Trosolwyg
Rwy'n ddarllenydd gwyddorau cymdeithasol. Mae fy niddordebau ymchwil yn cael eu llywio gan 'argyfwng' nifer yn y gwyddorau cymdeithasol a mentrau sydd â'r nod o ymgysylltu myfyrwyr gwyddorau cymdeithasol â dulliau meintiol. Yn benodol, mae fy ymchwil diweddar wedi canolbwyntio ar le ymchwil feintiol mewn cymdeithaseg.
Ym mis Hydref 2020, cefais fy mhenodi i rôl Cyd-Gyfarwyddwr Canolfan Ragoriaeth Dulliau Meintiol Caerdydd Q-Step mewn Addysgu Dulliau Meintiol. Mae canolfan Caerdydd yn un o 15 canolfan sydd wedi'u lleoli mewn sefydliadau addysg uwch yn y DU sy'n archwilio dulliau arloesol a newydd o ymgysylltu â myfyrwyr gwyddorau cymdeithasol gyda dulliau ymchwil meintiol. Fel Cyd-gyfarwyddwr Canolfan Caerdydd, rwy'n cynrychioli'r Brifysgol mewn digwyddiadau rhwydweithio, yn gwerthuso effeithiolrwydd darpariaeth hyfforddi dulliau meintiol yr Ysgol, yn arwain ar ein gweithgareddau allgymorth ac ehangu cyfranogiad ac yn cysylltu â rhanddeiliaid allanol gan gynnwys sefydliadau lleol sy'n gallu cynnal myfyrwyr lleoliad.
Rwyf hefyd yn Gyd-gyfarwyddwr Ymgysylltu a Llais Myfyrwyr ar gyfer Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol. Mae'r rôl hon yn cynnwys datblygu mentrau newydd i wella profiad myfyrwyr, monitro metrigau perfformiad boddhad myfyrwyr a chefnogi systemau cynrychiolaeth myfyrwyr.
Cyhoeddiad
2025
- Brookfield, C. and Lewis, J. 2025. Completing your research project: A guide for the social sciences. London: SAGE.
2024
- Djupvik, A. R., Pithouse, A., Myklebust, V. K., Rees, A., Ekeland, T. and Brookfield, C. 2024. Manualisation in child and family social work: A comparative study of Norway and Wales. European Social Work Research 2(3), pp. 277-293. (10.1332/27551768Y2024D000000023)
- Morris, J., Brookfield, C., Rodriguez Pinzon, M. J., Holt, B. and Arfon, E. 2024. Motivations for learning Welsh among adult learners. In: Bowell, T. et al. eds. Revitalising Higher Education: Insights from Te Puna Aurei Learnfest 2022. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press, pp. 31-38., (10.18573/conf2.d)
2022
- Williams, M., Brookfield, C. and Sloan, L. 2022. Quantitative research methods teaching in a digital age. In: Housley, W. et al. eds. The SAGE Handbook of Digital Society. SAGE, pp. 112-130.
- Brookfield, C. and Lewis, J. 2022. Plan your dissertation. Super Quick Skills. London: SAGE Publications.
2021
- Brookfield, C. 2021. Using Microsoft Excel for social research. Sage.
- Pithouse, A., Rees, A., Brookfield, C. and Djupvik, A. 2021. Understanding social work-force satisfaction. Journal of Social Work 21(1), pp. 107-127. (10.1177/1468017319868121)
- Djupvik, A. R., Myklebust, V. K., Ekeland, T., Pithouse, A., Brookfield, C. and Rees, A. 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., Williams, M., Sloan, L. and Maule, E. 2021. Engaging social science students with statistics: opportunities, challenges and barriers. Numeracy 14(2), article number: 6. (10.5038/1936-4660.14.2.1386)
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)
Adrannau llyfrau
- Morris, J., Brookfield, C., Rodriguez Pinzon, M. J., Holt, B. and Arfon, E. 2024. Motivations for learning Welsh among adult learners. In: Bowell, T. et al. eds. Revitalising Higher Education: Insights from Te Puna Aurei Learnfest 2022. Cardiff: Cardiff University Press, pp. 31-38., (10.18573/conf2.d)
- Williams, M., Brookfield, C. and Sloan, L. 2022. Quantitative research methods teaching in a digital age. In: Housley, W. et al. eds. The SAGE Handbook of Digital Society. SAGE, pp. 112-130.
- 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.
Erthyglau
- Djupvik, A. R., Pithouse, A., Myklebust, V. K., Rees, A., Ekeland, T. and Brookfield, C. 2024. Manualisation in child and family social work: A comparative study of Norway and Wales. European Social Work Research 2(3), pp. 277-293. (10.1332/27551768Y2024D000000023)
- Pithouse, A., Rees, A., Brookfield, C. and Djupvik, A. 2021. Understanding social work-force satisfaction. Journal of Social Work 21(1), pp. 107-127. (10.1177/1468017319868121)
- Djupvik, A. R., Myklebust, V. K., Ekeland, T., Pithouse, A., Brookfield, C. and Rees, A. 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., Williams, M., Sloan, L. and Maule, E. 2021. Engaging social science students with statistics: opportunities, challenges and barriers. Numeracy 14(2), article number: 6. (10.5038/1936-4660.14.2.1386)
- 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)
- 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. 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. 2016. Teaching quantitative research methods: the employability factor. IJPINT 3(2), pp. 10-19. (10.5604/01.3001.0009.5079)
Gosodiad
- 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.
Llyfrau
- Brookfield, C. and Lewis, J. 2025. Completing your research project: A guide for the social sciences. London: SAGE.
- Brookfield, C. and Lewis, J. 2022. Plan your dissertation. Super Quick Skills. London: SAGE Publications.
- Brookfield, C. 2021. Using Microsoft Excel for social research. Sage.
Ymchwil
Yn gyffredinol, mae fy niddordebau ymchwil yn dod ym maes addysg. Mae gen i ddiddordeb mewn sut y gallwn ennyn diddordeb myfyrwyr gwyddorau cymdeithasol, ac yn fwy cyffredinol, pobl ifanc â rhif. Mae fy niddordebau ymchwil wedi deillio o'm cyfranogiad yng Nghanolfan Ragoriaeth Dulliau Meintiol Caerdydd mewn Addysgu a Dysgu Dulliau Meintiol, yn ogystal â mentrau addysgeg eraill sydd wedi'u rhoi ar waith i helpu i ymgysylltu â myfyrwyr gwyddorau cymdeithasol gyda rhif.
Addysgu
Ar hyn o bryd, rwy'n cyfrannu at addysgu ar y modiwlau israddedig canlynol:
Blwyddyn 2:
Real World Research with Placement (Convenor Modiwl)
Dulliau Ymchwil Cymdeithasol (Cynullydd Modiwl)
Gwybod y Byd Cymdeithasol, Ar-lein ac All-lein
Dadansoddiad Data Eilaidd
Blwyddyn 3:
Traethawd Hir (Cynullydd Modiwl)
MSc Dulliau Ymchwil y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol:
Dulliau Ymchwil Meintiol
Bywgraffiad
2014-2018: PhD Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol (Prifysgol Caerdydd)* (a gyflwynwyd yn 2017 ac a ddyfarnwyd yn 2018)
2013-2014: MSc Dulliau Ymchwil y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol (Prifysgol Caerdydd)*
2010-2013: Addysg (Wedi'i achredu gan Gymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain) (Prifysgol Caerdydd)
*wedi derbyn ysgoloriaeth ymchwil 1+3 o Ysgol Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Prifysgol Caerdydd
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst- German Academic Exchange Service) Scholarship for the GESIS 4th Summer Methodology School (Cologne, Germany) (2015)
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
Uwch Gymrawd yr Academi Addysg Uwch / Uwch
Cymdeithas Seicolegol Prydain
Cymdeithas Gymdeithasegol Prydain
Pwyllgorau ac adolygu
Golygydd ar gyfer International Journal of Social Research Methodology
Grŵp Astudio Ystadegau Cymdeithasol Cymdeithas Gymdeithasegol Prydain (Cydgynullwyd 2018-2021)
Rhwydwaith Ôl-raddedig a Gyrfa Gynnar Q-Step (Cydgynullwyd 2017-2020)
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Goruchwyliaeth gyfredol
Contact Details
Themâu ymchwil
Arbenigeddau
- Methodoleg gymdeithasegol a dulliau ymchwil