Lisbeth Ku graduated from the University of Sussex, UK, and joined Lingnan University in 2008. Her research interests focus on values and motivation, especially among children and teenagers. She teaches statistics and various courses in psychology. At her spare time Lis tends to read, garden, hike, fuss over her four turtles, and space out.

 
Research | Top

1. 'Being happy and helpful: The role of values and life goals' [Research in progress]

2. 'Materialism and Learning Motivation among children and teenagers in the UK and Hong Kong'

Publications | Top

Conference and Working Papers | Top

Ku, L., Dittmar, H., & Banerjee, R. (under review). Money, money, money: A qualitative exploration of children’s and teenagers’ views on money and consumption in the UK and Hong Kong.

Ku, L., Banerjee, R., & Dittmar, H. (in preparation for publication). To have or to learn? Relationships between materialism and learning among children in the UK and Hong Kong.

Ku, L., Banerjee, R., & Dittmar, H. (2009). To have or to learn? Relationships between materialism and learning among children in the UK and Hong Kong. The 16th International Conference on Learning, July, 2009, University of Barcelona, Spain.

Ku, L., Banerjee, R., & Dittmar, H. (2007). Link between Materialism and Learning Goal Adoption in Children and Adolescents in Hong Kong and the UK”. The 7th Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, August 2007, University of Sabha, Malaysia.

Ku, L., Dittmar, H. & Banerjee, R. (2007). “Money is not everything, but it helps!”: A qualitative study on children’s and teenagers’ views on money and material possessions in the UK and Hong Kong. The 54th BPS Social Psychology Section Conference, September 2007, University of Kent, U.K.

 Teaching Subjects | Top