Dr Emily Lau


NameDr Emily Lau
Job titleSenior Lecturer in Childhood Studies
Research instituteSchool of Teacher Education

Research outputs

Student philanthropy – Possibilities for practice within the UK higher education sector

Body, A. and Lau, E. 2023. Student philanthropy – Possibilities for practice within the UK higher education sector. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing . 28 (4), p. e1805. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.1805

A ‘social cartology’: Education as a mechanism for social change

Lau, E. 2025. A ‘social cartology’: Education as a mechanism for social change. Human Rights Education Review. 8 (1), pp. 207-210.

Educating for public good: Final report

Body, A., Lau, E. and Cameron, L. 2025. Educating for public good: Final report . University of Kent.

Mapping active civic learning in primary schools across England—A call to action

Body, A., Lau, E., Cunliffe, J. and Cameron, L. 2024. Mapping active civic learning in primary schools across England—A call to action. British Educational Research Journal. 50 (3), pp. 1308-1326. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3975

Developing a children’s rights approach to fundraising with children in primary schools and the ethics of cultivating philanthropic citizenship

Body, A., Lau, E., Cameron, L. and Ali, S. 2021. Developing a children’s rights approach to fundraising with children in primary schools and the ethics of cultivating philanthropic citizenship. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing .

Educating for social good: Part 1

Body, A., Lau, E., Cameron, L. and Cunliffe, J. 2023. Educating for social good: Part 1 . University of Kent.

Transformational Moments in Social Welfare: What Role for Voluntary Action? by Georgina Brewis, Angela Ellis Paine, Irene Hardill, Rose Lindsey and Rob Macmillan (2021)

Lau, E. 2022. Transformational Moments in Social Welfare: What Role for Voluntary Action? by Georgina Brewis, Angela Ellis Paine, Irene Hardill, Rose Lindsey and Rob Macmillan (2021). Voluntary Sector Review. 14 (1), pp. 203-204.

Girls who learn to serve: aAn ethnography exploring the gendered experience of school-based volunteering

Lau, E. 2021. Girls who learn to serve: aAn ethnography exploring the gendered experience of school-based volunteering. Prof Doc Thesis Canterbury Christ Church University School of Humanities and Education Studies

Girls who learn to serve: An ethnography exploring the gendered experience of school-based volunteering

Lau, E. 2022. Girls who learn to serve: An ethnography exploring the gendered experience of school-based volunteering. Voluntary Sector Review.

Community alliances and participatory action research as a mechanism for re-politicising social action for students in higher education

Lau, Emily and Body, Alison 2020. Community alliances and participatory action research as a mechanism for re-politicising social action for students in higher education. Educational Action Research. 29 (5), pp. 738-754. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2020.1772093

Engaging children in meaningful charity: opening-up the spaces within which children learn to give

Body, A., Lau, E. and Josephidou, J. 2019. Engaging children in meaningful charity: opening-up the spaces within which children learn to give. Children & Society. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12366
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