The Social Lives of Networked Students Mediated Connections /

• Main Author: Kanagavel, Rajee (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Mass media.; Communication.; Social media.; International education .; Comparative education.; Media Sociology.; Social Media.; Communication Studies.; International and Comparative Education.

This book examines the social networks of international students, exploring the ways in which they experience social support and the role of the continuously evolving media landscape in their experiences of mobility. Drawing on survey data collected from over 250 respondents around the world, Rajee...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction. - 2. From a Network Theory to a Social Phenomenon
• 3. New Agency of Personal Communities
• 4. Network Constituents: Exploring Contents
• 5. Network Patterns: Combining Features
• 6. Determinants of Social Support
• 7. Conclusion.