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Name

Dr Levon Blue

Position(s)

Senior Lecturer
Office of the Provost,
Indigenous Research & Engagement Unit

Discipline *

Specialist Studies in Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Other Education

Phone

+61 7 3138 0212

Fax

+61 7 3138 3992

Email

levon.blue@qut.edu.au

Location

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Qualifications

Doctorate of Philosophy (Griffith University)

Professional memberships and associations

Dr Levon Blue is a member of:

Pedagogy Education Praxis (PEP) International Research Network;
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA);
Graduate Women of Queensland;
Indigenous Studies Research Network;
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Mathematics Alliance; and,
National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network.

Keywords

Financial literacy education, Entrepreneurship education, Indigenous education

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Levon joined QUT in 2018 after working as a sessional academic at Griffith University since 2012. She was awarded a PhD in 2016. Her PhD focused on financial literacy education practices in a Canadian Aboriginal community. Levon’s research area includes financial literacy education, entrepreneurship education, Indigenous education, and social justice. She is a Chief Investigator on two Australian Research Council funded grants: special research initiative – National Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN) and Discovery Indigenous – Empowering Indigenous businesses through improved financial and commercial literacy.

This information has been contributed by Dr Levon Blue.

Teaching Areas:

Ethics for Education
Education and Society
Lifelong Learning and Development
Communication in Learning and Teaching
Indigenous postgraduate research

This information has been contributed by Dr Levon Blue.

Blue L, Grootenboer P, (2017) Learning practices: Financial literacy in an Aboriginal community, Practice theory perspectives on pedagogy and education: Praxis, diversity and contestation p175-189
Pinto LE, Blue L, (2017) Aboriginal entrepreneurship financing in Canada: Walking the fine line between self-determination and colonization, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies p2-20
Bodle K, Brimble M, Weaven S, Frazer L, Blue L, (2018) Critical success factors in managing sustainable Indigenous businesses in Australia, Pacific Accounting Review p35-51
Blue L, O'Brien M, Makar K, (2018) Exploring the classroom practices that may enable a compassionate approach to financial literacy education, Mathematics Education Research Journal p143-164
Blue L, Pinto LE, (2017) Other ways of being: challenging dominant financial literacy discourses in Aboriginal Context, AER - The Australian Educational Researcher p55-70
O'Brien M, Blue L, (2018) Towards a positive pedagogy: designing pedagogical practices that facilitate positivity within the classroom, Educational Action Research p365-384
Blue L, (2016) Financial literacy education with Aboriginal people: The importance of culture and context, Financial Planning Research Journal p91-105
Pinto LE, Blue L, (2016) Pushing the entrepreneurial prodigy: Canadian Aboriginal entrepreneurship education initiatives, Critical Studies in Education p358-375
Blue L, Grootenboer P, Brimble M, (2014) Financial literacy education in the curriculum: Making the grade or missing the mark?, International Review of Economics Education p51-62
Brimble M, Blue L, (2013) Tailored financial literacy education: An indigenous perspective, Journal of Financial Services Marketing p207-219

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Dr Levon Blue

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