic viability in the future; how responsibility for paying for it is currently allocated; and how financing higher education should be addressed in the future.
Financing American Higher Education in the Era of Globalization
by Joni E. Finney William Zumeta Patrick M. Callan David W. BrenemanThis ambitious book grows out of the realization that a convergence of economic, demographic, and political forces in the early twenty-first century requires a fundamental reexamination of the financing of American higher education. The authors identify and address basic issues and trends that cut across the sectors of higher education, focusing on such questions as how much higher education the country needs for individual opportunity and for economic viability in the future; how responsibility for paying for it is currently allocated; and how financing higher education should be addressed in the future.
Financing Education In A Climate Of Change (Twelth Edition)
by Vern R. Brimley Deborah A. Verstegen Rulon R. GarfieldThis is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. This new edition of the classic text in the field of school finance retains the practical tone and superior presentation that made the previous editions best sellers, while presenting the most up-to-date information and material available on key subjects. Here readers get a firm, balanced look of all facets of financing education, clarified and reinforced through numerous clear tables, figures, and key concept lists, and a tone and presentation that illustrates even the most difficult concepts. The new Twelfth Edition of Financing Education in a Climate of Change includes information on hot button topics such as the economics of education, recent court decisions 50-state comparison tables, the Common Core State Standards, and the ongoing debate about school vouchers, tax credits, and charter schools.
Financing Education: The Struggle between Governmental Monopoly and Parental Control
by Quentin QuadeLack of family structure, violence in the schools, and overcrowded classrooms spur a never-ending cry for "reforms" to confront such issues. Quentin L. Quade cuts through the alarming din to what he feels is the real heart of the matter- the ways society assigns tax dollars dedicated to education, what he refers to as educational finance monopoly or EFM.In the United States, contrary to the practice of many other modern democracies, tax dollars are assigned by state bureaucratic structures to each state's own schools. Such a system spawns structures and personnel that stay in place irrespective of merit, and keep control of all finances. An alternative to EFM, at work in various other democracies, is programs aimed to permit school choice without financial penalty. In such systems, parents determine the allocation of education-dedicated tax dollars, and can select schools most suited to their children. In contrast, under EFM state schools are sheltered from competitive incentives to excel, to make themselves choiceworthy. And independent schools are damaged because they are deprived of the resources they would have if parents were free to choose.On the one side, defenders of EFM want political control for financial advantage and to block efforts to change. On the other side, critics want parents to be free to decide the educational environment for their children. Quade maintains that EFM is fundamentally injurious to children, parents, and the nation; that it is maintained by political defenses of financial interests, not for reasons of educational merit; and that school choice without financial penalty would create better educational conditions and outcomes.Financing Education examines the major problems of American K-12 education, establishes the casual connections with EFM, offers school choice without financial penalty as a powerful and obvious cure, and examines several American school choice proposals. It will be of interest to policymakers, policy analysts, educators, taxpayers, parents, and all persons concerned about American's educational quality.
Financing Higher Education Worldwide: Who Pays? Who Should Pay?
by D. Bruce Johnstone Pamela N. MarcucciNo issue in higher education is as salient, or as controversial, as finance. As demand for higher education around the world grows, so do the costs associated with it, especially as governments shoulder less of the burden. Tuition fees rise and student loan debt grows. Who pays for these surging costs? Who should pay? D. Bruce Johnstone and Pamela N. Marcucci examine the universal phenomenon of cost-sharing in higher education—where financial responsibility shifts from governments and taxpayers to students and families. They find that growing costs for education far outpace public revenue streams that once supported it. Even with financial aid and scholarships defraying some of these costs, students are responsible for a greater share of the cost of higher education.Featuring comprehensive economic and policy data, the authors' international comparative approach shows how economically diverse countries all face similar cost-sharing challenges. So, who should pay for higher education? While cost-sharing is both politically and ideologically debated, Johnstone and Marcucci contend that, for almost all countries, it is imperative for the financial health of colleges and universities, bringing better efficiency, equity, and responsiveness. Financing Higher Education Worldwide combines sophisticated economic explanations with sensitive political and cultural analyses of the financial pressures facing higher education throughout the world.
Financing Higher Education in Africa
by World BankThe training and development of human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will help countries in the region diversify their economies, carry out economic transformation, and support sustainable growth. Higher education plays a key role in training qualified individuals who will be able to implement new technologies and use innovative methods to establish cost-efficient and effective enterprises and institutions. However, in order for SSA to reap the benefits of this investment in human capital, higher education institutions must secure financing to provide quality training and sound professional prospects to their students. Currently, tertiary education development is unsustainable-resources per student are declining and the quality of education is affected. These issues are particularly pressing in times of financial global crisis, when available resources for tertiary education tend to diminish. The impact of the crisis that started in 2008 provides a clear illustration of the need to explore innovative ways to diversify and secure financing for higher education in SSA. 'Financing Higher Education in Africa' provides a comprehensive overview of higher education financing in SSA. The book begins with an explanation of the fundamental problems faced by higher education institutions and students in SSA, namely the combined pressure of a rapid growth in demand and a growing scarcity of public resources, and it presents the dramatic consequences of these trends on quality. The book then turns to analyzing and comparing the current funding policies in SSA countries and it provides recommendations for improvement. Finally, the book examines the alternatives to the status quo and the policy tools needed to both diversify resources and allocate them based on performance. It will be of great interest to governments, universities, research institutions, and international organizations throughout the region.
Financing Public Schools: Theory, Policy, and Practice
by Kern Alexander Richard G. Salmon F. King AlexanderFinancing Public Schools moves beyond the basics of financing public elementary and secondary education to explore the historical, philosophical, and legal underpinnings of a viable public school system. Coverage includes the operational aspects of school finance, including issues regarding teacher salaries and pensions, budgeting for instructional programs, school transportation, and risk management. Diving deeper than other school finance books, the authors explore the political framework within which schools must function, discuss the privatization of education and its effects on public schools, offer perspectives regarding education as an investment in human capital, and expertly explain complex financial and economic issues. This comprehensive text provides the tools to apply the many and varied fiscal concepts and practices that are essential for aspiring public school administrators who aim to provide responsible stewardship for their students. Special Features: "Definitional Boxes" and "Key Terms" throughout chapters enhance understanding of difficult concepts. Coverage of legal, political, and historical issues provides a broader context and more complex understanding of school finance. Offers in-depth exploration of business management of financial resources, including fiscal accounting, school facilities, school transportation, financing with debt, and the nuances of school budgeting techniques.
Financing Universities in Developing Countries
by Adrian Ziderman Douglas AlbrechtInadequate public funding means that governments in developing countries are continually working to find ways of expansion to meet the growth demand for higher education.; This book considers the effectiveness of government funding methods in developing quality and efficiency in higher education systems in developing countries, and looks at policy measures taken to widen the funding base including raising tuition fees, student loan programmes, graduate taxes, industry-education links and national service programmes.; Taking information from around the world and drawing on successful practice in developed countries, this volume should be of interest to specialists and researchers in education economics and economic development, academics in general education and those involved in the finance and administration of higher education.
Financing for Gender Equality
by Zohra Khan Nalini BurnThis collection of essays addresses the glaring gap between policy commitments and actual investments in gender equality, ranging across sectors and focusing on development aid, peace-building and climate funds. Casting a spotlight on the application of gender-responsive budgeting in public budgetary policies, systems and processes, the contributions to this volume explore the chequered trajectories of these efforts in Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Andaluc#65533;a. Critiquing systems of finance, from adherence to neo-liberal macroeconomic fundamentals which prioritise fiscal austerity, the book makes a compelling case for reframing and re-prioritizing budgets to comply with human rights standards, with a particular view to realizing women's rights. The authors highlight the paltry funding for women's rights organizations and movements and examine the prospects for making financing gender responsive. The specific policy, strategy and technical recommendations and the connections across silos which articulate the authors' suggested operational levers will appeal to researchers, practitioners, students, policymakers, gender equality and human rights activists alike.
Financing of Higher Education: Traditional Approaches and Innovative Strategies
by N. V. Varghese Jinusha PanigrahiThis book reviews and analyses higher education financing and explores the innovative ways by both public higher education and private higher education institutes in the context of globalization, with India, Russia and Tanzania as a case study. It examines the diverse policy discourses which greatly influence the higher education systems based on evidence-based research. This book is arranged into four major themes. Part 1 deals with the various possible modes of financing of higher education, such as the credit market and voucher system. Part 2 deals with strategies to mobilize the resources. Part 3 deals with innovative and sustainable approaches to financing private higher education institutions. Part 4 discusses the policies and limitations with external financing of higher education. It is an interesting collection of various themes in different chapters by serious researchers. It is an excellent read for students, educators and policymakers interested in alternative and innovative practices in higher education financing. It is a highly informative book for researchers providing insights on how social and political dynamics impact higher education financing.
Finanzas Personales Para Adolescentes y Estudiantes Universitarios: La guía completa de finanzas. Alfabetización para adolescentes y adultos jóvenes
by Kara Ross¿Sos un estudiante de secundaria, pronto a graduarte y a punto de ingresar a la universidad o empezar a trabajar a tiempo completo? ¿Estás en la universidad y no sabes cómo administrar el dinero que tenes mientras estudias? ¿Eres un padre buscando una buena introducción sobre finanzas personales para tu hijo o hija? ¡Si querés aprender cómo administrar mejor tu dinero como joven adulto, seguí leyendo! En las escuelas de todo el mundo falta un curso formal de alfabetización financiera, y en su lugar se enfocan en enseñar habilidades arbitrarias que pueden o no ser relevantes para la vida diaria. Como resultado, tenemos adultos jóvenes financieramente analfabetos que pueden resolver ecuaciones cuadráticas y recordar la estructura de una planta, pero no tienen idea sobre los préstamos que toman o cómo funcionan los impuestos. Este libro tiene como objetivo llenar ese vacío en el sistema educativo al introducir a adolescentes y estudiantes universitarios a conceptos financieros relevantes, para ampliar su comprensión funcional y ayudarlos a tomar decisiones informadas en cada etapa de sus vidas. Puede parecer abrumador al principio, pero aprender estas habilidades es absolutamente posible. En este libro, aprenderás lo siguiente: •Términos y conceptos financieros esenciales y cómo administrar tus cuentas financieras. •Qué hacer con tu dinero y cómo hacerlo crecer para alcanzar la libertad financiera. •Cómo priorizar tus gastos y enfocarte más en las necesidades y no en los deseos. •Cómo ahorrar e invertir dinero para prepararte para compromisos futuros, como el matrimonio y la familia. •Los errores y aciertos en la administración del dinero, para que no tengas problemas al hacer crecer tus ahorros. •Opciones de inversión para generar más dinero y qué podés hacer para enfrentar las deudas.
Finanzas bíblicas: Cambia tú y cambiarán tus finanzas
by Héctor SalcedoEn un mar de consejos financieros, hay tan solo un camino para resolver, de una vez por todas, tus problemas de dinero. Transforma tu futuro financiero al permitir que estas sencillas verdades bíblicas penetren en tu corazón y cambien tu perspectiva respecto a las finanzas personales.Muchos de nosotros, si no todos, hemos enfrentado estrés financiero. En Finanzas bíblicas, el renombrado pastor y economista Héctor Salcedo, nos desafía a ver más allá de los consejos financieros tradicionales, los cuales a menudo producen solo cambios pasajeros, y más bien nos anima a cambiar nosotros, en nuestro interior; renovar nuestro entendimiento y permitir que esto informe nuestras prioridades y nuestras acciones. En Finanzas bíblicas, Héctor Salcedo nos lleva por una travesía bíblica que propone:Mostrar que las dificultades financieras tienen, en su mayoría, un origen que responde a un desvío del carácter.Exponer nuestra sutil pero fuerte inclinación a la avaricia; es decir, a acumular posesiones materiales.Desenmascarar la razón de dicha avaricia, que no es más que nuestra equivocada idea de que la abundancia de bienes produce plenitud de vida.Demostrar que la generosidad, lejos de «restarnos», nos suma.Mostrar cómo manejar las finanzas de forma tal que honremos a Dios. El libro concluye con algunos consejos prácticos relacionados con:El incremento de tus ingresosLa evaluación de oportunidades de negocios que incluyen las compañías de mercadeo de multinivelLas inversionesLa criptomonedaLa creación de un presupuesto familiarEl endeudamiento por la compra de una casa o un vehículoMientras muchos se enfocan en resolver sus problemas financieros siguiendo el consejo de gurús o prueban la más reciente herramienta de presupuestos personales, el cambio duradero empieza en nuestro interior. Permite que estas verdades bíblicas penetren en tu corazón y transformen tu perspectiva sobre las finanzas; y cambia así, tu futuro financiero.Biblical FinancesIn a sea of financial advice, there is the only one way to truly solve your money problems. Transform your financial future by allowing these simple Biblical truths to penetrate your heart and shift your view on personal finances.Many, if not all of us, at one time or another, face financial stress. &“Biblical Finances,&” from renowned Pastor and economist, Hector Salcedo, challenges us to look beyond the traditional financial advice, which often produces only temporary change. Instead, the author encourages us to aim for lasting change by going on a Biblical journey with him.In this book, Hector will show you:How your financial difficulties are often directly tied to your characterHow saving is for the wiseHow your desire for material possessions is often based on the misguided idea that owning these things will bring happinessHow contentment can cure your financial deficitHow generosity ADDS to your life and does not take away The book concludes with some practical advice related to:Increasing your incomeEvaluating business opportunities including multi-level marketing companiesInvestingCryptocurrencyCreating a family budgetGetting into debt with a home or auto purchase
Finanzas para los Gerentes no Financieros. Un Manual
by Saul Agis GarciaEl presente libro nos muestra una más de las maravillosa obras del autor en relación al tema de las finanzas, en específico el enfoque que él mismo le da al mencionar su experiencia como servidor público de Pakistán. Un libro por demás interesante que se presenta al lector de habla hispana.