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Guide to U.S. Economic Policy shows students and researchers how issues and actions are translated into public policies for resolving economic problems (like the Great Recession) or managing economic conflict (like the left-right ideological split over the role of government regulation in markets).

The Encyclopedia of Language Development covers the breadth of theory and research on language development, and their practical application, from birth through adulthood.

This is a must-have resource for researchers and students who seek to deepen their understanding of the connection between science and politics.

Via narrative supported by extensive tables and charts, Vital Statistics on Interest Groups and Lobbying provides a broad, comprehensive and informative view of lobbying, interest groups and campaign contributions and their impact on American national politics.

Part of the Sage Contemporary Family Perspective series, this book presents a comprehensive an understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families today by drawing upon and making sense of the burgeoning scholarly literature about LGBT families from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Transnational Organized Crime: An Overview from Six Continents explores the expansive topic of transnational organized crime, incorporating expert perspectives found throughout the world's six inhabited continents: North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

Even highly effective leaders can succumb to the change-killing forces of the status quo. Flywheel is a transformational leadership coaching approach that places the focus of control firmly in the hands of the person being coached, not the person doing the coaching.

Learn to increase educators' cultural competency, overcome institutionalized factors that limit achievement, and implement equitable practices--with real-life success stories, exercises, and dedicated online resources.

Guides readers through an understanding of how to create and sustain school cultures that value dispositional learning; ideally suited for use with Common Core implementation initiatives at school and district level.

Explaining the techniques and applications of exponential random graph modeling (ERGM) for social scientists, this is a uniquely sophisticated volume for examining social systems.

Drawing on recent "event history" analytical methods from biostatistics, engineering and sociology, this book explains how longitudinal data can be used to study the causes of deaths, crimes, wars, and many other human-related events.

Superintendents Paul Ash and John D'Auria show you how to create synergy between all the educators and students in your district through professional development that improves student learning!

With new Common Core-aligned tools and strategies, this all-in-one math classroom management resource covers everything from lesson design to math-specific learning styles.

Engage diverse learners in your classroom with culturally responsive instruction! This new edition covers standards-based, culturally responsive lesson planning and instruction, differentiated instruction, RTI, and the Common Core.

Discover winning strategies from the nation's most outstanding college-readiness programs for Latino learners, including best practices for program design and mentoring that promote college preparation.

Michael Fullan shares the strategies, experience, and results of educators who have put motion leadership into practice to propel individuals, groups, and entire systems forward.

Ideal for Common Core initiatives, this much-needed book offers a step-by-step approach for teaching academic language, including case studies, classroom strategies, study questions, and more.

Turn your classroom into a digital adventure in learning with the best apps for middle school classrooms, such as Play2Learn, SpellBoard, Solar Walk, Book Creator, and more!

A collection of 20 studies, carefully chosen to represent a broad range of approaches and methods of contemporary social research.

This is one of the rare resources to combine the latest research with immediately useable ideas and professional development support to help you prepare children for formal schooling.

This guide helps teachers integrate online with face-to-face instruction to personalize learning, increase engagement, and prepare students for exams without sacrificing class time.

Based on the premise that terrorism is essentially a message, Jonathan Matusitz examines terrorism from a communication perspective - making it the first text to offer a complete picture of the role of communication in terrorist activity.

A guide designed to provide students and practitioners with a practical tutorial on the key functions of a case manager serving adults with severe mental illness. It focuses on a direct approach that time-pressed readers can appreciate when learning the fundamentals of providing mental health case management.

If you're a high school teacher, no need to despair. Jim Burke has created a Common Core Companion for you, too, as your one-stop guide across subjects.

Featuring a host of judiciously edited and fully contextualised readings, this text provides students with an engaging resource on American Intergovernmental Relations

This bestselling book offers new strategies on how to use assessment to inform instruction and learning in the science classroom.

This shortcut to effective leadership has over 150 daily contemplations, inspiring quotes, references, and a new section on using best leadership practices to achieve results.

Using examples from a variety of disciplines, this helpful guide verses readers in the best practices for planning, writing and winning research grants, offering novices the tools they need to begin writing grants and allowing those with more experience to sharpen their skills.

Presents an integrated psychotherapeutic framework designed to help students and practitioners understand, investigate and treat clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. This title introduces a logical theoretical model that takes into account the influence of sociopolitical, economic and cultural processes within the psychotherapeutic process.

The authors move the implementation of the CCSS for ELA from the abstract to the concrete by providing adaptable, exemplar lesson plans in each of the CCSS strands.