Understanding dynamics of social relationships among college students: a sociometric approach
Social relations of students are active and effective relating to social factors. This study explores what factors determine dynamics of student relationships. This study focused on quantitative and qualitative approaches, especially sociometry as the main method of analysis, which emphasis obs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16297/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16297/1/40821-130391-1-SM.pdf |
| Summary: | Social relations of students are active and effective relating to social factors. This study
explores what factors determine dynamics of student relationships. This study focused on
quantitative and qualitative approaches, especially sociometry as the main method of analysis,
which emphasis observation, interview, and questionnaire. The study performed in the College
of Art – University of Slemani with 37 students who were at their second, third and fourth
years in the Department of Drawing. A sociomatrix and sociometric indexes were used to
analyze the data, and the results showed that effect of students on each other in class, social
interactions, and strength of social relations significantly affected the dynamics of relationship.
Students have effects power for others within class. For social interaction, relationships are
active in which students mostly interact with each other. For strength of students, there are
positive, reaction and social adjustment in students’ relationships. Therefore, results concluded
that relationship of students has dynamics. The implication of this study is that dean and
academic staff of Art college should try to keep and continue dynamic of students’ relationship
through opening art gallery participating all students, organizing art activities, supporting
students to do teamwork. |
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