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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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
2015
Conference Publication
The importance of praxis in financial literacy education: An Indigenous perspective
Blue, Levon, Grootenboer, Peter and Brimble, Mark (2015). The importance of praxis in financial literacy education: An Indigenous perspective. Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Sunshine Coast, QLD Australia, 15 July 2015.
2015
Journal Article
A holistic approach to financial literacy education
Brimble, Mark and Blue, Levon (2015). A holistic approach to financial literacy education. ACRN Journal of Finance and Risk Perspectives, 4 (3), 34-47.
2014
Conference Publication
Exploring the relevance of financial literacy education in a First Nation Community
Blue, Levon, Brimble, Mark and Grootenboer, Peter (2014). Exploring the relevance of financial literacy education in a First Nation Community. ICET 2014 58th World Assembly Conference, Toronto, Canada, 16-19 June 2014. Washington, DC United States: International Council on Education for Teaching.
2014
Journal Article
Financial literacy education in the curriculum: Making the grade or missing the mark?
Blue, Levon, Grootenboer, Peter and Brimble, Mark (2014). Financial literacy education in the curriculum: Making the grade or missing the mark?. International Review of Economics Education, 16 (PA), 51-62. doi: 10.1016/j.iree.2014.07.005
2014
Journal Article
Factors that influence financial capability and effectiveness: Exploring financial counsellors’ perspectives
Vyvyan, Victoria, Blue, Levon and Brimble, Mark (2014). Factors that influence financial capability and effectiveness: Exploring financial counsellors’ perspectives. Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal, 8 (4) 2, 3-22. doi: 10.14453/aabfj.v8i4.2
2014
Journal Article
Reframing the expectations of financial literacy education: bringing back the reality
Blue, Levon and Brimble, Mark (2014). Reframing the expectations of financial literacy education: bringing back the reality. AJAF (1), 37-41.
2013
Journal Article
Tailored financial literacy education: An indigenous perspective
Brimble, Mark and Blue, Levon (2013). Tailored financial literacy education: An indigenous perspective. Journal of Financial Services Marketing, 18 (3), 207-219. doi: 10.1057/fsm.2013.16
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Levon Blue is:
- Available for supervision
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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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