虚拟学习社区空间的社会学分析——以“华师在线”为例

虚拟学习社区的空间是一种社会空间。通常，在虚拟学习社区中存在着三类社会空间，即个体空间、群体空间和公共空间。这三类社会空间在社会互动、社会群体以及社会网络方面的特征各不相同，功能则相互补充。在群体空间的学生群体空间中，一种新型的学生群体——“课群”开始取代传统的班级群体，并且在互动媒介、学习方式、人口结构、社会网络、角色分工、群体意识以及群体规范等方面显示出一些新的特征。

The Sociological Analysis on Space of Virtual Learning Communities: Case Study of "SCNU Online"

The space of virtual learning community is a social space. Normally, there are three types of social space in virtual learning communities, namely individual space, group space and public space, which differs from each other in social interaction, social groups and social network, and whose functions complement each other. While in the group space for learners, a new students group,called "course group", begins to replace the traditional class groups, and displays some new features in the aspects of interactive media, learning method, population structure, social network, group sense and group regulation, etc.