A importância da educação financeira na educação de jovens e adultos

Financial Education (FE) gained space and recognition, appearing as a highlight in the National Common Curricular Base, as a way to encourage students to develop autonomy towards financial practices. This article aims to analyze the importance of FE in Youth and Adult Education (YAE) from the basic functions of this teaching modality, its particularities and the interests of its students, and discusses its relationship with FE and YAE. A methodology that covers a bibliographic research, with a qualitative approach was used. The results obtained consider that FE is a relevant topic in the educational field, in all Basic Education, more specifically in YAE, where most of the students are workers who manage their own finances daily, therefore, FE assists in the development of the citizen providing a culture of prevention and protection. Considering the achievements of YAE and FE, through a dynamic Pedagogical-Curricular Proposal, it is possible to promote an education that seeks to improve the quality of teaching considering the experiences and life trajectories of students in different environments.