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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1058525
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 17
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Critical Social Network Analysis in Community Colleges: Peer Effects and Credit Attainment
González Canché, Manuel S.; Rios-Aguilar, Cecilia
New Directions for Institutional Research, n163 p75-91 2014
This chapter discusses the importance of conducting critical social network analysis (CSNA) in higher education. To illustrate the benefits of CSNA, the authors use existing institutional data to examine peer effects in community colleges. The chapter ends with a discussion of the implications of using a CSNA approach to measure inequities in higher education.
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Higher Education, Educational Benefits, Community Colleges, Equal Education, Statistical Data
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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