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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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
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. 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
2017
Journal Article
My best possible learning self: Primary school children's perspectives on happiness and success in the classroom
Mia O'Brien, Levon Blue and Dagmar Rowlands (2017). My best possible learning self: Primary school children's perspectives on happiness and success in the classroom. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 12 (1), 1-16.
2017
Journal Article
Aboriginal entrepreneurship financing in Canada: walking the fine line between self-determination and colonization
Pinto, Laura Elizabeth and Blue, Levon Ellen (2017). Aboriginal entrepreneurship financing in Canada: walking the fine line between self-determination and colonization. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 9 (1), 2-20. doi: 10.1108/jeee-10-2015-0059
2017
Journal Article
Other ways of being: challenging dominant financial literacy discourses in Aboriginal Context
Blue, Levon Ellen and Pinto, Laura Elizabeth (2017). Other ways of being: challenging dominant financial literacy discourses in Aboriginal Context. Australian Educational Researcher, 44 (1), 55-70. doi: 10.1007/s13384-017-0226-y
2017
Book Chapter
Learning practices: Financial literacy in an Aboriginal community
Blue, Levon Ellen and Grootenboer, Peter (2017). Learning practices: Financial literacy in an Aboriginal community. Practice theory perspectives on pedagogy and education. (pp. 175-189) edited by Peter Grootenboer, Christine Edwards-Groves and Sarojni Choy. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-3130-4_9
2016
Journal Article
Financial literacy education with aboriginal people: The importance of culture and context
Levon Blue (2016). Financial literacy education with aboriginal people: The importance of culture and context. Financial Planning Research Journal, 2 (2), 91-105. doi: 10.2478/fprj-2016-0006
2016
Other Outputs
Should banks play a role in teaching kids about how to manage money effectively?
Sawatzki, Carly and Blue, Levon (2016, 11 01). Should banks play a role in teaching kids about how to manage money effectively? The Conversation
2016
Journal Article
Pushing the entrepreneurial prodigy: Canadian Aboriginal entrepreneurship education initiatives
Pinto, Laura Elizabeth and Blue, Levon Ellen (2016). Pushing the entrepreneurial prodigy: Canadian Aboriginal entrepreneurship education initiatives. Critical Studies in Education, 57 (3), 358-375. doi: 10.1080/17508487.2015.1096291
2016
Other Outputs
Exploring the financial literacy education practices in a Canadian Aboriginal community: A case study
Levon Blue (2016). Exploring the financial literacy education practices in a Canadian Aboriginal community: A case study. PhD Thesis, School of Education, Griffith University. doi: 10.25904/1912/2818
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