Handbook of Social Network Analysis and Education
Published on 22. July 2025
Book
Hardback
586 pages
978-1-0353-1218-4 (ISBN)
Description
This prescient Handbook analyzes how Social Network Analysis (SNA) is revolutionizing educational research by transforming how we interpret the complex web of interactions between students, teachers, parents, and education systems.
Showcasing contributions from leading experts, this Handbook reveals the profound impact of SNA on educational processes at every level, from the individual classroom to entire school districts and even global education policies. Chapters explore cutting-edge SNA methods tailored to educational contexts, including the impact of social media, the role of peer relationships in learning, and the communication structures that drive innovation and policy. Ultimately, the Handbook emphasizes the importance of understanding the intricacies of social relationships in educational settings.
Providing a holistic overview of SNA and its applications, this Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics and students in education, sociology, psychology, and political science. It will also greatly benefit educators, policymakers, researchers, and all those looking to harness network analysis tools to drive innovation in education settings.
Showcasing contributions from leading experts, this Handbook reveals the profound impact of SNA on educational processes at every level, from the individual classroom to entire school districts and even global education policies. Chapters explore cutting-edge SNA methods tailored to educational contexts, including the impact of social media, the role of peer relationships in learning, and the communication structures that drive innovation and policy. Ultimately, the Handbook emphasizes the importance of understanding the intricacies of social relationships in educational settings.
Providing a holistic overview of SNA and its applications, this Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics and students in education, sociology, psychology, and political science. It will also greatly benefit educators, policymakers, researchers, and all those looking to harness network analysis tools to drive innovation in education settings.
Reviews / Votes
'Kolleck brings together leading scholars to offer a fresh, rich, and multi-level exploration of social network analysis in educational research. Showcasing diverse methodologies and approaches, this volume reveals the usually hidden network dynamics shaping key educational processes and outcomes, from teacher collaboration to policy adoption-a vital contribution to the field.' -- Antoni Verger, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain 'This is the first comprehensive Handbook on social network analysis in education with a global outlook. It is a must-read for those interested in understanding how relations-both between individuals and between institutions-impact student achievement, teacher collaboration, school improvement, and a host of other fascinating topics related to education policy.' -- Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Columbia University, USAMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0353-1218-4 (9781035312184)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edited by Nina Kolleck, Full Professor, University of Potsdam, Germany
Content
Contents
List of contributors ix
1 From individuals to networks: the integration of SNA in educational
research 1
Nina Kolleck
PART I RESEARCH DESIGN AND DATA
2 Types of relations 19
Hans Gruber and Tuire Palonen
3 Collecting network data with visual methods 32
Anique Atherley
4 Survey methods for network studies in education 47
Peter V. Marsden and Marissa A. Combs
5 Network analysis of big data for education policy: challenges, limitations,
and opportunities 62
Davis Vo, Kaiwen Zheng, Chelsea Zhang, Manuel S. Gonzalez Canche
and Cecilia Rios-Aguilar
6 Web-based data, online networks and social media 85
Dhrubasish Sarkar, Moumita Chatterjee, Dipak K. Kole and Premananda Jana
7 The strengths and drawbacks of measuring self-reported and digitally
traced social networks 102
Joshua Rosenberg, Ashley King, Rita Swartzentruber and Jeffrey Carpenter
8 Ethics and trust in social network analysis: how data science and
interactive visualizations impact anonymity, confidentiality, consent, and
IRB procedures? 114
Manuel S. Gonzalez Canche
PART II METHODS
9 Social network analysis measures 133
Johannes Schuster and Nina Kolleck
10 Integrating networks and survey research: egocentric network analysis 144
Raffaele Vacca
11 Qualitative perspective in social network analysis for education and
learning 168
Bartolome Rubia-Avi and Jairo Rodriguez-Medina
12 Mixed methods in social network analysis for education and learning 179
Dominik E. Froehlich
13 Discourse network analysis and its use in education 191
Philip Leifeld and Laura Mastroianni
14 Discourse network analysis and climate change education 204
Alexandra Goritz and Nina Kolleck
15 Exponential random gaph models 215
Dean Lusher and Peng Wang
16 Stochastic actor-oriented models for the co-evolution of networks and
individual outcomes 230
Viviana Amati and Tom A. B. Snijders
17 Studying network change in education with stochastic actor-oriented
models 242
Andras Voeroes and Tomas Diviak
18 Topic modeling and network analysis 259
Thomas Bryan Smith and Raffaele Vacca
19 Keyphrase network analysis: Exploring text corpora using pre-trained
language models and network text analysis 277
Pedro Jacobetty and Nina Kolleck
PART III APPLICATION TO MICRO-LEVEL
20 Ethno-religious inequalities and school-based friendship networks 291
Lars Leszczensky and Sebastian Pink
21 Peer homophily in educational settings 305
Lysann Zander and Robert W. Krause
22 Bullying, cyberbullying, and social network analysis 318
Herbert Scheithauer
23 SODA with peers or SODA with friends? An integration of spatial
principles with social networks to detect and model social outcome
dependence or autocorrelation-SODA 329
Manuel S. Gonzalez Canche
24 The role of teachers' social networks in the job search 349
Huriya Jabbar and Priscilla Aquino Garza
PART IV APPLICATION TO MESO-LEVEL
25 Comparative analysis of teacher collaboration on school improvement:
exploring social networks using a meta-analytic approach to exponential
random graph models 360
Andrea Wullschleger, Andras Voeroes, Beat Rechsteiner and Katharina
Maag Merki
26 Boundedness, connectedness, and mutuality: a simple framework for
understanding professional learning networks 374
Joelle Rodway
27 Connecting the dots: social network analysis of networked improvement
communities in the United States 391
Megan Duff and Jennifer Lin Russell
28 Understanding relational inclusivity through a social network analysis
toolkit 407
Christoforos Mamas, Mathias Mejeh and Georgios Michail
29 The role of knowledge brokers in supporting social opportunity spaces 420
Martin Rehm, Tim Fuetterer, Christian Fischer, Marie Lockton, Anita
Caduff and Alan J. Daly
30 Navigating the social terrain of educational leadership: insights from a
study of district-wide leadership advice network 438
Yi-Hwa Liou, Yong-Shiuan Lee, Peter Bjorklund Jr., Martin Rehm and
Alan J. Daly
PART V APPLICATION TO MACRO-LEVEL
31 Countries linked by intergovernmental organizations in the field of
education: correlations between membership patterns, school autonomy
and accountability 457
Helen Seitzer and Michael Windzio
32 Policy networks, institutional environments, and the global education
industry 484
Christopher Lubienski and Moaaz Hamid
33 Social network analysis and educational equity 498
Emily M. Hodge and Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon
34 Transnational education networks 508
Johannes Schuster, Lasse Hansen and Nina Kolleck
35 Education policymaking at the national level 521
Jarmo Kallunki, Joni Forsell, Paula Silven, Katri Eeva and Jaakko Kauko
36 Broadening participation in computing through regional partnerships 537
Joshua Childs, Sarah Dunton, Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Jayce
Warner and Rebecca Zarch
List of contributors ix
1 From individuals to networks: the integration of SNA in educational
research 1
Nina Kolleck
PART I RESEARCH DESIGN AND DATA
2 Types of relations 19
Hans Gruber and Tuire Palonen
3 Collecting network data with visual methods 32
Anique Atherley
4 Survey methods for network studies in education 47
Peter V. Marsden and Marissa A. Combs
5 Network analysis of big data for education policy: challenges, limitations,
and opportunities 62
Davis Vo, Kaiwen Zheng, Chelsea Zhang, Manuel S. Gonzalez Canche
and Cecilia Rios-Aguilar
6 Web-based data, online networks and social media 85
Dhrubasish Sarkar, Moumita Chatterjee, Dipak K. Kole and Premananda Jana
7 The strengths and drawbacks of measuring self-reported and digitally
traced social networks 102
Joshua Rosenberg, Ashley King, Rita Swartzentruber and Jeffrey Carpenter
8 Ethics and trust in social network analysis: how data science and
interactive visualizations impact anonymity, confidentiality, consent, and
IRB procedures? 114
Manuel S. Gonzalez Canche
PART II METHODS
9 Social network analysis measures 133
Johannes Schuster and Nina Kolleck
10 Integrating networks and survey research: egocentric network analysis 144
Raffaele Vacca
11 Qualitative perspective in social network analysis for education and
learning 168
Bartolome Rubia-Avi and Jairo Rodriguez-Medina
12 Mixed methods in social network analysis for education and learning 179
Dominik E. Froehlich
13 Discourse network analysis and its use in education 191
Philip Leifeld and Laura Mastroianni
14 Discourse network analysis and climate change education 204
Alexandra Goritz and Nina Kolleck
15 Exponential random gaph models 215
Dean Lusher and Peng Wang
16 Stochastic actor-oriented models for the co-evolution of networks and
individual outcomes 230
Viviana Amati and Tom A. B. Snijders
17 Studying network change in education with stochastic actor-oriented
models 242
Andras Voeroes and Tomas Diviak
18 Topic modeling and network analysis 259
Thomas Bryan Smith and Raffaele Vacca
19 Keyphrase network analysis: Exploring text corpora using pre-trained
language models and network text analysis 277
Pedro Jacobetty and Nina Kolleck
PART III APPLICATION TO MICRO-LEVEL
20 Ethno-religious inequalities and school-based friendship networks 291
Lars Leszczensky and Sebastian Pink
21 Peer homophily in educational settings 305
Lysann Zander and Robert W. Krause
22 Bullying, cyberbullying, and social network analysis 318
Herbert Scheithauer
23 SODA with peers or SODA with friends? An integration of spatial
principles with social networks to detect and model social outcome
dependence or autocorrelation-SODA 329
Manuel S. Gonzalez Canche
24 The role of teachers' social networks in the job search 349
Huriya Jabbar and Priscilla Aquino Garza
PART IV APPLICATION TO MESO-LEVEL
25 Comparative analysis of teacher collaboration on school improvement:
exploring social networks using a meta-analytic approach to exponential
random graph models 360
Andrea Wullschleger, Andras Voeroes, Beat Rechsteiner and Katharina
Maag Merki
26 Boundedness, connectedness, and mutuality: a simple framework for
understanding professional learning networks 374
Joelle Rodway
27 Connecting the dots: social network analysis of networked improvement
communities in the United States 391
Megan Duff and Jennifer Lin Russell
28 Understanding relational inclusivity through a social network analysis
toolkit 407
Christoforos Mamas, Mathias Mejeh and Georgios Michail
29 The role of knowledge brokers in supporting social opportunity spaces 420
Martin Rehm, Tim Fuetterer, Christian Fischer, Marie Lockton, Anita
Caduff and Alan J. Daly
30 Navigating the social terrain of educational leadership: insights from a
study of district-wide leadership advice network 438
Yi-Hwa Liou, Yong-Shiuan Lee, Peter Bjorklund Jr., Martin Rehm and
Alan J. Daly
PART V APPLICATION TO MACRO-LEVEL
31 Countries linked by intergovernmental organizations in the field of
education: correlations between membership patterns, school autonomy
and accountability 457
Helen Seitzer and Michael Windzio
32 Policy networks, institutional environments, and the global education
industry 484
Christopher Lubienski and Moaaz Hamid
33 Social network analysis and educational equity 498
Emily M. Hodge and Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon
34 Transnational education networks 508
Johannes Schuster, Lasse Hansen and Nina Kolleck
35 Education policymaking at the national level 521
Jarmo Kallunki, Joni Forsell, Paula Silven, Katri Eeva and Jaakko Kauko
36 Broadening participation in computing through regional partnerships 537
Joshua Childs, Sarah Dunton, Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Jayce
Warner and Rebecca Zarch