Working Paper #2016-052
The invisible hand of informal (educational) communication!? Social capital considerations on Twitter conversations among teachers
Twitter can contribute to the continuous professional development of
teachers by initiating and fostering informal learning. Social capital
theory can aid to analyse the underlying communication processes and
outcomes. Yet, previous research has largely neglected teachers and the
role of social capital on Twitter. The present study addresses this
shortcoming by analysing a hashtag conversation among German speaking
teachers. Using social network analysis, we are able to show the
relevance of the structural dimension of social capital in Twitter
conversations among teachers.
- Keywords
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- informal learning
- teacher professional development
- social capital
- social network analysis
- social media
- JEL codes
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- I21
- I28
- D83
- D85
Cite this as
APA 7th ed.Rehm, M., & Notten, A. (2016). The invisible hand of informal (educational) communication!? Social capital considerations on Twitter conversations among teachers (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2016-052). UNU-MERIT. https://unu-merit.nl/publications/working-papers/abstract/?id=6116