Purpose of workshop: The network analysis is one of the critical quantitative methods exploring the relationship and connections of various kinds. In particular, the network analysis is appealing because it provides a bird’s eye view to the audiences with its visualization of the highly sophisticated network structures. Its usage in the field of comparative and international education studies is expected to ever grow with the increase in the available data.In this background, this workshop is designed to introduce basic theory and practical method of network analysis and network data visualization. This workshop targets audiences who want to familiarize themselves with the network analysis and visualization method. There is no prerequisite for the participants, and this workshop will provide basic level knowledge and skills for the beginners of network analysis. After this lecture, participants will be able to
Understand how the data can be collected, archived, and structured for the network analysis