Prof. Dr. Daniel A. McFarland

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietSozialwissenschaften,Allgemeine und Historische Erziehungswissenschaft
Keywordsculture, dynamics, interaction, social network

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtStanford
Universität/InstitutionStanford University
Institut/AbteilungSchool of Education

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Priv. Doz. Dr. Jan Arendt FuhseInstitut für Sozialwissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.10.2014

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor McFarland is an internationally acclaimed and highly innovative scholar working on the dynamics of social networks in communicative events. His research bridges formal-quantitative modelling, qualitative-interpretive study and theoretical reflection. He has studied the dynamics of disruptive events in school classes, the effects of social networks on the identity development of school children and the communicative dynamics of speed dating, as well as contributing to the quantitative modelling of network dynamics and to the identification of thematic structures in large text bodies. In Germany, Professor McFarland will work on the conceptual foundations of the interplay of social networks and interaction.