Mapping Extension's Networks: Using Social Network Analysis to Explore Extension's Outreach

Autor/inn/en	Bartholomay, Tom; Chazdon, Scott; Marczak, Mary S.; Walker, Kathrin C.
Titel	Mapping Extension's Networks: Using Social Network Analysis to Explore Extension's Outreach
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 49 (2011) 6, (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Network Analysis; Social Networks; Outreach Programs; Extension Education; Concept Mapping; Partnerships in Education; School Community Programs; School Community Relationship; Alignment (Education); Institutional Research; Institutional Role; Evaluation Methods; Community Organizations; Knowledge Management; Organizational Communication; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Netzplantechnik; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Jobcoaching; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Concept Map; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Institutionelle Forschung; Wissensmanagement
Abstract	The University of Minnesota Extension conducted a social network analysis (SNA) to examine its outreach to organizations external to the University of Minnesota. The study found that its outreach network was both broad in its reach and strong in its connections. The study found that SNA offers a unique method for describing and measuring Extension outreach and that SNA can be effectively used to examine internal patterns around outreach while informing strategies toward improved alignment and greater leveraging of institutional knowledge. The findings indicate that SNA has great potential for improving reporting, developing internal collaboration, and conducting system-wide impact evaluations. (Contains 1 table and 7 figures.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10