LAURA ASHTON-GOLDTHORPE

LAURA ASHTON-GOLDTHORPE is a Lecturer in Practice and Employability at Edge Hill University's Allied Health, Social Work & Wellbeing School. Her research focuses on ethnographic studies of children's experiences in martial arts, particularly Taekwon-Do in the North of England. She has presented three conference posters examining participation in ITF Taekwon-Do and youth engagement with martial arts culture.

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Her work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals in education and social sciences. Key research areas include ethnography, martial arts pedagogy, and youth development. She received the Edge Hill PGR Early Career Researcher Conference 2017 award for her poster presentations.

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