Social Network Analysis Methods in Educational Policy Research

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Title

Social Network Analysis Methods in Educational Policy Research

Abstract/Description

This chapter describes the theories and analytic methods associated with Social Network Analysis (SNA), and considers the application of SNA in educational policy research. SNA is based upon an understanding that individuals in a social system are interdependent and that these underlying relationships shape opportunities and outcomes in ways that require distinct analytic techniques. In education, SNA remains an extremely powerful yet underutilized methodological approach. The chapter begins by providing detailed information regarding collecting and analyzing social network data. The chapter next discusses common theoretical lenses used in SNA studies; highlights SNA research in education and in education policy, especially around policy advocacy and policy implementation; and provides guidance to educational policy scholars as they consider ways to use SNA in their future work.

Author/creator

Finnigan, Kara S.

Luengo-Aravena, Daniela E.

Garrison, Kim M.

Date

2018

In publication

Complementary Research Methods for Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Editor

Lochmiller, Chad R.

Pages

231-252

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Methodological

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en No

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISBN

978-3-319-93539-3

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (Springer Link)

Chapter on Author's Profile (ResearchGate)

Citation

Fligstein, N. (1997). Social Skill and Institutional Theory. American Behavioral Scientist, 40(4), 397–405. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764297040004003

Cited in

Conclusion: Building the Field of Improvement Research in Education

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Cham

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