Dr Charlotte Brookfield
Senior Lecturer
- brookfieldc@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 75771
- Room 1.11, Glamorgan Building
Overview
I am a senior lecturer of Social Sciences. My research interests are informed by the 'crisis' of number in social sciences and initiatives aimed at engaging social science students with quantitative approaches. Specifically, my recent research has focussed on the place of quantitative research in sociology.
In October 2020, I was appointed to the role of Co-Director of the Cardiff Q-Step Centre of Excellence in Quantitative Methods Teaching. The Cardiff centre is one of 15 centres based in UK higher education institutions exploring innovative and new approaches to engaging social science students with quantitative research methods. As the Co-Director for the Cardiff Centre, I represent the University at networking events, evaluate the effectiveness of the School’s quantitative methods training provision, lead on our outreach and widening participation activities and liaise with external stakeholders including local organisations who can host placement students.
I am also the Co-Director for Engagement and Student Voice for the School of Social Sciences. This role involves developing new initiatives to enhance the student experience, monitoring student satisfaction performance metrics and supporting student representation systems.
Biography
2014-2017: PhD Social Sciences (Cardiff University)*
2013-2014: MSc Social Science Research Methods (Cardiff University)*
2010-2013: Education (Accredited by the British Psychological Society) (Cardiff University)
*awarded a 1+3 studentship from Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences
Honours and awards
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst- German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship for the GESIS 4th Summer Methodology School (Cologne, Germany) (2015)
Professional memberships
Fellow of Advanced Higher Education Academy
British Sociological Association
Royal Statistical Society
British Psychological Society
Speaking engagements
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Survey of Social Workers Practitioners in Wales Podcast. Available at: https://www.exchangewales.org/tag/charlotte-brookfield/ (2020)
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The First Encounter with Quantitative Research Methods: Top Tips for Teaching Numbers [European Survey Research Association, Zagreb] (2019)
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Changing times for social work: A tale of two countries- Norway and Wales [European Social Care Work Research, Edinburgh] (2019)
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The First Encounter with Quantitative Research Methods: Top Tips for Teaching Numbers [British Sociological Association, Newcastle] (2019)
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“Quantification is the root of all evil in sociology” What does it add up to? The place of quantitative research methods in British sociology [British Sociological Association, Glasgow] (2018)
Committees and reviewing
Editorial Board for the International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Q-Step Postgraduate and Early Career Network
British Sociological Association’s Social Statistics Study Group (Co-convened 2018-2021)
Publications
2021
- Brookfield, C. 2021. Using Microsoft Excel for social research. Sage.
- Pithouse, A.et al. 2021. Understanding social work-force satisfaction. Journal of Social Work 21(1), pp. 107-127. (10.1177/1468017319868121)
- Djupvik, A. R.et al. 2021. New public management and practitioner autonomy in Children's Services in Norway and Wales: views from the frontline. European Journal of Social Work 24(3), pp. 405-417., article number: 10.1080/13691457.2019.1693338.
- Brookfield, C.et al. 2021. Engaging social science students with statistics: opportunities, challenges and barriers. Numeracy
2020
- Brookfield, C. and Parker, S. 2020. Improving quantitative research skills of Welsh Baccalaureate teachers through university engagement. Research for All 4(1), pp. 102-116. (10.18546/RFA.04.1.08)
2019
- Pithouse, A., Brookfield, C. and Rees, A. 2019. Why are social workers in Wales the 'happiest'? A conundrum explored. British Journal of Social Work 49(7), pp. 1987-2006. (10.1093/bjsw/bcy119)
- Williams, M., Sloan, L. and Brookfield, C. 2019. The quantitative crisis in UK sociology. In: Evans, J., Ruane, S. and Southall, H. eds. Data in Society: Challenging Statistics in an Age of Globalisation. Policy Press, pp. 337-348.
2017
- Williams, M., Sloan, L. and Brookfield, C. 2017. A tale of two sociologies: analytic versus critique in UK sociology. Sociological Research Online 22(4), pp. 132-151. (10.1177/1360780417734146)
- Brookfield, C. 2017. “Quantification is the root of all evil in sociology” What does it add up to? The place of quantitative research methods in British sociology. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2016
- Brookfield, C. 2016. Teaching quantitative research methods: the employability factor. IJPINT 3(2), pp. 10-19. (10.5604/01.3001.0009.5079)
Teaching
At present, I contribute to teaching on the following undergraduate modules:
Year 2:
Real World Research with Placement (Module Convenor)
Social Research Methods (Module Convenor)
Knowing the Social World, Online and Offline
Year 3:
Dissertation (Module Convenor)
Broadly my research interests fall in the field of education. I am interested in how we can engage social science students, and more generally, young people with number. My research interests have stemmed from my involvement in the Cardiff Q-Step Centre of Excellence in Quantitative Methods Teaching, as well as other pedagogic initatives which have been implemented to help engage social science students with number.
