Social network analysis and education : theory, methods & applications

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Author:

Carolan, Brian V.

ISBN:

9781412999472

Personal Author:

Carolan, Brian V.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2013.

Physical Description:

xxi, 315 pages : illustrated ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Theory and concepts -- The social network perspective and educational research -- Historical, theoretical, and analytical foundations -- Basic concepts -- Methods and measures -- Collecting and managing network data -- Structural measures for complete networks -- Measures for egocentric networks -- Applications and examples -- An introduction to statistical inference with network data -- Network data and statistical models -- Social capital -- Diffusion -- Looking back, looking ahead -- References -- Index.

Subject Term:

Education -- Research.

Social networks.

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Summary

This book provides an introduction to the theories, methods, and applications that constitute the social network perspective. Unlike more general texts, this title is designed for those current and aspiring educational researchers learning how to study, conceptualize, and analyze social networks. The author′s main intent is to encourage you to consider the social network perspective in light of your emerging research interests and evaluate how well this perspective illuminates the social complexities surrounding educational phenomena. Whether your interests lie in examining a peer′s influence on students′ achievement, the relationship between social support and teacher retention, or how the pattern of relations among parents contributes to schools′ norms, the tools introduced in this book will provide you with a slightly different take on these and other phenomena. Unlike other approaches, this perspective accounts for the importance of relationships within formal structures, and the informal patterns of interaction that emerge, sustain, or recede. Relying on diverse examples drawn from the educational research literature, this book makes explicit how the theories and methods associated with social network analysis can be used to better describe and explain the social complexities surrounding varied educational phenomena.