hello and welcome!

my name is Tomáš Lintner and I’m a social scientist employing statistical modelling, social network analysis, and research synthesis to address some of the pressing societal challenges. I mainly deal with the emergence of inequalities in education and with the emergence of inequalities in networks in general. I believe in open, transparent, and accountable science. I teach sociology of education, comparative education, and quantitative data analysis at Masaryk University.

I’m a junior research fellow at Institute SYRI and at the Department of Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University where I’m also doing a PhD – finishing in June ‘24.

you can download my CV here

…apart from research, I enjoy playing board games, hiking, and tennis.

research

• Slovak MPs’ response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in light of conspiracy theories and the polarization of political discourse1. 11. 2023
• Relational and interactional dynamic network data from Czech lower-secondary school students1. 11. 2023
  ❝This article introduces a network data set on the friendships and group work interactions among a convenience sample of 276 Czech Grade 6 students from twelve classrooms, supported by student-level demographic, literacy, motivation, and classroom communication data. Gathered longitudinally at the beginning and end of the 2021/2022 school year, the data provide a relational insight into the nature and evolution… Read more: Relational and interactional dynamic network data from Czech lower-secondary school students
• Ukrainian refugees struggling to integrate into Czech school social networks4. 8. 2023
  ❝We provide a brief insight into the integration of Ukrainian refugees in school social networks in the Czech Republic following the mass migration caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Our sample contains twelve classrooms with a total of 266 students in grades 5 to 9; 21.05% of the students were of Ukrainian origin. We employed multiplex exponential random graph… Read more: Ukrainian refugees struggling to integrate into Czech school social networks
• A social network perspective on formation of peer relationships in Czech lower-secondary classrooms4. 8. 2023
  ❝Peer relationships in lower-secondary classrooms play a crucial part in students’ academic and personal lives. This study uses social network analysis to investigate aspects influencing formation of both likeability and antipathy ties between students in Czech lower-secondary schools, with a special focus on the role on socioeconomic status. Data and research design employing exponential random graph models (ERGMs) allow researchers… Read more: A social network perspective on formation of peer relationships in Czech lower-secondary classrooms
• Aiming for active student participation in online university lessons: A case study of two teachers during emergency remote teaching4. 8. 2023
  How can teachers make online lessons interactive? Why do some teachers succeed in making their lessons interactive while others do not? We addressed these questions in a study from COVID era. Our findings indicate that teachers’ views of online teaching can significantly influence their teaching practices. We found that the view that online teaching can serve as a substitute for… Read more: Aiming for active student participation in online university lessons: A case study of two teachers during emergency remote teaching
• Classroom Space and Student Positions in Peer Social Networks: An Exploratory Study4. 8. 2023
  How do seating positions of students relate to their position in social networks? We found that students who were perceived as more likeable sat in the middle column of the classroom and were seated close to each other. Locations inhabited by dominant students were positioned further from teachers and further apart from each other. The increase of the values of… Read more: Classroom Space and Student Positions in Peer Social Networks: An Exploratory Study

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