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Dr Cathy Schofield

Profile summary

Professional biography

I have been a psychology lecturer and course manager for 25 years with a focus on research methods and sport and exercise psychology.

Research interests

My research interests are primarily focused on student engagement and experiences of research methods and the research process.

Teaching interests

I love developing students' research skills, watching them develop and grasp and appreciation for data analysis and communication.

External collaborations

As part of my love for dance and my experience in sport and exercise psychology, I also deliver CPD workshops to the Royal Academy of Dance, engaging their dance teachers' appreciation of how psychology can enhance their practice.

Publications

A cross cultural examination of the experiences of parents of children when being diagnosed with Foetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (2019-06)
Schofield, Cathy; Palmer, Andrea and Keech, Caroline
Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 25(3) (pp. 130-135)


Degrees of freedom: college-based higher education students’ choices and views on the top-up mode of higher education (2018)
McKenzie, Liz and Schofield, Cathy
Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 23(3) (pp. 314-327)


An exploration of important factors in the decision-making process undertaken by foundation degree students with respect to level 6 progression (2018)
Schofield, Cathy and McKenzie, Liz
Journal of Further and Higher Education, 42(6) (pp. 827-836)


Research methods teaching in vocational environments: developing critical engagement with knowledge? (2015)
Gray, C.; Turner, R.; Sutton, C.; Petersen, C.; Stevens, S.; Swain, J.; Esmond, B.; Schofield, C. and Thackeray, D.
Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 67(3) (pp. 274-293)


An investigation into higher education student and lecturer views on research publication and their interest in the production of a college partnership science journal (2015)
Schofield, C. and Burton, F.L.
Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 52(3) (pp. 265-276)


Higher education provision in a crowded marketplace (2013)
Schofield, Cathy; Cotton, Debby; Gresty, Karen; Kneale, Pauline and Winter, Jennie
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 35(2) (pp. 193-205)


Student confidence in using and applying research methods whilst studying within a sport and exercise discipline (2011)
Burton, Francesca and Schofield, Cathy
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 3(1) (pp. 15-27)


The development of a research methods toolkit to support sport science undergraduates and lecturers (2011)
Schofield, Cathy and Burton, Francesca
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 3(1) (pp. 28-34)


Predictors of retention and achievement of higher education students within a further education context (2010)
Schofield, Cathy and Dismore, Harriet
Journal of Further and Higher Education, 34(2) (pp. 207-221)


Psychology for Dancers: Theory and Practice to Fulfil Your Potential (2018-08-08)
Schofield, Cathy and Start, Lucy
ISBN : 9781138085176 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon


Changing cultures – adoption of predictive analytics to enhance student retention (2023-07-05)
Schofield, Cathy and Elder, Tracey
In : Advance HE (HEA) Fourth Research and Scholarship in College Higher Education Conference (4-6 Jul 2023, Keele University)


Student motivation and Engagement (2023)
Schofield, Cathy
In : School’s Student Engagement Committee Faculty Symposium (13 Jan 2023, Thompson Rivers University, Canada)


A framework for understanding student engagement in online higher education activities (2023)
Schofield, Cathy and Gisby, Alison
In : Advance HE (HEA) Fourth Research and Scholarship in College Higher Education Conference (4-6 Jul 2023, Keele University, UK)


Dimensions of engagement: students’ choices (2023)
Schofield, Cathy and Gisby, Alison
In : OU Psychology & Counselling Teaching and Learning Conference (11 Mar 2023, Milton Keynes)


The impact of student motivation on engagement with online study (2022)
Schofield, Cathy and Gisby, Alison
In : Advance HE (HEA) Third Research and Scholarship in College Higher Education Conference (5-7 Jul 2022, Newcastle University)


Enhancing student engagement – why not give them what they value? (2022)
Gisby, Alison and Schofield, Cathy
In : Advance HE (HEA) Third Research and Scholarship in College Higher Education Conference (5-7 Jul 2022, Newcastle University)


Is research activity necessary for research-informed teaching? (2017)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Association of Colleges (AoC) Third Research and Scholarship in College Higher Education Conference (27 Jun 2017, Birmingham, UK)


Making the dissertation real (2017)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Association of Colleges (AoC) Third Research and Scholarship in College Higher Education Conference (27 Jun 2017, Birmingham, UK)


The impact of research funding on college-based HE lecturers (2016-06-28)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Association of Colleges (AoC) Second Research and Scholarship in College Higher Education Conference (28 Jun 2016, Birmingham, UK)


Student experiences of lecturer research in different higher education settings (2016)
Schofield, Cathy
In : International Conference for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (7-9 Dec 2016, Newport Wales)


Degrees of Freedom Revisited: Factors affecting Foundation degree students’ choice of top-up (2016)
Schofield, Cathy and McKenzie, Liz
In : International Conference for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (7-9 Dec 2016, Newport, Wales)


Impact of research funding on the experience and status of college-based higher education lecturers (2015)
Schofield, Cathy; McKenzie, Liz and Turner, Rebecca
In : Annual Conference for the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (9-11 Dec 2015, Newport, Wales)


Changing views of research activity in college-based higher education (2015)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Annual Conference for the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (9-11 Dec 2015, Newport, Wales)


Integrating research meaningfully into the student learning experience (2015)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Association of Colleges (AoC) College HE Research and Scholarship Conference (24 Jun 2015, Bloomsbury, London)


Collaborate, publish or be damned? Patterns of academic publishing between institutions offering higher education (2014)
Schofield, Cathy; Kneale, Pauline; Cotton, Debby; Gresty, Karen and Winter, Jennie
In : Annual Conference for the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (10-12 Dec 2014, Newport, Wales)


Degrees of Freedom: Factors affecting Foundation degree students’ course choices (2014)
Schofield, Cathy and McKenzie, Liz
In : Annual Conference for the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (10-12 Dec 2014, Newport, Wales)


Gifted and Talented programmes: do they favour particular children? (2014)
Kendall, S.; Bloxham, S. and Schofield, C.
In : Annual Conference for the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) (25-26 Nov 2014, St George’s Park)


Higher Education Provision in a Crowded Marketplace (2014)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Inaugural International Research Conference organised by the Further Education Research Association (FERA) (11-13 Jul 2014, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, UK)


Barriers and benefits to physical activity as perceived by year 9 coastal dwelling children (2013)
Schofield, Cathy and Rollings, Jess
In : Annual Conference for the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) (3-5 Sep 2013, University of Central Lancashire)


Higher Education Provision in a Crowded Marketplace (2012)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Annual Conference for the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (12-14 Dec 2012, Newport, Wales)


The Accidental Researcher (2012)
Schofield, Cathy
In : The Higher Education Academy HE in FE Conference: Developing and enhancing the practice and management of scholarly activity and research within Further Education colleges (30 May 2012, Warwickshire College)


Institutional marketing: a comparison of universities and HE in FE colleges (2012)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Pedagogic Research Institute and Observatory (PedRIO) Inaugural Conference (18 Apr 2012, Plymouth University)


An investigation into the feasibility of a science journal for a college’s partnership by consideration of student and staff views on research activity and publication (2011)
Schofield, Cathy and Burton, Francesca
In : Annual Conference for the Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE) (7-9 Dec 2011, Newport, Wales)


Can entry profiles be predictors of retention and success of HE students within an FE context? (2010)
Schofield, Cathy
In : Annual Conference for the British Educational Research Association (BERA) (1-4 Sep 2010, University of Warwick)


Improving student retention: the vital first few months (2009)
Schofield, Cathy
In : QAA Higher Education in Further Education Colleges (HE in FECs) Liaison Group and The Higher Education Academy’s Furthering Higher Education 2009: Improving the HE in FE student experience (30 Jan 2009, Aston University)