SAGE Education News – April 2012

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Welcome to SAGE's Education Newsletter. SAGE publishes peer-reviewed journals in Education and related fields, many of which are ranked in the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports®.

Below, access most-read articles from these highly-ranked journals and learn about the latest product news from SAGE.

  1. Special Offer: Free Access to All SAGE Education Journals
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  3. Journal News
  4. New Books from SAGE
  5. New Books from Corwin
  6. New from SAGE Reference

TOP-READ ARTICLES—FREE ACCESS*

Enjoy free online access to these top-read education articles through June 1, 2012.

Principal�Teacher Interactions: How Affective Relationships Shape Principal and Teacher Attitudes

Class music learning activities: Do students find them important, interesting and useful?

The impact of background music on adult listeners: A meta-analysis

Principal�Teacher Interactions: How Affective Relationships Shape Principal and Teacher Attitudes
by Heather E. Price
Educational Administration Quarterly

Class music learning activities:
Do students find them important, interesting and useful?

by Geoffrey Lowe
Research Studies in Music Education

The impact of background music on adult listeners: A meta-analysis
by Juliane K�mpfe, Peter Sedlmeier,
and Frank Renkewitz
Psychology of Music

 

Dealing With the Stress of College: A Model for Adult Students

Assessing Developmental Assessment in Community Colleges

Running in Place: Low-Income Students and the Dynamics of Higher Education Stratification

Dealing With the Stress of College: A Model for Adult Students
by Jennifer Kohler Giancola,
Matthew J. Grawitch, and Dana Borchert
Adult Education Quarterly

Assessing Developmental Assessment in Community Colleges
by Katherine L. Hughes
and Judith Scott-Clayton
Community College Review

Running in Place: Low-Income Students and the Dynamics of Higher Education Stratification
by Michael N. Bastedo
and Ozan Jaquette
Educational Evaluation
and Policy Analysis

 

Piano playing reduces stress more than other creative art activities

Policies and Programming for Safer Schools: Are �Anti-bullying� Approaches Impeding Education for Peacebuilding?

Multilevel Modeling of Social Segregation

Piano playing reduces stress more than other creative art activities
by Kumiko Toyoshima, Hajime Fukui,
and Kiyoto Kuda
International Journal of
Music Education

Policies and Programming for Safer Schools: Are "Anti-bullying" Approaches Impeding Education for Peacebuilding?
by Kathy Bickmore
Educational Policy

Multilevel Modeling of Social Segregation
by George Leckie, Rebecca Pillinger,
Kelvyn Jones, and Harvey Goldstein
Journal of Educational
and Behavioral Statistics

 

Education Hubs: A Fad, a Brand, an Innovation?

Environmental Adult Learning and Transformation in Formal and Nonformal Settings

Collaboration and Confidentiality: Not a Paradox but an Understanding Between Principals and School Counselors

Education Hubs: A Fad, a Brand, an Innovation?
by Jane Knight
Journal of Studies in
International Education

Environmental Adult Learning and Transformation in Formal and Nonformal Settings
by Brigette Bush-Gibson and Sara R. Rinfret
Journal of Transformative Education

Collaboration and Confidentiality:
Not a Paradox but an Understanding Between Principals and School Counselors

by Rhonda L. Williams
and Joseph D. Wehrman
NASSP Bulletin

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JOURNAL NEWS

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Upcoming Conferences

AERA 2012 Annual Meeting: April 13 - 16 in Vancouver, Canada
Stop by Booths 400 and 410 to check out the latest SAGE and Corwin products, and try out the free demos.

BELMAS Conference 2012: July 20 - 22 in Manchester, England
Join SAGE at this year's BELMAS Conference. The theme is Shaping Educational Reform: Learning from Research and Practice.

 

Special Issues

Review of Research in Education (RRE)

Review of Research in Education (RRE)

The 2012 issue of RRE is now available. RRE provides an annual overview and descriptive analysis of selected topics of relevant research literature through critical and synthesizing essays. RRE promotes discussion, and controversy about research problems, in addition to pulling together and summarizing the work in a field. This year's issue focuses on Education, Democracy, and the Public Good. Learn more...

 

Urban Education

Urban Education

In this special issue of Urban Education, we welcome new editor Rich Milner. This ground-breaking publication provides thought-provoking commentary on key issues, including gender-balanced and racially diverse perspectives. Learn more...

 

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (AHH)

Arts and Humanities in Higher Education (AHH)

This special double issue of AHH focuses on digital humanities and digital futures. Learn more

Get a sneak peak…

Digital humanities, digital futures by Jan Parker

The state of the digital humanities: A report and a critique by Alan Liu**

**This article is free until May 1, 2012

 

Educational Policy

Educational Policy

This issue of Educational Policy is dedicated to the Politics of Education Association 2012 Yearbook.

Read the first article—FREE: Struggling for Coherence and Control: the New Politics of Intergovernmental Relations in Education by Jason A. Grissom and Carolyn D. Herrington

 

Call For Papers

Educational Policy

Journal of Transformative Education (JTED): Get Published! Submit your research to JTED.

JTED is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal focused on advancing the understanding, practice, and experience of transformative education. You are invited to submit your research and articles on topics relevant to transformative education, including (but not limited to):

  • Adult education and lifelong learning
  • Change, transition, and transformation
  • Management and corporate education
  • Educational and humanistic psychology
  • Experiential education
  • Holistic education
  • Organizational development, learning, and psychology
  • Social change
Manuscript Submission Guidelines

 

New at SAGE

Journal of Research on Leadership Education

Journal of Research on Leadership Education (JRLE) is now published by SAGE in association with the University Council for Educational Administration.

JRLE an electronic peer-reviewed journal, provides an international venue for scholarship and discourse on the teaching and learning of leadership across the many disciplines that inform the field of educational leadership. JRLE seeks to promote and disseminate rigorous scholarship on the teaching, learning, and assessing of leadership preparation and practice, the political and contextual issues that impact leadership education, and the links between leadership education and student learning. JRLE accepts empirical and conceptual articles and embraces both traditional and emergent research paradigms.

Learn More

 

Podcasts

Language Testing

Language Testing

Language Testing Bytes Podcast Number 8: Tan Jin and Barley Mak discuss approaches to scoring performance tests based on fuzzy logic. Posted January 2012.

 

Child Language  Teaching and Therapy

Child Language Teaching & Therapy

Child Language Teaching & Therapy Podcast 3: Evaluation of a phonological reading program for children with Down syndrome

Pam Baylis and Maggie Snowling evaluate a phonological reading program for children with Down syndrome, published in 28.1. Posted February 2012.

 

Autism: The International Journal of Research  and Practice

Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice (Autism)

The Autism podcast series (hosted by Dr. Laura Crane) aims to showcase the latest research published in Autism in a way that is accessible, easy to understand and has real world relevance. The podcasts are aimed at a broad audience, including academics, researchers, students, clinicians, journalists, policy makers, individuals with autism and their families, and anyone interested in autism spectrum disorders. Listen to Autism Matters podcasts—FREE!

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NEW BOOKS FROM SAGE

Take a look at some of these highly anticipated books in education research and get your complimentary review copies today!

Empowering Family-Teacher Partnerships: Building Connections Within Diverse Communities

Home, School, and Community Collaboration: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement, Second Edition

Effective Instructional Strategies: From Theory to Practice, Third Edition

Empowering Family-Teacher Partnerships: Building Connections Within Diverse Communities
Mick Coleman

Home, School, and Community Collaboration: Culturally Responsive Family Engagement, Second Edition
Kathy B. Grant and Julie A. Ray

Effective Instructional Strategies:
From Theory to Practice,
Third Edition

Kenneth D. Moore

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation, Third Edition

Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality, Fourth Edition�Media Edition

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation,
Third Edition

Allan A. Glatthorn, Floyd Boschee,
Bruce M. Whitehead, and Bonni F. Boschee

Special Education in Contemporary Society:
An Introduction to Exceptionality,
Updated Edition

Richard M. Gargiulo


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NEW BOOKS FROM CORWIN

Corwin is the premier publisher for K - 12 educators' professional development needs. Explore these titles and request your complimentary review copies today!

Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed

Safe and Peaceful Schools: Addressing Conflict and Eliminating Violence

The Power of Teacher Teams: With Cases, Analyses, and Strategies for Success

Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed
Debbie Silver

Safe and Peaceful Schools: Addressing Conflict and Eliminating Violence
John Winslade and Michael Williams

The Power of Teacher Teams: With Cases, Analyses, and Strategies
for Success

Vivian Troen and Katherine C. Boles

 

How Do We Know They�re Getting Better?: Assessment for 21st Century Minds, K-8

Cyber Savvy: Embracing Digital Safety and Civility

How Do We Know They�re Getting Better?: Assessment for 21st Century Minds, K-8
John Barell

Cyber Savvy: Embracing Digital Safety and Civility
Nancy Willard

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NEW FROM SAGE REFERENCE

Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education, Four Volume Set

  Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education, Four Volume Set
  James A. Banks

 

Debating Issues in  American Education, Ten Volume Set

  Debating Issues in American Education, Ten Volume Set
  Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne, Jr.

Ten Volume Set includes:

Alternative Schooling and School Choice
Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Charles J. Russo, and
Gerald M. Cattaro

Curriculum and Instruction
A. Jonathan Eakle

Diversity in Schools
Frank Brown, Richard C. Hunter, and Saran Donahoo

Religion in Schools
Charles J. Russo

School Discipline and Safety
Suzanne E. Eckes and Charles J. Russo

School Finance
William E. Thro

School Governance
Richard C. Hunter, Frank Brown, and Saran Donahoo

School Law
Charles J. Russo

Standards and Accountability in Schools
Thomas J. Lasley, II

Technology in Schools
Kevin P. Brady

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