Guest Editors' Introduction to the Special Issue on Ethics of Debt
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The Department of Human Development and Family Studies focuses on the interactions among individuals, families, and their resources and environments throughout their lifespans. It consists of three majors: Child, Adult, and Family Services (preparing students to work for agencies serving children, youth, adults, and families); Family Finance, Housing, and Policy (preparing students for work as financial counselors, insurance agents, loan-officers, lobbyists, policy experts, etc); and Early Childhood Education (preparing students to teach and work with young children and their families).
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The Department of Human Development and Family Studies was formed in 1991 from the merger of the Department of Family Environment and the Department of Child Development.
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1991-present
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- College of Human Sciences (parent college)
- Department of Child Development (predecessor)
- Department of Family Environment (predecessor)
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Does financial literacy- such as understanding the often complicated terms of debt-contribute to financial success, and is there any correlation with ethical behavior? The interdisciplinary conference, supported by ISU's Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, brought together scholars from across the disciplines to discuss debt from multiple perspectives including the history of debt, philosophical approaches to debt, representations of debt in art and literature, the meaning and experiences of debt, debt and the economy, education and debt, and debt and the state.Often serving as client educators, they may prescribe optional use of debt to improve financial wellbeing.[...]financial counselors and planners need to serve as reliable and informed resources for policymakers in the development of ethical lending and borrowing practices.
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This article is published as William H. Carter, Jonathan Fox, Kate Padgett Walsh, Guest Editors’ Introduction to the Special Issue on Ethics of Debt; Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning. Vol. 28, Iss. 2, (2017): 167. Doi: 10.1891/1052-3073.28.2.167. Posted with permission.