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The term “social capital” generally refers to expected collective benefits of advantageous treatment and cooperation between individuals within a respective system, or even networks of groups within a broader system. Although many theorists have emphasized diverse aspects of social capital over the years, many share the idea that social networks and contracts have significant value that can ultimately lead to increased (individual and collective) productivity (Putnam, 2000).
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Litz, D., Hourani, R.B. (2016). Developing Educational Capital in Times of Change. In: Haslam, I.R., Khine, M.S. (eds) Leveraging Social Capital in Systemic Education Reform. Contemporary Approaches to Research in learning Innovations. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-651-4_6
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