An Exploration of How Middle Schools Can Create Environments That Are Conducive to Building Social Relationships

Autor/in	Doyle, Amy E.
Titel	An Exploration of How Middle Schools Can Create Environments That Are Conducive to Building Social Relationships
Quelle	(2009), (156 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Washington State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1094-6165-7
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Middle Schools; Social Networks; Social Capital; Educational Environment; Peer Relationship; Adolescents; Best Practices; Middle School Students; Friendship; Gender Differences; Computer Software; Computer Uses in Education; Network Analysis; Data Analysis; Student Surveys; Interviews; Guidelines; Social Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Sozialkapital; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Peer-Beziehungen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Middle schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Freundschaft; Geschlechterkonflikt; Computernutzung; Netzplantechnik; Auswertung; Schülerbefragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Richtlinien; Soziales Umfeld
Abstract	Using a theoretical framework of adolescent social capital, this study examines what one middle school does or does not do to help the students at the school make friends and acquaintances. After reviewing the related literature on adolescent social capital, social network theory, social goal motivation, and best practices middle school structures, the study identifies the social connections of a specific group of middle school students in order to answer the following questions: (1) how and where students develop peer friendships and acquaintanceships and (2) what specific structures (recommended by middle school research) promote or hinder the development of positive social relationships and networks in this building? The data was analyzed using a social network program, Agna, to look for patterns in general and by gender. A subset of the surveyed students was then interviewed to determine, from students' perspectives, how those practices do or do not help students get to know each other. Finally, based on the findings, recommendations are suggested for the middle school under study and for schools with similar characteristics. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10