Income segregation between school districts and inequality in students' achievement

A Owens - Sociology of education, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Large achievement gaps exist between high-and low-income students and between black
and white students. This article explores one explanation for such gaps: income segregation …

Are ecologists conducting research at the optimal scale?

HB Jackson, L Fahrig - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The spatial extent (scale) at which landscape attributes are measured has a strong
impact on inferred species–landscape relationships. Consequently, researchers commonly …

Heterogeneous global crop yield response to biochar: a meta-regression analysis

A Crane-Droesch, S Abiven, S Jeffery… - Environmental …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Biochar may contribute to climate change mitigation at negative cost by sequestering
photosynthetically fixed carbon in soil while increasing crop yields. The magnitude of …

Child engagement in the transition to school: Contributions of self-regulation, teacher–child relationships and classroom climate

J Cadima, S Doumen, K Verschueren… - Early Childhood Research …, 2015 - Elsevier
Framed by a systemic-ecological model of engagement, this study examined cross-grade
patterns of behavioral engagement in learning over kindergarten and first grade and the …

Multilevel models in international business research

MF Peterson, JL Arregle, X Martin - Research methods in international …, 2020 - Springer
Multiple-level (or mixed linear) modeling (MLM) can simultaneously test hypotheses at
several levels of analysis (usually two or three), or control for confounding effects at one …

The relative value of pre-implementation stages for successful implementation of evidence-informed programs

ZM Alley, JE Chapman, H Schaper, L Saldana - Implementation Science, 2023 - Springer
Background Most implementations fail before the corresponding services are ever delivered.
Measuring implementation process fidelity may reveal when and why these attempts fail …

How low can you go?

BA Bell, GB Morgan, JA Schoeneberger… - …, 2014 - econtent.hogrefe.com
Whereas general sample size guidelines have been suggested when estimating multilevel
models, they are only generalizable to a relatively limited number of data conditions and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors influencing visual landscape quality perceived by the public. Results from a national survey

FM Wartmann, J Frick, F Kienast, M Hunziker - Landscape and urban …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the context of significant landscape changes, understanding how residents perceive
landscape quality is crucial for landscape policy-making and planning. However, while …

Alternative models for small samples in psychological research: applying linear mixed effects models and generalized estimating equations to repeated measures …

C Muth, KL Bales, K Hinde… - Educational and …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Unavoidable sample size issues beset psychological research that involves scarce
populations or costly laboratory procedures. When incorporating longitudinal designs these …

Private sector corruption, public sector corruption and the organizational structure of foreign subsidiaries

MA Sartor, PW Beamish - Journal of Business Ethics, 2020 - Springer
Corporate anti-corruption initiatives can make a substantial contribution towards curtailing
corruption and advancing efforts to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development …