Books published by SAGE Publications Inc

An R Companion for Applied Statistics II: Multivariable and Multivariate Techniques breaks the language of the R software down into manageable chunks in order to help students learn how to use R to analyze multivariate data. The book has been designed to be an R companion to Rebecca M. Warner¿s Applied Statistics II: Third Edition, and includes end-of-chapter instructions for replicating the examples from that book in R.

It¿s not what you do, it¿s how you think about what you do.A must-have resource for any educator working toward student achievement at ever-higher levels, 10 Mindframes for Leaders: The VISIBLE LEARNING® Approach to School Success brings the mindframes of ten world-renowned educators to life. Each chapter, written by a different thought leader, details a mindframe at the heart of successful school leadership. It includes:·  The most current, up-to-date findings from the Visible Learning research, including the factors from Visible Learning that support each mindframe·  Practical ideas for leaders to implement high-impact strategies in classrooms and schools·  Resources to help educators clarify and refine their own mindframes

The roadmap for your school¿s CBE journey!  Employ the WHAT (deeper academic and personalized learning), the WHY (equity), and the HOW (learner-centered approaches) of Competency-Based Education, maximizing the time, place, and pace of student learning. Make the shift to CBE using best practices from the authors¿ CBE implementation experiences across states, districts, and schools. Build the foundation with organizational shifts - policy, leadership, culture, and professional learning Shift teaching-learning structures¿rigorous learning, performance assessment, and evidence-based grading and reporting Dive into student-centered classrooms¿personalized instruction and shifting mindsets for teacher-student roles, responsibilities, and classroom culture

The Supreme Court Compendium provides historical and statistical information on the Supreme Court, including its institutional development, decision trends and its impact.

Helps students understand the larger patterns of the policy making process in the US.

This integrated text, workbook and website connect each theoretical model with practice skills to help aspiring school practitioners (school psychologists, school counsellors, and school social workers) gain the necessary theoretical background and skill set to work effectively with youth in schools.

Includes exercises, group activities, and areas for reflection that follow along with the training modules.

Authors Don C. Locke and Deryl F. Bailey encourage readers to explore their own cultural background and identity, and in the process, begin to better understand others.

"Simply Stations: Independent Reading shows how to ensure that kids are purposefully and effectively practicing comprehension, deeper thinking, vocabulary, and communication skills every day"--

Converting curiosity into well-crafted questions is the start of learning. This guide provides tools to encourage students to ask their own insightful questions as they start to inquiry learning.

Shows you how to assess and interpret the quality of collected survey data by examining the survey instrument used. This book covers topics including 'Measuring reliability', 'Measuring validity', and 'Creating and using a codebook'. It also includes a chapter on multicultural issues and how they affect various phases of survey design and use.

State Rankings features comprehensive state statistics making it easy to compare states across key measures in education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government finance, and so much more. The editors compile useful statistics that would otherwise take an enormous amount of time to research making it a favorite resource on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world. The rankings have been updated using specific methodology explained in the introduction. Geographic and data notes are also included to provide context.

State Rankings features comprehensive state statistics making it easy to compare states across key measures in education, health, crime, transportation, taxes, government finance, and so much more. The editors compile useful statistics that would otherwise take an enormous amount of time to research making it a favorite resource on reference shelves throughout the United States and around the world. The rankings have been updated using specific methodology explained in the introduction. Geographic and data notes are also included to provide context.

Conducting Online Research on Amazon Mechanical Turk and Beyond, by Leib Litman and Jonathan Robinson, provides researchers with step-by-step technical information on this important research platform. The book gives a broad view of the MTurk ecosystem and customs, hones in on common researcher pitfalls, and provides detailed data on sampling, ethics, and experimentation.

Insights, ideas, and inspiration to keep student learning at the center of instructional coachingStudent-Centered Coaching is an evidence-based model of professional learning that focuses on student outcomes. Grounded in the latest research and over ten years of field experience, The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching introduces the philosophy and core practices for Student-Centered Coaching. Designed to accompany other books on Student-Centered Coaching, the authors provide a clear vision for how coaching can promote both teacher and student learning. Readers will find An emphasis on how coaching can be asset-based and focused on equity Current research in adult learning and professional development Examples of how to integrate curriculum into coaching cycles Anecdotes that illustrate what Student-Centered Coaching looks like across grade levels and content areas

Helping students ask bigger, more beautiful questionsWhy does engagement plummet as learners advance in school? Why does the stream of questions from curious toddlers slow to a trickle as they become teenagers? Most importantly, what can teachers and schools do to reverse this trend? Beautiful Questions in the Classroom has the answers. Written to be both inspirational and practical, this resource will help educators transform their classrooms into cultures of curiosity. Readers will find: ·         Strategies to inspire bigger, more beautiful student questions·         Techniques to help educators ask more beautiful questions ·         Real-world examples, case studies, practical ideas, and question stems ·         Videos showing strategies at work

In these games, the prize is success in school¿and life.When students improve their skills of self-regulation, social communication, and perspective-taking they become better prepared to challenge themselves academically, take on tough tasks, and collaborate with teachers and classmates to achieve real, lasting school success. The design of each game keeps kids engaged and motivated, while educators benefit from clear, thorough explanations that unpack the complexities of social learning. Other behind-the-scenes features include: Evidence-based, teacher-tested lessons Anecdotes and real-world examples Links to relevant research Expansion ideas for applying learned skills to broader situations Templates and reproducibles for easy implementation

Your take-action guide to gender equity First, just to be clear: Leading While Female is not a book about how to get a leadership job. Nor is it about fixing or transforming women into male managers or mindsets. Instead, Arriaga, Stanley, and Lindsey¿s bigger ambition is to help both women and men educational leaders confront and close the gender equity gap¿a gap that currently denies highly qualified women and women of color opportunities to better serve our millions of public school students. Designed as both a personal and group discussion guide for taking action, Leading While Female draws on the research of feminism, intersectionality, educational leadership, and Cultural Proficiency to help us all: Better understand the impact of faux narratives that foster lack of confidence among girls and women Utilize the Tools of Cultural Proficiency to examine barriers to overcome and support functions to locate for your own career planning Learn from the stories of women leaders who have confronted and overcome barriers to career development, including women of color who were targets of implicit bias Explore and expand the roles and opportunities for our male colleagues to serve as allies, advocates, and mentors. If we look at the data, we can safely say women are doing the work of classroom teaching while disproportionately, men are making administrative and leadership decisions. Here at last is a resource for the breaking down the barriers and leading the way for future generations of women leaders.

The future of our schools depends on leaders who can foster every day heroism in others. This doesn¿t require supernatural powers. It requires a willingness to be intentional in building heroes in our communities who are ready to take on the demands of the future.   You Don¿t Need Superpowers to Be a Kid¿s Hero will help you create the climate that produces these heroes. It includes:· Training ideas for leadership teams· Instruments for gauging progress· Practical steps for building courage into practices· Practical strategies to help navigate the complexities of creating an extraordinary school· Hero building stories from the field

Are you ready to plan your best lessons ever?Planning Powerful Instruction is your go-to guide for transforming student outcomes through stellar instructional planning. Its seven-step framework¿the EMPOWER model¿gives you techniques proven to help students develop true insight and understanding. Yoüll have at your fingertips: the real reasons why students engage¿and what you must do to ensure they do a framework to help you create, plan, and teach the most effective units and lessons in any subject area more than 50 actionable strategies to incorporate right away suggestions for tailoring units for a wide range of learners downloadable, ready-to-go tools for planning and teaching

Exploring the inter-relatedness of the key components that impact any international marketing venture - markets, the 4P's, culture, language, political, legal economic systems, and infrastructure -- this book nurtures an understanding of the synergies between international marketing and international business.

A theoretical and empirical toolkit for analysing and understanding media and mediated images - from branding and PR, to tweets and selfies. It explores a range of approaches to visual analysis, while also providing a hands-on guide to applying methods to your own work.

A clear student introduction to the basics of psychological testing, psychometrics and statistics. Supported by both lecturer and student online material.

A thorough guide to creating and implementing a workable safety and security plan for your school.

Linking theory with practice, Organizational Communication explores the field historically, conceptually, and practically, guiding students in how they can critically assess their relationships to work, consumption and organizations.

This book goes beyond mixed methods research design and data collection to provide a pragmatic discussion of the challenges of effectively integrating data to encourage a more comprehensive and rigorous level of analysis.

This book will help researchers to maximize the impact and highlight the innovation of their research by showing them how to get the most out of social media when evaluating, presenting and disseminating their work.