The Second Edition of this classic text introduces the main methods techniques & issues involved in carrying out multilevel modeling & analysis Snijders & Bosker's book is an applied authoritative & accessible introduction to the topic providing readers with a clear conceptual & practical understanding of all the main issues involved in designing multilevel studies & conducting multilevel analysis This book provides step-by-step coverage of multilevel theories ecological fallacies the hierarchical linear model testing & model

Specification heteroscedasticity study designs longitudinal data multivariate multilevel models discrete dependent variables There are also new chapters on missing data multilevel modeling & survey weights Bayesian & MCMC estimation & latent-class models This book has been comprehensively revised & updated since the last edition & now discusses modeling using HLM MLwi N SAS Stata including GLLAMM R SPSS Mplus Win Bugs Latent Gold & Super Mix This is a must-have text for any student teacher or researcher with an interest in conducting or understanding multilevel analysis Tom AB Snijders is Professor of Statistics in the Social Sciences at the University of Oxford & Professor of Statistics & Methodology at the University of Groningen Roel J Bosker is Professor of Education & Director of GION Groningen Institute for Educational Research at the University of Groningen Available with Perusall-an e Book that makes it easier to prepare for class Perusall is an award-winning e Book platform featuring social annotation tools that allow students & instructors to collaboratively mark up & discuss their SAGE textbook Backed by research & supported by technological innovations developed at Harvard University this process of learning through collaborative annotation keeps your students engaged & makes teaching easier & more effective Learn more

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Have you been told you need to do multilevel modeling but you can't get past the forest of equations? Do you need the techniques explained with words & practical examples so they make sense? Help is here! This book unpacks these statistical techniques in easy-to-understand language with fully annotated examples using the statistical software Stata The techniques are explained without reliance on equations & algebra so that new users will understand when to use these approaches & how they are really just special applications of ordinary regression Using real life data the authors show you how to model random intercept models & random coefficient models for cross-sectional data in a way that makes sense & can be retained & repeated This book is the perfect answer for anyone who needs a clear accessible introduction to multilevel modeling ...

How do children & adults become multilingual? How do they use their languages? What influence does being multilingual have on their identities? What is the social impact of multilingualism today & how do societies accommodate it? These are among the fascinating questions examined by this book Exploring multilingualism in individuals & in society at large Stavans & Hoffmann argue that it evolves not from one factor in particular but from a vast range of environmental & personal influences & circumstances from migration to globalisation from the spread of English to a revived interest in minority languages from social mobility to intermarriage The book shows the important role of education in helping to promote or maintain pupils' multilingual language competence & multilingual literacy & in helping to challenge traditional monolingual attitudes A clear & incisive account of this growing phenomenon it is essential reading for students teachers & policy-makers alike ...

The languages of the world can be seen & heard in cities & towns forests & isolated settlements as well as on the internet & in international organizations like the UN or the EU How did the world acquire so many languages? Why can&t we all speak one language like English or Esperanto? & what makes a person bilingual? Multilingualism language diversity in society is a perfect expression of human plurality About 6500-7000 languages are spoken written & signed throughout the linguistic landscape of the world by people who communicate in more than one language (at work or in the family or community) Many origin myths like Babel called it a &punishment& but multilingualism makes us who we are & plays a large part of our sense of belonging Languages are instruments for interacting with the cultural environment & their ecology is complex They can die (Tasmanian) or decline then revive (Manx & Hawaiian) reconstitute from older forms (modern Hebrew) gain new status (Catalan & Maori) or become autonomous national languages (Croatian) Languages can even play a supportive & symbolic role as some territories pursue autonomy or nationhood such as in the cases of Catalonia & Scotland In this Very Short Introduction John C Maher shows how multilingualism offers cultural diversity complex identities & alternative ways of doing & knowing to hybrid identities Increasing multilingualism is drastically changing our view of the value of language & our notion of the part language plays in national & cultural identities At the same time multilingualism can lead to social & political conflict unequal power relations issues of multiculturalism & discussions over &national& or &official& languages with struggles over language rights of local & indigenous communities Considering multilingualism in the context of globalization Maher also looks at the fate of many endangered languages as they disappear from the world ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

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Howard Gardner's brilliant conception of individual competence has changed the face of education in the twenty-three years since the publication of his classic work Frames of Mind Since then thousands of educators parents & researchers have explored the practical implications & applications of Multiple Intelligences theory- the powerfulnotion that there are separate human capacities ranging from musical intelligence to the intelligence involved in self-understanding The first decade of research on MI theory & practice was reported in the 1993 edition of Multiple Intelligences This new edition covers all developments since then & stands as the most thorough & up-to-date account of MI available anywhere Completely revised throughout it features new material on global applications & on MI in the workplace an assessment of MI practice in the current conservative educational climate new evidence about brain functioning & much more ...

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