11 Sage titles spanning education, psychology, sociology, business, and more, received awards from the Textbook & Academic Authors Association’s (TAA) 2024 Textbook Awards.

Sage textbooks were recipients across all three award categories: 

McGuffey Longevity Award, which “recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time”    

• Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 9th ed. by Laura E. Berk 

• Introduction to Criminology, 11th ed. by Frank E. Hagan and Leah E. Daigle  

• Investigating the Social World, 10th ed. by Russell K. Schutt 

Most Promising New Textbook Award, which “recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials”

• The Texas Experiment, 1st ed. by William V. Flores, Christina Hughes, Anita Chadha, Gene Preuss

• Essentials of Psychology, 1st ed. by Saul Kassin, Gregory J. Privitera, Krisstal D. Clayton 

• Race and Ethnicity, 1st ed. by Kathleen Odell Korgen, Maxine P. Atkinson

• Introduction to Business, 1st ed. by Heidi M. Neck, Christopher P. Neck, Emma L. Murray

• Business and Professional Communication Playbook, 1st ed. by Michelle T. Violanti, Stephanie Kelly

• Secondary Data in Mixed Methods Research, 1st ed. by Daphne C. Watkins

Textbooks published by Sage accounted for one-third of the Most Promising New Textbook Awards.

Textbook Excellence Award, which “recognizes excellence in current textbooks and learning materials”

• Teach, 5th ed. by Janice Koch

• Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 4th ed. by Gregory J. Privitera 

“TAA’s recognition year after year affirms Sage’s commitment to partnering with authors on quality content and innovative approaches that help educators drive student success,” says Michele Sordi, Executive Vice President and Head of US College at Sage. “We are proud of our authors and congratulate them for their outstanding contributions to teaching and learning in higher education.”

The awardees will be recognized at the TAA awards ceremony on Friday, April 26th.

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