Uncovering Edtech’s Embedded Values: Making the Case for Socio-Technical Audits In Ethnographic Inquiry
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Drawing on three ethnographic studies of secondary schools in England, this article makes a case for “socio-technical audits” – a method combining technological walkthroughs with observations, workshops, and interviews – as part of ethnographic inquiry. A case example is presented to illustrate how the integration of socio-technical audits enables articulation of the underlying logics of technologies, while producing empirically grounded, contextually situated accounts of how technologies are interpreted, negotiated, and embedded within everyday educational practice.
