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Establishing the viability of an institution ethnography inquiry to diagnose university culture
Author(s) -
Maria Kaguhangire-Barifaijo,
James L. Nkata,
Elizabeth Lwanga
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of educational research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2384-7301
DOI - 10.33495/jerr_v9i5.21.111
Subject(s) - ethnography , institution , sociology , normative , organizational culture , engineering ethics , epistemology , social science , public relations , political science , law , anthropology , engineering , philosophy
This article proposes an ‘institution ethnography inquiry’ to establish dominant university culture to unravel hidden censures which have led to a divisive, deceptive and uncivil culture that has disrupted the normative flow of common sense. An integrative synthesis and review summaries were adopted to guide the discussion. To discern the type of culture that exists in these universities, two objectives were adopted; (i) analyze emerging university culture and its implications, and (ii) assess the significance of an institutional ethnography inquiry in extricating emerging university culture. Attributes of governance, leadership and personal traits were found to be fundamental pointers to both existing and emerging university culture. As a requisite for the adoption of this inquiry, four (4) theories were identified, reviewed and synthesized. All the theories revealed that the proposed inquiry had potential benefits to expose new-fangled and unique culture that blemished the academia, as well as the intricacies that surround institutional politics, that have infiltrated academia. Hence, an ethnography inquiry should be embraced and promoted as a mode of inquiry for its latency to unravel dysfunctional culture and tackle such contentious topics. Nonetheless, ethnographers must undergo intensive training in ethnography subtleties to gain superior competencies. Keywords: Academia, university culture, institution ethnography inquiry.

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