Dr Kate Attfield
Senior Lecturer in Health & Social Care
Cardiff School of Education & Social Policy
Overview
I teach on the Health & Social Care degree programme, having worked in the health and social care industry, in the statutory and third sectors. I have a PhD from Cardiff University in Deaf studies. My sociological research interest is inclusive citizenship, which has led me to under-researched, minority communities: among other areas I have published on the Triple X experience, Steiner Waldorf pedagogy, and the Deaf community.
I am University Co-chair of the Deaf and BSL Working Group. I am Co-chair of the CSESP Research Seminar Series. I am a Fellow of the HEA. I am a PhD, Prof Doc and DMan supervisor. I am the University representative for Sustainability and Inclusion, and I take part in the University Learning, Teaching and Student Engagement Committee. I have contributed to Welsh Government education research projects relating to inclusion in state education. I am currently working on projects relating to the lived experiences of elite sportswomen with endometriosis, and autistic elite athletes.
Research Publications
Editorial: One hundred years and counting: the international growth of Waldorf education
Brouillette, L., Attfield, K. & Telfer-Radzat, K., 24 Feb 2025, In: Frontiers in Education. 10, 1568282.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
The humane education of Waldorf
Attfield, K., 29 Feb 2024, In: Frontiers in Education. 9, 1332597.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Notes from the Field of the Scholar–Practitioner: Inhabiting the Liminal Space between Research and Practice—A Reflective Account of Holding Dual Identities
Stevens-Wood, K. & Attfield, K., 23 Jan 2024, In: Societies. 14, 2, p. 13 1 p., 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
‘You don’t know how big this heart is’: parental accounts of Triple X super-daughters’ life course and emerging community citizenship
Attfield, K., 25 Feb 2023, In: Community, Work and Family. 27, 4, p. 517-534 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Unique, Spiritual and Insightful Education of Waldorf Pedagogy
Attfield, K., 16 Feb 2023, In: Spiritual-intellectual upbringing and teaching of youth in the 21st century. 4, p. 34-38 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The “feeling-life” journey of the grade school child: An investigation into inclusive young citizenship in international Waldorf education
Attfield, K., 11 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy. 20, 4, p. 276-299 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The young child’s journey of ‘the will’: A synthesis of child-centered and inclusive principles in international Waldorf early childhood education
Attfield, K., 12 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Early Childhood Research. 20, 2, p. 159-171 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Triple X superwomen: their post-compulsory education and employability
Attfield, K., 25 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Education and Work. 34, 1, p. 81-94 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Triple X supergirls: Their special educational needs and social experience
Attfield, K., 25 May 2020, In: International Journal of Educational Research. 102, 101588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Principles of Equality: Managing Equality and Diversity in a Steiner School
Attfield, R. & Attfield, K., 19 Jun 2019, Sustainable Management Practices. Sarfraz, M., Ibrahim Adbullah, M., Rauf, A. & Ghulam Meran Shah, S. (eds.). IntechOpenResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review