29/08/2026
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ "๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐"
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐
๐ท๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐โ ๐ ๐โ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ "? ๐ซ
With specialized strands like STEM, HUMSS, and TVL keeping students in separate classes, educators worry that academic specialization is splitting school communities apart. Let's look at what network mathematics reveals about high school friendships. ๐งต
A study published in the ๐ท๐ผ๐ท ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ by researchers John Joseph C. Fernando, Andrie Yhurie M. Atienza, Gadzent Cristobal, and Benjie C. Ruilo investigates this exact challenge. Using graph theory and social network analysis (SNA), the team mapped the peer nomination surveys of 597 senior high school students in Malolos, Bulacan to study how academic specialization shapes adolescent friendships.
๐๐จ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ?
The math highlights two primary "bridge builders":
๐ฉ ๐
๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
Positioned centrally on the social map, acting as crucial bridges across male-dominated clusters.
๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ) ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐
Positioned at the absolute core of the school, acting as the ultimate social hub linking all other strands together.
On average, students maintain ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, proving friendships are highly selective yet stable. By using network mapping, schools can strategically organize cross-strand activities, proactively spot socially isolated kids, and design targeted peer-mentorship programs. ๐โจ
๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐:
https://publishing.pup.edu.ph/ojs/index.php/PUP-JST/article/view/701/539
๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก-๐๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐
๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข ๐๐จ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐
Fernando, J. J., Atienza, A. Y., Cristobal, G., & Ruilo, B. (2026). A Graph-Theoretical Analysis of Student Friendship Networks Across Senior High School Tracks in a Public School Using Gephi Software. PUP Journal of Science & Technology, 18(1), 48-60. https://doi.org/10.70922/z4mt8s20
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