Since the 2008 financial crisis, Americans desire to place a larger emphasis on fundamental financial education; however, no widely accepted definition of what it means to have “financial literacy” exists. This phenomenological study attempts to evaluate the lay-person's knowledge and understanding of what it means to be financially literate in the United States. Participants were invited to answer five questions relating to multiple aspects of financial literacy via an online form over five days. This study concludes that financial literacy is largely defined by a core of skills and competencies related to managing one’s own financial matters and financial planning extending from those matters, regardless of individual outcomes.
Video game streaming has become very prominent in the gaming community within the past couple years. With all this new interest in streaming, there have been a lot of gamers who are looking to get onto the bandwagon, especially once there was money involved. This field study investigates the reasoning as to why streaming has become to popular within the last couple of years. The survey used to gather data, was posted on Twitch and the researchers social media platforms. All respondents ages ranged from 8 and above, anyone under the age of 18 needed parental consent to complete the survey. The respondents were also asked about gender and ethnicity to establish whether it played a role in video game streaming awareness and participation. This research study concluded that there has been a significant rise in live streaming within the gaming community over the years.
Sports have made an enormous impact in this world. Improving health and entertainment are just two examples of the influence that sport has had on people; however, any injury can change one’s perspective, very quickly. Injuries are inevitable, but sport-related head injuries are a more serious matter. This field study will investigate the effects of head injuries a person endures during a contact sport; it will also reveal how these injuries affect the life of an athlete after the injury. This study collected data from 22 respondents, of different experiences with head injuries, using a survey that was distributed through a social media platform. The results show a correlation between sport-related head injuries and negative effects to an athlete’s life.
Parks and recreation have played an important role in society since 1634, when the Boston Common became the nation’s first city park. The benefits communities receive from parks and recreation does not receive enough recognition from local government officials and community members. This research study explores the impact parks and recreation has in communities and why it should receive more recognition. The researcher uses a field study method where 20 respondents were randomly selected to complete a multiple-choice survey instrument. This study was performed to explore the many factors that have an affect on parks and recreation. Factors such as health, community, economy, and environment were all being considered when conducting this research. The findings confirm that by having a strong parks and recreation foundation with core values such as health, community, economy, and environment, community members could have access to many resources that could benefit them
This correlational study explores the effects of motherhood on women’s professional growth. The research is the continuation of a previous one on the same topic, and the researcher analyzed and compared both data collections together. There were 37 respondents in total, including 21 mothers and 16 women without children. Respondents were categorized by age groups, and the results revealed a generational pattern since 84% were under 35 years old, and 76% of all respondents felt that women without children have more possibilities to succeed. The findings also confirm that there is inequality inside the household as most mothers in this research think they are more affected by having children than their respective partners