The applicability of social network analysis to the study of networked learning

Interactive Learning Environments

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 365-379

  Toikkanen, Tarmo ^a   Lipponen, Lasse ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Density; Freeman's degree; Networked learning; Progressive inquiry; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051656744     PISSN: 10494820     EISSN: 17445191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10494820903281999     Document Type: Article

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