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Régions: North Slave Region

étiquettes: institutional development, cultural identity, social networks

Objectif(s): To consider how the construction of children and families utilizing institutional services intersects with cultural identities.

Description du projet: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No. 5741. The purpose of this project is to consider the intersection of cultural identities and institutional practices. For example, how disability can develop as a cultural experience, into a positive self-concept in adulthood, will be examined. The project will seek to develop theoretical models of the social networks created by services, families, and the communities in which people live. The ultimate goal is to inform social policy from the perspective of families, and to create a more complex discourse on early childhood disability that is grounded in a positive understanding of diverse abilities in childhood. The project adopts an Institutional Ethnography approach through annual interviews with families over a 9-year period. This study of institutional practices will draw on more than 800 interviews with families. The key methodological approach in this research is Institutional Ethnography (IE). The intention of IE is to understand institutional cultures and practices from a particular viewpoint; in this case the perspective of families. Institutional ethnography is concerned with how “ruling relations” shape everyday lives. Ruling relations are the administrative, managerial, professional, and discursive organization of the regulations, and the governing structures of a society (Smith, 2006 and 2009). The researchers have partnered with the Yellowknife Women's Centre, where community presentations will be held, research briefs will be shared, and local decision makers and participants will be included in the sharing of findings. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from: January 01 - December 31, 2024