TY - BOOK AU - Carolan, Brian V. TI - Social network analysis and education: theory, methods & applications SN - 9781412999472 AV - HM741 .C37 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Social networks KW - Education KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-300) and indexes; Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Theory and concepts -- The social network perspective and educational research -- Historical, theoretical, and analytical foundations -- Basic concepts -- Methods and measures -- Collecting and managing network data -- Structural measures for complete networks -- Groups and positions in complete networks -- Measures for egocentric network analysis -- Applications and examples -- An introduction to statistical inference with network data -- Network data and statistical models -- Social capital -- Diffusion -- Looking back, looking ahead ER -