Workarounds to Mandated Data Practices: Rethinking Digital Infrastructure in Child Welfare and Homeless-Serving Organizations
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography
Published online on February 13, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Volume 55, Issue 3, Page 346-376, June 2026.
Over the past decade, much of the infrastructure used for social service delivery in Canada has been digitized. Drawing on institutional ethnographic research practices, we undertook observational research, facilitated focus groups with twenty five key ...
Over the past decade, much of the infrastructure used for social service delivery in Canada has been digitized. Drawing on institutional ethnographic research practices, we undertook observational research, facilitated focus groups with twenty five key ...