Use SNA at the whole-network level to study all ties within a defined group¶

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Description¶

This strategy applies SNA at the level of whole networks: the evaluator measures and maps 'all of the ties within a defined group,' such as a program's participants or partner organizations. Mapping the complete tie structure within a bounded group lets evaluators describe how relationships are organized across the group as a whole.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A defined group whose internal ties can be measured and mapped.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Program evaluators

Target Learning Goals¶

• Mapping relationship structures within a defined group as part of program evaluation

Affordances¶

• Sna Measuring Mapping Relationships Approach

Related Strategies¶

• Use SNA in both process and outcome evaluations of programs
• Advance the use of structural-configurational methods such as SNA and ENA toward empirically testable models

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Todd Honeycutt. (2009). Making Connections: Using Social Network Analysis for Program Evaluation. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/making-connections-using-social-network-analysis-for-program-evaluation