Person-Centered and Qualitative Approaches to Network Analysis in Physics Education Research
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| Title: | Person-Centered and Qualitative Approaches to Network Analysis in Physics Education Research |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Adrienne L. Traxler (ORCID |
| Source: | Physical Review Physics Education Research. 2024 20(2). |
| Availability: | American Physical Society. One Physics Ellipse 4th Floor, College Park, MD 20740-3844. Tel: 301-209-3200; Fax: 301-209-0865; e-mail: assocpub@aps.org; Web site: https://journals.aps.org/prper/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Science Foundation (NSF) National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) |
| Contract Number: | 2100024 2055237 2054920 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Physics, Science Instruction, Network Analysis, Social Networks, Self Concept, Educational Research |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.20.020132 |
| ISSN: | 2469-9896 |
| Abstract: | Network analysis has become a well-recognized methodology in physics education research (PER), with study topics including student performance and persistence, faculty change, and the structure of conceptual networks. The social network analysis side of this work has focused on quantitative analysis of whole-network cases, such as the structure of networks in single classrooms. Egocentric or personal network approaches are largely unexplored, and qualitative methods are underdeveloped. In this paper, we outline theoretical and practical differences between two major network paradigms--whole-network and egocentric--and introduce theoretical frameworks and methodological considerations for egocentric studies. We also describe qualitative and mixed-methods approaches that are currently missing from the PER literature. We identify areas where these additional network methods may be of particular interest to physics education researchers and end by discussing example cases and implications for new PER studies. |
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| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1453310 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Network analysis has become a well-recognized methodology in physics education research (PER), with study topics including student performance and persistence, faculty change, and the structure of conceptual networks. The social network analysis side of this work has focused on quantitative analysis of whole-network cases, such as the structure of networks in single classrooms. Egocentric or personal network approaches are largely unexplored, and qualitative methods are underdeveloped. In this paper, we outline theoretical and practical differences between two major network paradigms--whole-network and egocentric--and introduce theoretical frameworks and methodological considerations for egocentric studies. We also describe qualitative and mixed-methods approaches that are currently missing from the PER literature. We identify areas where these additional network methods may be of particular interest to physics education researchers and end by discussing example cases and implications for new PER studies. |
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| ISSN: | 2469-9896 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.20.020132 |
