Social networks are absolutely a useful and important place for connecting people within the
world. A basic issue in a social network is to identify the key persons within it. This is why …

Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the
recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the fields of science, engineering, and …

This commentary focuses on the difference between a theory of change and change theory,
as it relates to systemic change projects in STEM higher education. A theory of change is …

Over the last few decades, research, activity, and funding has been devoted to improving the
recruitment, retention, and advancement of women in the fields of science, engineering, and …

The purpose of this work is to provide an overview of complex systems research for
educational psychologists. We outline a philosophically and theoretically sourced definition …

The OECD's new Study on Social and Emotional Skills aims to provide policy makers,
educators, families and communities with a comprehensive set of tools to foster students' …

The latest trends in research extend the focus of school effectiveness beyond students'
acquisition of knowledge and skills, looking at aspects such as well-being in the academic …

This open access book outlines the intersections between social work and the methods of
sociometry and psychodrama. Different sections offer essential practice wisdom for both …

The primary measure used to determine relative effectiveness of in-class activities has been
student performance on pre/posttests. However, in today's active-learning classrooms …

Social network analysis (SNA) may be of significant value in studying online collaborative
learning. SNA can enhance our understanding of the collaborative process, predict the …