Making Connections: Using Social Network Analysis for Program Evaluation

Making Connections: Using Social Network Analysis for Program Evaluation

Trends in Research Methods Issue Brief #1
Published: Nov 30, 2009
Publisher: Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research
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Social network analysis, a methodological approach to measuring and mapping relationships, can be used to study whole networks, all of the ties within a defined group, or connections that individuals have in their personal communities. This brief introduces the concepts behind SNA and illustrates how to use this method in process and outcome evaluations.

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