Simulated Money Management Training for At-Risk Youth

针对高危青少年的模拟资金管理培训

• 批准号: 7218829
• 负责人: Lee White
• 金额: $ 11.11万
• 依托单位: NORTHWEST MEDIA, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-04-01 至 2009-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7218829
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose developing a comprehensive, interactive multimedia program for at-risk youth on managing money. The program, titled Dr. Buck's Money Skills, will become an integral part of Vstreet.com, a virtual community on the web developed by Northwest Media, Inc. dedicated to helping youth make the transition toward independence. Agencies serving troubled youth strive to re-integrate them into society primarily through the world of work. Money management skills, therefore, have the highest priority, but few programs truly take into account the circumstances and mind-set of these youth. Vstreet has evolved both in terms of its outreach and its content, and is now poised to incorporate the proposed idea. This involves developing a full-length interactive curriculum on managing money and a simulated interactive environment on the site that presents users with real-world conditions and contingencies requiring them to use money management skills. The overall curriculum will consist of three units, covering a variety of topics on budgeting, smart shopping, and banking. In Phase I, we will develop the curriculum unit on budgeting and also write the design document (technical blueprint) for the simulation. We will assess the program's ability to improve knowledge, competence, and attitudes on managing money with a group of Job Corps trainees in the Pacific Northwest. The curriculum component will also be produced for CD-ROM and DVD, joining the suite of stand-alone curriculum products developed through Vstreet. In Phase II we will produce the two remaining curriculum units and incorporate the simulated interactive environment on Vstreet. At-risk youth participating in this project will gain important information and skills about managing money that may help them make a more successful transition toward independent living. When they emancipate from services, these youth are often ill prepared to sustain themselves and, especially, to retain viable work. Having the necessary skills and attitudes for managing money is paramount for these youth to create a practical, stable, and healthy outcome for themselves.

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议为高危青少年开发一个全面的、交互式的多媒体理财项目。该计划名为“巴克博士的金钱技能”，将成为 Vstreet.com 的一个组成部分，Vstreet.com 是一个由 Northwest Media, Inc. 开发的网络虚拟社区，致力于帮助年轻人向独立过渡。为问题青年提供服务的机构主要通过工作世界努力帮助他们重新融入社会。因此，资金管理技能具有最高优先级，但很少有项目真正考虑到这些年轻人的情况和心态。 Vstreet 在其范围和内容方面都取得了发展，现在准备纳入拟议的想法。这涉及开发关于管理资金的完整互动课程和网站上的模拟互动环境，向用户展示需要他们使用资金管理技能的真实条件和意外情况。整个课程将由三个单元组成，涵盖预算、智能购物和银行业务等各种主题。在第一阶段，我们将开发预算课程单元，并编写模拟的设计文件（技术蓝图）。我们将与太平洋西北地区的一批就业团学员一起评估该计划提高理财知识、能力和态度的能力。该课程组件还将制作 CD-ROM 和 DVD，加入通过 Vstreet 开发的独立课程产品套件。在第二阶段，我们将制作剩余的两个课程单元，并纳入 Vstreet 上的模拟互动环境。参与该项目的高危青少年将获得有关理财的重要信息和技能，这可能有助于他们更成功地过渡到独立生活。当他们从服务中解放出来时，这些年轻人往往没有准备好维持自己的生活，特别是保留可行的工作。拥有必要的理财技能和态度对于这些年轻人为自己创造实用、稳定和健康的成果至关重要。