Institutional Ethnography in Higher Education: Insights and Possibilities

Wednesday, 9 July 2025: 09:00-10:45
Location: FSE011 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
WG06 Institutional Ethnography (host committee)

Language: English

This session will feature Institutional Ethnographies conducted in higher education settings with a focus on the ways that IE as a method can be used to reimagine and reconstruct higher education to be more equitable and inclusive.
Session Organizer:
Laura PARSON, North Dakota State University, USA
Chair:
Laura PARSON, North Dakota State University, USA
Oral Presentations
Making Sense of Temporariness in China’s Immigration System: An Institutional Ethnography of International Students’ Experiences
Chen WANG, University of Ottawa, China; Lixin ZHANG, Beijing Jiaotong University, China; Man ZHANG, Beijing Jiaotong University, China; Yujing ZANG, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
The Social Relations of Student Mental Health Services: An Institutional Ethnography of the Limits of "Stepped Care 2.0" for Sexual and Gender Minority University Students in Canada
Sarah SMITH, University of Toronto, Canada; Henry YANG, University of Toronto, Canada; Wren GOULD, University of Toronto, Canada; Jordan RAMNARINE, University of Toronto, Canada; Vo TIN, University of Toronto, Canada; Jad SINNO, University of Toronto, Canada; Daniel GRACE, University of Toronto, Canada