1. Adopting a financial capability and asset-building curriculum at historically Black colleges and universities.
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Rochelle, Michael, McClendon, Gena, Sherraden, Margaret, Brackett, Melody, Wright, Michael, Jordan, Tina, Jones, Jenny, Stevenson, Andre P., and Birkenmaier, Julie
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ASSETS (Accounting) ,BLACK people ,DIFFUSION of innovations ,CURRICULUM ,INTERVIEWING ,MATHEMATICAL models ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH evaluation ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SOCIAL work education ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,PILOT projects ,THEORY ,FINANCIAL management ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,HEALTH occupations school faculty ,COLLEGE teacher attitudes - Abstract
Social workers currently engage in financial capability practice with low-income and financially vulnerable individuals and families in diverse practice settings, but typically lack professional preparation for this work. In response, several schools of social work have begun adopting financial capability curricula. Using an in-depth interview methodology, this study examines the adoption of a curriculum in financial capability and asset building (FCAB) from the perspectives of faculty and administrators (N = 19) at four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Findings show that key reasons for curriculum adoption are prior working relationships and trust, relevance of FCAB content to student and community needs, and alignment with program, institutional, and professional goals. Using the diffusion of innovation theory to understand curriculum adoption in HBCUs suggests that perhaps trust and relationship building are particularly important in the case of minority serving institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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