Overview
Background
Associate Professor Levon Blue is a member of Beausoleil First Nation in Canada and lives in Queensland, Australia. She is the HDR Coordinator at The University of Queensland in the Office of the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagement and coordinates courses within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Major. Levon was awarded a PhD in 2016 that focused on financial literacy education practices in a First Nation community in Canada. Her research area includes financial literacy education and higher education with Indigenous peoples.
Availability
- Associate Professor Levon Blue is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Waterloo
- Masters (Coursework) of Adult Education & Training, Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy of Financial Services (Consumer Education), Griffith University
Research impacts
My main research focuses on financial education (i.e. financial literacy education/financial capacity building/financial capabilities), specifically as experienced by Indigenous peoples in Canada and Australia including Indigenous young adults. I was drawn to this area of research due to the exploitative and predatory financial practices often targeting Indigenous peoples and the need to do something about it. Through my research I have challenged mainstream understandings of financial education, adopting a critical lens to highlight the overriding deficit approach that has been followed.
Works
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2023
Book Chapter
Concluding thoughts on methodological resources and research challenges in diverse educational sites
Whatman, Susan, Wilkinson, Jane, Kaukko, Mervi, Vedeler, Gørill Warvik, Blue, Levon Ellen and Reimer, Kristin Elaine (2023). Concluding thoughts on methodological resources and research challenges in diverse educational sites. Researching practices across and within diverse educational sites: Onto-epistemological considerations. (pp. 163-167) edited by Susan Whatman, Jane Wilkinson, Mervi Kaukko, Gørill Warvik Vedeler, Levon Ellen Blue and Kristin Elaine Reimer. Leeds, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing. doi: 10.1108/978-1-80071-871-520231008
2022
Book
Higher degree by research: Factors for Indigenous student success
Anderson, Peter, Blue, Levon, Pham, Thu and Saward, Melanie (2022). Higher degree by research: Factors for Indigenous student success. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-5178-7
2022
Book Chapter
Disrupting the alibi: toward a postcolonial financial literacy and entrepreneurship ideal
Blue, Levon E. and Pinto, Laura E. (2022). Disrupting the alibi: toward a postcolonial financial literacy and entrepreneurship ideal. Financialization, financial literacy, and social education. (pp. 5-22) edited by Thomas A. Lucey. Oxford, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9781003020264-2
2021
Book Chapter
Supporting Indigenous higher degree by research students in higher education
Anderson, Peter, Pham, Thu, Blue, Levon and Fox, Ashley (2021). Supporting Indigenous higher degree by research students in higher education. Student support services. (pp. 1-14) edited by Henk Huijser, Megan Yih Chyn A Kek and Fernando F. Padró. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-13-3364-4_39-1
2021
Journal Article
Critical making takes a holiday
Pinto, Laura and Blue, Levon (2021). Critical making takes a holiday. Encounters in Theory and History of Education, 22, 187-204. doi: 10.24908/encounters.v22i0.14801
2021
Journal Article
The heist: Neoliberal education and the theft of time
Pinto, Laura and Blue, Levon (2021). The heist: Neoliberal education and the theft of time. Encounters in Theory and History of Education, 22, 117-136. doi: 10.24908/encounters.v22i0.14802
2020
Book
Indigenizing education discussions and case studies from Australia and Canada
Alison Sammel, Susan Whatman and Levon Blue eds. (2020). Indigenizing education discussions and case studies from Australia and Canada. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4835-2
2020
Book Chapter
Indigenizing education: lessons learned, pathways forward
Sammel, Alison, Whatman, Susan and Blue, Levon (2020). Indigenizing education: lessons learned, pathways forward. Indigenizing education. (pp. 193-210) edited by Alison Sammel, Susan Whatman and Levon Blue. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4835-2_10
2020
Book Chapter
Indigenizing the business curriculum at an Australian university
Bodle, Kerry and Blue, Levon (2020). Indigenizing the business curriculum at an Australian university. Indigenizing education. (pp. 181-192) edited by Alison Sammel, Susan Whatman and Levon Blue. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4835-2_9
2020
Book Chapter
Financial literacy education in a First Nation community in Canada: Educating for agency
Blue, Levon (2020). Financial literacy education in a First Nation community in Canada: Educating for agency. Indigenizing education. (pp. 31-45) edited by Alison Sammel, Susan Whatman and Levon Blue. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-4835-2_2
2020
Other Outputs
Report on Indigenous Success in Higher Degree by Research
Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Peter Anderson, Levon Blue, Lan Nguyen and Thu Pham (2020). Report on Indigenous Success in Higher Degree by Research. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Department of Education and Training.
2019
Journal Article
Financial literacy education with an aboriginal community: Identifying critical moments for enabling praxis
Blue, Levon Ellen (2019). Financial literacy education with an aboriginal community: Identifying critical moments for enabling praxis. Education Sciences, 9 (1) 12, 12-1. doi: 10.3390/educsci9010012
2019
Journal Article
A praxis approach to financial literacy education
Blue, Levon Ellen and Grootenboer, Peter (2019). A praxis approach to financial literacy education. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 51 (5), 755-770. doi: 10.1080/00220272.2019.1650115
2018
Other Outputs
Royal commission scandals the result of poor regulation, not literacy
Blue, Levon Ellen (2018, 07 05). Royal commission scandals the result of poor regulation, not literacy The Conversation
2018
Journal Article
Indigenous autonomy and financial decision-making in communities
Blue, Levon and O'Faircheallaigh, Ciaran (2018). Indigenous autonomy and financial decision-making in communities. Financial Planning Research Journal, 4 (2), 39-50. doi: 10.2478/fprj-2018-0006
2018
Journal Article
Exploring the classroom practices that may enable a compassionate approach to financial literacy education
Blue, Levon, O'Brien, Mia and Makar, Katie (2018). Exploring the classroom practices that may enable a compassionate approach to financial literacy education. Mathematics Education Research Journal, 30 (2), 143-164. doi: 10.1007/s13394-017-0223-5
2018
Journal Article
Towards a positive pedagogy: designing pedagogical practices that facilitate positivity within the classroom
O’Brien, Mia and Blue, Levon (2018). Towards a positive pedagogy: designing pedagogical practices that facilitate positivity within the classroom. Educational Action Research, 26 (3), 365-384. doi: 10.1080/09650792.2017.1339620
2018
Other Outputs
Consumers need critical thinking to fend off banks’ bad behaviour
Sawatzki, Carly and Blue, Levon (2018, 03 21). Consumers need critical thinking to fend off banks’ bad behaviour The Conversation
2018
Journal Article
Critical success factors in managing sustainable indigenous businesses in Australia
Bodle, Kerry, Brimble, Mark, Weaven, Scott, Frazer, Lorelle and Blue, Levon (2018). Critical success factors in managing sustainable indigenous businesses in Australia. Pacific Accounting Review, 30 (1), 35-51. doi: 10.1108/PAR-02-2016-0017
2017
Other Outputs
There are serious problems with the concept of ‘financial literacy’
Blue, Levon (2017, 10 25). There are serious problems with the concept of ‘financial literacy’ The Conversation
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Indigenising the educational turn: A relational, pedagogical approach to decolonising curatorial practice
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Amelia Barikin
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