Social Network Analysis to support interactions in virtual communities for the construction of knowledge

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Elvis Mazzoni

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Discussion of approaches to analyze the interactions within virtual communities, shifting from quantity 'interactions assessment of the roles and functions of the individual participants in the process of collaborative construction of knowledge.

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