Philanthropic Giving by Foundations to Higher Education Institutions: A State-Level Social Network Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R. McClure ◽  
Leah Frierson ◽  
Adam W. Hall ◽  
Kara L. Ostlund
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
State Level

Obstacles and opportunities for networked practice: a social network analysis of an inter-organizational STEM ecosystem

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Hwa Liou ◽  
Alan J. Daly
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Stem Pipeline ◽  
And Mathematics

PurposeThis study responds to major administrative and policy priorities to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education by investigating a multi-sector ecosystem of regional organizations that support a STEM pipeline for education and careers.Design/methodology/approachWe use social network analysis to investigate an entire region within a geographic region of California which included 316 organizations that represent different stakeholder groups, including educational institutions (school districts, schools and higher education), government, private companies, museums, libraries and multiple community-based organizations. This STEM ecosystem reflects a systems-level analysis of a region from a unique social network perspective.FindingsResults indicate that organizations have a surface-level access to STEM-related information, but the deeper and more intense relationship which involves strategic collaboration is limited. Further, interactions around information and collaboration between organizations were purportedly in part to be about education, rarely included PK-12 schools and district as central actors in the ecosystem. In addition, while institutions of higher education occupy a central position in connecting and bridging organizations within the ecosystem, higher education's connectivity to the PK-12 education sector is relatively limited in terms of building research and practice partnerships.Originality/valueThis research has implications for how regional-level complex systems are analyzed, led and catalyzed and further reflects the need to intentionally attend to the growth of STEM networks.

scholarly journals Social Entrepreneurship Learning Model in Higher Education using Social Network Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 1339 ◽  
pp. 012029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Hamirul Hamizan Roslan ◽  
Suraya Hamid ◽  
Mohamad Taha Ijab ◽  
Sarah Bukhari
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Learning Model

scholarly journals “CLIQUES”: ACADEMIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-89
Author(s):  
Geraldo Magela Rodrigues de Vasconcelos ◽  
Ester Sarah Liandro ◽  
Velcimiro Inácio Maia ◽  
Gustavo Melo Silva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Business Administration ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Research Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Formation Of Groups ◽  
Better Than

This work has investigated the academic relationships of five classes, 185 students, from an Undergraduate Business Administration course. The Social Network Analysis (SNA) research technique has been used. The results show that homophilia is predominant in the formation of groups. Only in one class does performance have a greater influence. The “cliques” were more clearly defined in only one class. The analysis of the results also indicates that students with social brokerage roles perform better than their peers.

scholarly journals What we can learn from elite academic staff publication portfolios: a social network analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 605-624
Author(s):  
Maria J. Grant ◽  
Robyn R. Lotto ◽  
Ian D. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Academic Writing ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe study aims to construct an understanding of professional academic writing network structures to inform organisational strategic investment in academic staff development.Design/methodology/approachLongitudinal social network analysis is used to examine the personal-networks evident in the publication portfolios of a purposive sample of four international academics across each quartile of the SCOPUS defined area of General Nursing's top 100 authors.FindingsTrends in the publication portfolios of elite academics across gender, sector and geographic location are presented. In the first years of successful writing for publication, authors collaborate within a single highly connected co-author network. This network will typically expand to include new co-authors, before additional separate co-author collaborations emerge (three- to four- years). Authors experience steady growth in co-author numbers four- to seven- years from first co-authored publication. After a period of rapid expansion, these collaborations coalesce into a smaller number of highly connected groups (eight- to ten- years). Most collaborations occur within the higher education sector and across multiple disciplines including medicine, social sciences and psychology. Male co-authors are disproportionately represented in what is a predominantly female profession.Practical implicationsThe development of extended co-author networks, locally, internationally and across the higher education sector, enable authors to attain the marker of achievement required by universities and government funding bodies, namely sustained output of academic publications. Identified trends support the inclusion of investment in academic time and resources in higher education institutions strategic and operational plans to enable academic staff to develop interdisciplinary professional networks. In focussing this investment on gender equality, female academics will experience parity of opportunity in achieving their organisational and personal goals relating to professional academic writing. Medium-term investment may be required before the impact of that investment becomes apparent.Originality/valueThis is the first example of social network analysis used to determine characteristics of professional academic writing portfolios over time. Findings inform the type and range of investment required to facilitate academic staff writing activities, specifically those publishing in the area of General Nursing.

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