Browsing by Author "Palacios, Diego"
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- ItemAre good students desirable friends? Evidence for friendship selection among elementary students(2015) Palacios, Diego; Berger Silva, Christian
- ItemClassroom ability composition and the role of academic performance and school misconduct in the formation of academic and friendship networks(2019) Palacios, Diego; Dijkstra, Jan Kornelis; Villalobos, Cristóbal; Treviño Villarreal, Juan Ernesto; Berger Silva, Christian; Huisman, Mark; Veenstra, René
- ItemInteracciones académicas en un espacio mercantilizado(2022) Villalobos Dintrans, Cristóbal Alejandro; Queupil, Juan Pablo; Palacios, DiegoEste artículo busca analizar las redes de coautoría sobre políticas educativas sobre Chile entre 1990 y 2019, periodo caracterizado por la implementación de un sistema escolar de mercado y organizado bajo la competencia. A partir de una revisión sistemática y codificación de 260 artículos, el estudio analiza la colaboración académica en tres niveles: países, instituciones e investigadores. En cada caso, se calcula el grado de centralidad, el grado de intermediación y el grado de cercanía de cada actor, además de la densidad de la red y la visualización a través de sociogramas. Los resultados muestran patrones de colaboración relativamente bajos en todos los niveles, aunque presentan variaciones. Así, mientras las redes de colaboración internacionales se focalizan con países del Norte Global, en el caso de las instituciones la colaboración tiende a focalizarse entre aquellas de mayor prestigio y tradición, aunque incluyendo nichos cada vez más amplios y diferenciados. Finalmente, las colaboraciones académicas a nivel de investigadores presentan baja densidad, la existencia de actores claves y escasa cantidad de colaboraciones estables en el tiempo.
- ItemThe role of academic performance, prosocial behaviour and friendships on adolescents' preferred studying partners: A longitudinal social network analysis(Wiley, 2024) Palacios, Diego; Berger Silva, Christian; Luengo Kanacri, Bernadette Paula; Huisman, Mark; Veenstra, ReneBackground: Peers constitute an important developmental context for adolescent academic behaviour providing support and resources to either promote or discourage attitudes and behaviours that contribute to school success. When looking for academic help, students may prefer specific partners based on their social goals regarding academic performance. Aims: Based on the social goals for wanting to achieve academically (e.g., studying to be with friends, increasing/maintaining their own social status), we examine the extent to which adolescents' selection of preferred academic partners (with whom they would like to study) is driven by peers' academic performance, prosocial behaviour and friendships. Moreover, as high-achieving students play an important role in academic settings, whether they are more likely to prefer to study with similar high-achieving peers and friends was examined. Sample: A total of 537 seventh-grade students from 13 classes over three waves. Methods: Longitudinal social network analyses (RSiena). Results: Adolescents were more likely to select high achievers, friends and prosocial peers as preferred academic partners. Furthermore, high achievers were more likely to choose other high achievers and friends as preferred academic partners. Conclusions: Adolescents are likely to prefer as study partners someone they can learn from and who is more approachable, cooperative and friendly. Regarding high achievers, they would choose not only academic partners with similar academic interests and motivations to help them boost their academic achievement but also classmates with whom they like to spend time and share personal issues.