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Attanasio, Orazio; Bird, Matthew; Cardona-Sosa, Lina; Lavado, Pablo – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2019
Financial knowledge is critical for making sound decisions that foster financial health and protect consumers from predation. A widely-used tool for building this capability is financial education. Yet evidence suggests that conventional approaches which teach concepts in classroom-style settings are ineffective and expensive at scale, especially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Money Management, Consumer Education
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2012
The Canada Education Savings Program (CESP) has been an initiative of the Government of Canada since 1998. As part of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, the program administers the Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) and the Canada Learning Bond (CLB). These two initiatives help Canadian families save for a child's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grants, Statistics, Educational Finance
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2011
The Canada Education Savings Program has been an initiative of the Government of Canada since 1998. As part of the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development, the program administers the Canada Education Savings Grant and the Canada Learning Bond. These two initiatives help Canadian families save for a child's post-secondary education in…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Grants, Statistics
Renard, Rosamunde – 1994
This booklet advocates and describes the establishment of community run preschool and day care centers. The type described is based on the Laborie Community Education Centre in Saint Lucia, West Indies. Chapter 1 advocates establishing small, local institutions that are community managed, community owned, concerned with quality, and sustainable.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Day Care Centers, Family (Sociological Unit)
Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
The Canada Education Savings Grant (CESG) Program was introduced in 1998 to encourage Canadians to save for the post-secondary education (PSE) of children. The program provides a grant of 20 percent on the first $2,000 of annual contributions to Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) for children up to the age of 17. The CESG is administered…
Descriptors: Program Design, Formative Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries