Research Profile
Ms Esther Muddiman
Position:PhD Student
School:Social Sciences
Email:MuddimanEK@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone:+ 44 (0)29 208 76871
Extension:76871
Additional
contact info:
Address:1-3 Museum Place
Telephone:+ 44 (0)29 208 76871
Extension:76871
Additional
contact info:
Address:1-3 Museum Place
Qualifications
- PhD 1+3 ESRC Studentship (present study)
- MSc Social Science Research Methods (Cardiff University)
- BSc Econ Sociology (Cardiff University)
Research Interests
- Globalisation and the knowledge economy
- Higher education
- Constructions of employability, success and wellbeing
- Critical theory
- Sociology of education
- Sociology of knowledge
- Future of work
- Political ecology
- Work-life balance
- Material culture and consumerism
Research Groups
- Work Education and Labour Markets (WELM)
- Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE)
- Education, Culture and Society (ECS)
PhD Topic/Area
Provisional Title: The social construction of individual and educational ‘success’ in a context of economic uncertainty: A comparative study of Britain and Singapore
My research explores student experiences of higher education, approaches to learning, and understandings of success in the context of economic uncertainty. It includes participants from Britain and Singapore to find out if there are any significant differences in the attitudes and experiences of students in two countries with different approaches to education provision and graduate employment. I am particularly interested in how students feel about economic opportunities, and their definitions of success and wellbeing.