The visible college : how social network analysis informs our understanding of knowledge production and exchange in the university
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation uses social network analytical techniques to illuminate questions of central interest to higher education scholars. In it, I investigate the role that the university, as a formal organization, plays in knowledge creation, with particular focus on interdisciplinary research, asking how interdisciplinary research centers shape the lives of faculty and the organizational form of the university. The first chapter reviews the existing literature applying social network analysis in higher education, and then maps the network of co-citations among papers in this domain, providing a picture of where links are strongest and where gaps remain. Chapters 2 and 3 examine the interplay between the network of collaborative relations among faculty members and the organizational form of the university, touching on questions of university governance, faculty productivity, and knowledge creation. These chapters examine how interdisciplinary centers bring colleagues together in new collaborations, how they position faculty members within the social structure of the university, and whether they influence the content of the work scholars produce. Social network analysis (SNA), I argue, provides unique traction on these issues. Through this dissertation, I explore the potential of SNA methods to deepen our understanding of higher education, of knowledge production and exchange, and of the university as a formal organization.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Biancani, Susan |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Graduate School of Education. |
| Primary advisor | McFarland, Daniel |
| Thesis advisor | McFarland, Daniel |
| Thesis advisor | Parigi, Paolo, 1973- |
| Thesis advisor | Willinsky, John, 1950- |
| Advisor | Parigi, Paolo, 1973- |
| Advisor | Willinsky, John, 1950- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Susan Biancani. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Graduate School of Education. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Susan Marie Biancani
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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