Books published by SAGE Publications Ltd

The only accounting-specific research methods textbook available on the market.

This book is your essential guide to secondary science teacher training giving smart, practical advice on developing your classroom skills and deepening your knowledge of science education.

Proofreading is a fundamental skill for any student. This book helps students master the nuts & bolts of grammar, spelling and punctuation, as well as consider word choices and clarity.

This textbook explores the reasons for intercultural differences and their effects on the behavior of individuals and organizations within the context of management.

This book explains why and how diversity can be taught through the primary National Curriculum.

This student reference A-Z book supports trainee teachers to learn the 'language' of schools and teaching. It covers a wide range of terms used in schools and education in the UK.

The go-to book for anyone considering a career in nursing. Using real life tips from students, lecturers and nurses, the book helps prospective students determine if nursing is the right career for them. It then walks the reader step by step through the application process, from choosing the right course to writing a strong application and succeeding at the interview.

This book supports early years professional to make a play-based curriculum work in practice.

This textbook gives readers a clear overview of a selection of the most influential thinkers on education in the last hundred years, including established names (Vygotsky, Bruner, Dewey), more recent thinkers (Freire, hooks, Claxton) and other key names whose writing has helped shaped our views on teaching and learning.

In this engaging and well-illustrated volume of the SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, Peter Martin provides practical guidance on conducting regression analysis on categorical and count data. The author covers both the theory and application of statistical models, with the help of illuminating graphs.

This book equips any quantitative researcher, at any level, who finds they need to use qualitative methods, with the necessary theoretical and practical skills they need to leverage their quantitative background into successful qualitative research.

A comprehensive guide to support, challenge and develop understanding of evidence-based teaching.

Empowering early years teachers to see the learning potential of playful mathematics

Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here'A first class text. It is scholarly and yet very accessible.' - Louise Preget, Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University Business SchoolThe second edition of Nick Wilton's An Introduction to Human Resource Management continues to provide an engaging and holistic overview of the role of Human Resource Management in its contemporary context. It reflects on current trends, the labour market and the global economy while offering a critical yet accessible treatment of both theoretical and practical issues relating to Human Resource Management. New Full Colour Layout makes the text easy to read and navigate HR in Practice boxes illustrate how theory can be applied in practice Ethical Insights present ethical considerations for budding practitioners Global Insights highlight practices around the world Research Insights invite you to explore academic research Case Studies relate theory to real organisations such as Tesco, Intel and Lloyds TSB Self-test questions are ideal for revision Further Online Reading provides free access to scholarly journal articles Glossary and Definitions explain key terms Podcasts summarise key topics and highlight employability skills Visit: www.sagepub.co.uk/wilton2 to access additional learning resources including extended case studies, chapter summaries, podcasts and journal articles.This book is essential reading for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students, including those studying for their CIPD qualifications.

Through the use of varied case studies, this book explains and demonstrates how nurses can transform the ideals of person-centred care into reality for patients throughout their healthcare journey, in a variety of settings.

Combining a strong theoretical underpinning with a wide range of case studies and practical examples, this authoritative textbook provides a deep understanding of career systems, on both an individual and an organizational level.

The perfect companion to help you understand the benefits of flexible working in education and how to make it work in school.

This textbook brings together all aspects of play in one place. Covering a wide range of types of play, play pioneers and their theories, play environments, and how play relates to young children's learning and development, the chapters also draw out tensions and challenges for those working with young children.

Written by an internationally renowned team of experts and underpinned by cutting-edge research, International Human Resource Management tackles a broad range of controversial and often marginalised issues associated with globalisation and its impact on multinational companies and employees.

A complete introduction to leadership and management for newly emerging healthcare professionals embarking on the first steps of their career development journey.

A complete resource covering the key subjects nursing students need to know. It addresses all fields of practice and all settings, with a wealth of activities designed to encourage critical thinking, reflection and evidence-based practice.

An evidence-informed guide to major teaching topics found on Professional Studies modules on Initial Teacher Education courses. Written for primary and secondary trainee teachers on any training route into the profession.

This book provides an adaptable, step-by-step framework for using and analysing video data in social science research in an ethical, effective way.

The perfect companion to support your development of the academic and professional skills you need as an early career researcher to help you thrive in academia.

A cutting-edge exploration of journalism in the era of digital media technology and big and open data.

Containing contributions from over 90 top scholars from a range of social science disciplines, this Handbook is not just an anthology of different qualitative research designs and how/when to use them; it is a complete exploration of how and why these designs are shaped and how, why, and into what they are evolving.

A critical study of how Africa's dependence on the western world has impacted its economic growth and how the knowledge economy and 4th industrial revolution may aid in its future socio-economic growth and prosperity.

The fourth book in The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit, this resource covers the basics of designing and conducting basic experiments, outlining the various types of experimental designs available to researchers, while providing step-by-step guidance on how to conduct your own experiment. Practical and succintly written, this book will give you the know-how and confidence needed to succeed on your quantitative research journey.

This concise text from The SAGE Quantitative Research Kit provides a clear and digestible introduction to completing quantitative research. Taking you step-by-step through the process of completing your quantitative research project, it offers guidance on formulating a research question, completing a literature review, designing your research around your data source, and choosing appropriate methodology.

A practical, up-to-date, step-by-step guidance on causal analysis; which features worked example datasets throughout to see methods in action. McBee clearly demonstrates techniques such as Rubin causal model, direct acyclic graphs and propensity score analysis.