Education

Welcome to SAGE's Education Newsletter. SAGE publishes peer-reviewed journals in special 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. Featured Articles
  2. Impact Factor News
  3. Journal News
  4. New Books from SAGE
  5. New from SAGE Reference
  6. Call for Papers
  7. Recent and Upcoming Events

Featured Articles

We're offering top-read articles free through December 31, 2014*

 

Peer review in higher education: Student perceptions before and after participation
Active Learning in Higher Education

'Impact,' 'value' and 'bad economics': Making sense of the problem of value in the arts and humanities
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education

Peer Effects in Urban Schools: Assessing the Impact of Classroom Composition on Student Achievement
Educational Policy

 

Community College Student Success: The Role of Motivation and Self-Empowerment
Community College Review

Scaffolding, analysis and materials: Contributing factors in an unexpected finding of advanced infant/toddler pretend play?
Journal of Early Childhood Research

Synthesising theory and practice: Distributed leadership in higher education
Educational Management Administration & Leadership

 

The Community College Route to the Bachelor's Degree
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Using a complex and nonlinear pedagogical approach to design practical primary physical education lessons
European Physical Education Review

Teaching human rights? 'All hell will break loose!'
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice

 

Determining Predictor Importance in Hierarchical Linear Models Using Dominance Analysis
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics

Using Facebook to Engage Learners in a Large Introductory Course
Teaching Sociology

Leading Research-Based Change in Educational Leadership Preparation: An Introduction
Journal of Research on Leadership Education

 

Equity Issues in Parental and Community Involvement in Schools: What Teacher Educators Need to Know
Review of Research in Education

A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Different Types of Parental Involvement Programs for Urban Students
Urban Education

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Impact Factor Updates

SAGE is pleased to announce a strong performance across its journal portfolio in the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2014).

Here are some of the highlights in Education & Educational Research:

The following journals are top ranked in the category.

  • Review of Educational Research (AERA)
    2013 Impact Factor: 5.000, ranked 1/219 in Education & Educational Research (3rd consecutive increase)
  • Educational Researcher (AERA)
    2013 Impact Factor: 2.963, ranked 7/219 in Education & Educational Research

The following journals showed significant increases in 2013 Impact Factors.

  • Adult Education Quarterly (AAACE)
    Impact Factor: 0.786, ranked 99/219 in Education & Educational Research
    155% increase
  • Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis (AERA)
    Impact Factor: 2.021, ranked 21/219 in Education & Educational Research
    36% increase
  • Journal of Literacy Research (LRA)
    Impact Factor: 0.833, ranked 38/53 in Psychology, Educational; 91/219 in Education & Educational Research
    112% increase
  • Journal of Teacher Education (AACTE)
    Impact Factor: 2.208, ranked 17/219 in Education & Educational Research
    36% increase
  • Review of Educational Research (AERA)
    Impact Factor: 5.000, ranked 1/219 in Education & Educational Research
    18% increase (3rd consecutive increase)
  • Urban Education
    Impact Factor: 0.657, ranked 27/38 in Urban Studies; 123/219 in Education & Educational Research
    77% increase

Did you know that SAGE is market leader in Special Education with 14 out of 37 titles listed in the category? We have two journals in the top quartile in this discipline, including Journal of Learning Disabilities (5/37) and Exceptional Children (6/37).

View the press release and a listing with highlights of the overall performance of SAGE Journals in the 2013 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2014)

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Journal News

Special Issues

  • Autism special issue on Autism and Society
  • Adult Learning celebrates its 25th anniversary
  • Intervention in School and Clinic celebrates its 50th anniversary
  • Remedial and Special Education special issue on qualitative special education research
  • Topic in Early Childhood Special Education special issue on measurement and mismeasurement in early childhood special education
  • Journal of Teacher Education special issue on professional development and practices of teacher education

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Podcasts

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New at SAGE

  • AERA Open is a peer-reviewed, open access journal published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). With an emphasis on rapid review and dissemination, AERA Open aims to advance knowledge through theoretical and empirical study across arenas of inquiry related to education and learning. AERA Open will publish important cumulative and incremental research. It also aims to publish at the cutting edge, serving as a forum for innovation, new inquiry and ideas, interdisciplinary bridge building, and work that fosters the connection of research to policy and practice. Learn more about AERA Open in the Inaugural Editorial and press release. View the Manuscript Submission Guidelines for full author instructions. Now accepting manuscripts at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/aeraopen
  • Symposium Journals: With a journals publishing career spanning nearly 40 years, Roger Osborn-King founded Symposium Journals 12 years ago in which period he established a high-quality portfolio of education journals publishing international research within the field of education for researchers and professionals. Symposium’s journal portfolio includes leading academic journals within childhood studies, educational policy, contemporary educational practice, international education and teaching assessment, as well as the flagship journal of one of the prominent educational societies, European Educational Research Association. Click here for further information and to read the press release.
  • Phi Delta Kappan, the professional magazine for anyone who cares about K-12 education, launched on SAGE Journals on August 20th (pdk.sagepub.com)
  • Educational Horizons, the official magazine of Pi Lambda Theta focusing on serving the professional needs of teacher candidates, graduate students in education, and early career teachers, launched on SAGE Journals on October 1st (ehm.sagepub.com)
  • RELC Journal: A Journal of Language, Teaching and Research is now live on SAGE Track. Submit a paper today at mc.manuscriptcentral.com/relc.

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New Editor

  • Update welcomes Debbie Rohwer from the University of North Texas as the new editor.

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Awards/Prize-Winning Papers

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New Books from SAGE

Literacy Assessment and Instructional Strategies
by: Kathy B. Grant, Sandra E. Golden, and Nance S. Wilson

Developing Content Area Literacy
by: Patricia A. Antonacci, Catherine M. O'Callaghan, and Esther Berkowitz

Special Education in Contemporary Society
by: Richard M. Gargiulo

 

Behavior and Classroom Management in the Multicultural Classroom
by: Terry L. Shepherd and Diana Linn

Early Childhood Curriculum for All Learners
by: Ann M. Selmi, Raymond J. Gallagher, Eugenia R. Mora-Flores

Educational Research Methods
by: R. Burke Johnson and Larry B. Christensen

 

Teaching and Supporting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in Primary Schools
by: Jonathan Glazzard, Jane Stokoe, Alison Hughes, Annette Netherwood, and Lesley Neve

Inclusive Practice in the Primary School
by: Sarah Trussler and Debs Robinson

Rita Cheminais' Handbook for SENCOs
by: Rita Cheminais

 
   

Understanding Working Memory
by: Tracy Packiam Alloway and Ross G. Alloway

   

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New from SAGE Reference

Encyclopedia of Education Economics & Finance
By: Dominic J. Brewer and Lawrence O. Picus

Encyclopedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy
By: D.C. Phillips

Handbook of Play and Learning in Early Childhood
By: Elizabeth Brooker, Mindy Blaise, and Susan Edwards

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Call for Papers

American Educational Research Journal Centennial Issue

Review of Research in Education Centennial Issue

Review of Educational Research Centennial Issue

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Recent and Upcoming Conferences

Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of CEC
October 7-9, 2014, St. Louis, MO

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
Theme: Adult Educators: Making a Difference
November 4-7, 2014, Charleston, SC

Teacher Education Division (TED) of CEC
Theme: Crossroads: The Intersection of Competing Agendas
November 5-8, 2014, Indianapolis, IN

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Theme: Making Inroads for Gifted Children
November 13-16, 2014, Baltimore, MD

University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)
Theme: Righting Civil Wrongs: Education for Racial JusticeĀ  & Human Rights
November 20-23, 2014, Washington, DC

Literacy Research Association (LRA)
Theme: The Dialogic Construction of Literacies
December 3-6, 2014, Marco Island, FL

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