Oberg, Achim. 2019. Big Data in Science and Higher Education Research: The Case of Intermediaries in Higher Education. INCHER Research Colloquium, Kassel, Deutschland, 16.01.-16.01. Invited Talk
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Many publicly available sources for big data research projects – for instance, websites of organizations in the field of higher education, shared knowledge on Wikipedia or debates on social media platforms – contain large amounts of relational and textual data. To make use of these qualities, a conceptual lens that combines social network and institutional analysis is quite helpful: Social network analysis enables us to capture larger structures and positions of individuals and organizations within these structures; institutional analysis provides concepts and tools to make meaning structures visible. In combination, we can study field configurations in unprecedented detail on a large scale. How such an approach can be applied to science and higher education research is demonstrated by early results of a current research project on transnational intermediaries in higher education.
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Status of publication | Published |
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Affiliation | WU |
Type of publication | Paper presented at an academic conference or symposium |
Language | English |
Title | Big Data in Science and Higher Education Research: The Case of Intermediaries in Higher Education |
Event | INCHER Research Colloquium |
Year | 2019 |
Date | 16.01.-16.01. |
Country | Germany |
Location | Kassel |
Invited Talk | Y |
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- Projects
- Transnational Governance of the University Field. The Travel of Global Ideas & the Role of Intermediary Organizations
- People
- Oberg, Achim (Former researcher)
- Organization
- Institute for Organization Studies IN (Details)