Social Networks in the Classroom: Personality Factors as Antecedents of Student Social Capital

Autor/inn/en	Seevers, Matthew T.; Johnson, Bryan R.; Darnold, Todd C.
Titel	Social Networks in the Classroom: Personality Factors as Antecedents of Student Social Capital
Quelle	In: American Journal of Business Education, 8 (2015) 3, S.193-206 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1942-2504
Schlagwörter	Social Networks; Classroom Environment; Classroom Techniques; Social Capital; Personality Traits; Extraversion Introversion; Sociometric Techniques; Hypothesis Testing; Incidence; Interpersonal Relationship; Proximity; Undergraduate Students; Predictor Variables; Attribution Theory; Behavior Theories; Educational Research; Educational Practices; Social Support Groups; Social Desirability; Regression (Statistics); Personality Measures + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Klassenführung; Sozialkapital; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Soziometrie; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Vorkommen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Lebensnähe; Prädiktor; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Bildungspraxis; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Soziales Bedürfnis; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	This study examines personality factors as antecedents of student social capital. We hypothesize relationships between two constructs taken from the five-factor model of personality (agreeableness and extraversion) and two variables that reflect a student's social capital (quantity of ties and strength of ties) in an academic setting. Analysis of roster-based, sociometric data suggests that agreeableness is associated with higher quantity of ties, but not higher tie strength. In contrast, extraversion is linked to higher tie strength, but not higher overall network size. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of student social capital for educational research and practice. (As Provided).
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