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講題：Structured Learning: The Friendship and Learning Networks of International Law Students attending U.S. Law Schools
講者：Anthony Paik（Professor of sociology, secretary of the Faculty Senate at UMass Amherst）
時間：2024/12/24（二） 12:30-14:00
地點：台大社會與社工系館R319
演講語言：英語
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演講簡介
In this presentation, I examine the social networks of international students pursuing Masters of Law (LLM) degrees at two U.S. based law schools. I examine the structure and determinants of friendship and learning ties among a cohort of international law students. Using data from the Student Experiences in Law School Study, I employ network visualization, descriptive network analyses, and exponential random graph models to examine the extent to which homophily, transitivity, and categorical closure organize the friendship and learning networks of LLM students. Preliminary results suggest that learning ties tend to be less strong, have lower mutuality, and have higher levels of intransitivity than friendship ties. Both friendships and learning ties are organized by substantial homophily based on nationality or region as well as triadic closure processes. The high levels of network segregation in friendships among international law students have implications for students’ learning ties, which are likely critical for student academic success.
講者介紹
Anthony Paik is professor of sociology and currently serves as secretary of the Faculty Senate at UMass Amherst. He is also a core faculty member in the Data Analytics and Computational Social Science Program. He previously served as the director of the Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration and as chair of the sociology department. Before joining UMass Amherst in 2014, Professor Paik was a faculty member at the University of Iowa for over a decade.
His research focuses on several areas, including social networks, social demography, and the legal profession. His journal articles have appeared in outlets such as the American Sociological Review, Social Networks, and Social Science Research. Currently, Professor Paik is a principal investigator on a longitudinal study of diversity and networking in law school, funded by the National Science Foundation. He received his BA, MA, and PhD from the University of Chicago.
