Research Article

Examining Teachers' Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis

Volume: 10 Number: 1 April 30, 2024
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Examining Teachers' Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis

Abstract

In this study, Social Network Analysis method was used to determine the professional relationships, friendships and trust networks that teachers established with their colleagues. The study group of the research consists of 35 teachers working in a public secondary education institution in Aydın province. A three-question structured interview form developed by the researchers was used to determine teachers' social networks. Data analysis was carried out through the UCINET 6.0 program. When the findings regarding the positions of teachers in the professional relationship network, friendship network and trust network were examined, it was determined that the network structure with the highest number of connections was the friendship network (ties = 97), followed by the professional relationship (ties = 95) and the trust network (ties = 66). In all social networks, teachers with mathematics, guidance, literature and biology branches were found to be at the center of the network, acting as a bridge between other actors and providing information and resource flow. According to the findings, it was determined that the network with the highest density (dens. = 0.082), bilateral (dia. = 0.198) and triad (triad = 0.330) reciprocity rate was the friendship network. This study, which examines the professional relationships, friendships and trust networks that teachers establish with their colleagues, is thought to be important in revealing the relationships between teachers and analyzing the current situation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

April 29, 2024

Publication Date

April 30, 2024

Submission Date

December 9, 2023

Acceptance Date

April 14, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Yeşilbaş Özenç, Y., & Kalender, S. (2024). Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(1), 12-25. https://doi.org/10.29065/usakead.1402654
AMA
1.Yeşilbaş Özenç Y, Kalender S. Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2024;10(1):12-25. doi:10.29065/usakead.1402654
Chicago
Yeşilbaş Özenç, Yasemin, and Sinem Kalender. 2024. “Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis”. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (1): 12-25. https://doi.org/10.29065/usakead.1402654.
EndNote
Yeşilbaş Özenç Y, Kalender S (April 1, 2024) Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 1 12–25.
IEEE
[1]Y. Yeşilbaş Özenç and S. Kalender, “Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis”, Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 12–25, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.29065/usakead.1402654.
ISNAD
Yeşilbaş Özenç, Yasemin - Kalender, Sinem. “Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis”. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/1 (April 1, 2024): 12-25. https://doi.org/10.29065/usakead.1402654.
JAMA
1.Yeşilbaş Özenç Y, Kalender S. Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2024;10:12–25.
MLA
Yeşilbaş Özenç, Yasemin, and Sinem Kalender. “Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis”. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 12-25, doi:10.29065/usakead.1402654.
Vancouver
1.Yasemin Yeşilbaş Özenç, Sinem Kalender. Examining Teachers’ Professional Relationships, Friendship, and Trust Networks via Social Network Analysis. Uşak Üniversitesi Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2024 Apr. 1;10(1):12-25. doi:10.29065/usakead.1402654

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