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Editor's Notes
- Welcome to Financial Literacy Education: Reaching Multiple Generations. I am Barbara Haynes Extension Educator University of Wisconsin Extension. I’d like to introduce my colleagues and co-presenters Becky Hagen-Jokela and Lori Hendrickson both Extension Educators with the University of Minnesota Extension. Never before have we experienced so many living generations at one point in time as we encounter today. We also recognize that the newest generations access information much differently than previous generations. This served as the basis for our research on how do we best communicate financial education to various generations and what information is most pertinent to people at specific stages/ages in their lives?
- Our goals for today are to help you:
- In a review of the literature we found a common definition of what comprises a human generation. Beginning and end dates will vary by researcher, but most are within one to three years of each other. Placement within the 20 year span can affect your attitudes, values and perceptions as well. The closer you are to the beginning or end of a generation may find you aligning yourself with the previous or the next generation.
- Generations we currently work with include the following.
- Each generation has its own unique characteristics. We know that these are geneeralizations of the entire group and individuals can vary.
- With a show of hands tells us with which generation you most align. Are there any suprises you observed? Any comments you would like to make about your generation or others?