SAGE LIBRARY OF SPORTS STUDIESAs such a major source of passion and influence throughout the world, sport represents a fascinating area of research for academics from a broad range of disciplines, inc
Debates around the origins, nature, value, effectiveness and sustainability of various ‘models’ of capitalism have become increasingly prominent since the collapse of the state socialist political and
Research on autism education has seen rapid expansion in recent years and this worldwide trend shows no signs of abating. This body of knowledge is published in journals from a wide range of disciplin
Fundamental to the study of tourism is the relationship between tourism and development. Tourism represents a major sector of the global economy and, as such, is considered by many to be an effective
‘Climate’ is an old idea, but an idea which retains tremendous power, versatility and utility in today’s world. For the Ancient Greeks, climate worked both as index and as agency , and this dual funct
The research and debates surrounding curriculum, pedagogy and assessment are ever-growing and are of constant importance around the globe. With two volumes - containing chapters from highly respe
The study of religion and international relations has been gathering pace over the past few decades, and has intensified since the start of the new millennium, when the discipline experienced a sudden
SAGE Benchmarks in Psychology brings together the most influential and field-defining articles, both classical and contemporary, in each of the subdisciplines of psychological science presented a
With the rising importance of Europe in an ever more globalised world, it is more crucial than ever to consider the cultural diversity across its approximately 50 countries. The European Union may hav
This six-volume collection – comprised of two three-volume collections, Psychological Stress and Psychological Resilience and Wellbeing - brings together the key papers which have furthered understand
This four-volume Major Work contains texts which explore both the foundations of latent variables and factor analysis, and specific contemporary challenges in the field.
The central focus of this Major Work is on issues, challenges and changes in the field of teaching and learning in Higher Education, and particularly those which have developed over the past few decad
This six-volume collection explores both the contextual and the practical sides of research ethics. The focus of the three volumes onContext is unequivocally cross-disciplinary, containing landma
The study of policing and law enforcement practices that transcend national boundaries has become a vibrant and growing area of interest for police studies, criminology, sociology, political science,
Economics is the nexus and engine that runs society, affecting societal well-being, raising standards of living when economies prosper or lowering citizens through class structures when economies perf
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Pharmacology and Society explores the social and policy sides of the pharmaceutical industry and its pervasive influence in society. While many technical STM works explore the
The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society was published in 2007 and received a 2008 Editors’ Choice Award from Booklist. It served as a general, non-technical resource focusing on ca
The SAGE Guide to Educational Leadership and Management allows readers to gain knowledge of educational management in practice while providing insights into challenges facing educational leaders and t
The SAGE Handbook of the Sociology of Work and Employment is a landmark collection of original contributions by leading specialists from around the world.The coverage is both comprehensive and compara
The Encyclopedia of Quality and the Service Economy explores important key issues in this emerging field, such as the definition of quality and service economy, the exploration of the quality of produ
Service-Learning and Civic Engagement: A Sourcebook focuses on historical, philosophical, social foundations, practices and models of service-learning and civic engagement. The title offers practical,
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Theory in Counseling and Psychotherapy is a two-volume source that traces theory and examines the beginnings of counseling and psychotherapy all the way to current trends and
Alcohol consumption goes to the very roots of nearly all human societies. Different countries and regions have become associated with different sorts of alcohol, for instance, the “beer culture” of Ge
The SAGE Guide to Key Issues in Mass Media Ethics and Law is an authoritative and rigorous two-volume, issues-based reference set that surveys varied views on many of the most contentious issues invol
The Guide to Curriculum in Education illuminates how four commonplaces of curriculum--subject matter, teachers, learners, and milieu--are interdependent and interconnected in curriculum making and the
The external environment is increasingly exerting influence on the internal operations of organizations. Organizations need to be able to continuously adapt and change, and organizational leaders and
The SAGE Library in Business and Management brings together first-class reference collections containing the most influential and field-defining articles, both classical and contemporary, in
Adolescent development is a distinct and important field of research within developmental psychology, and the ground-breaking conceptual work of Urie Bronfenbrenner and his ecological systems theory i
Evaluation is an essential characteristic of the human condition, and perhaps the single most important and sophisticated cognitive process in the repertoire of human reasoning and logic. Evaluation s
This Major Work provides a structured and comprehensive insight into the areas of psychopathology and abnormal psychology – topics that cover the causes and treatments of mental health problems. This
The SAGE Library of Educational Thought and Practice major works series encapsulates and disseminates the seminal works in the field of educational science and collects together those articl
With broad coverage spanning concepts and theories, institutions, relations, and engagement this new handbook provides state-of-the-art analysis from the world's leading experts
Learning is a fundamental topic in education. Combining traditional views of learning and learning theory with sociocultural and historical perspectives, this Handbook brings together original contrib
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues explores the topic of food across multiple disciplines within the social sciences and related areas including business, consumerism, marketing, and environmentalis
This interdisciplinary resource brings together important works from the fields of international relations theory and Middle East studies - it promotes a stronger dialogue and cross-fertilisation betw
In the past few decades, cognitive linguistics has developed into one of the most dynamic and empirically significant frameworks within theoretical and descriptive linguistics. It represents a rather
The production and consumption of news in the digital era is blurring the boundaries between professionals, citizens and activists. Actors producing information are multiplying, but still media compan
SAGE Benchmarks in Psychology brings together the most influential and field-defining articles, both classical and contemporary, in each of the subdisciplines of psychological science presented a
The landscape of international education has changed significantly in the last ten years and our understanding of concepts such as ‘international’, 'global' and ‘multicultural’ are being re-evaluated.
