Critical Social Network Analysis in Community Colleges: Peer Effects and Credit Attainment

Manuel S. González Canché; Cecilia Rios-Aguilar

New Directions for Institutional Research Vol. 163 (2014) pp. 75–91

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...

Social Media, Higher Education, and Community Colleges: A Research Synthesis and Implications for the Study of Two-Year Institutions

Charles H. F. Davis; Regina Deil-Amen; Cecilia Rios-Aguilar; Manuel Sacramento González Canché

Community College Journal of Research and Practice Vol. 39, No. 5 (2015) pp. 409–422

The boundaries between on-line and "real-world" communities are rapidly deteriorating, particularly for the generation of young people whose lives are pervaded by social media. For this generation, social media exchanges are a primary...

Topics: Community

The Methodological Illumination of a Blind Spot: Information and Communication Technology and International Research Team Dynamics in a Higher Education Research Program

David M. Hoffman; Brigida Blasi; Bojana Culum; Žarko Dragšic; Amy Ewen; Hugo Horta; Terhi Nokkala; Cecilia Rios-Aguilar

Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning Vol. 67, No. 4 (April 2014) pp. 473–495

This "self-ethnography" complements the other articles in this special issue by spotlighting a set of key challenges facing international research teams. The study is focused on the relationship between information and communication...