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Intersection of Geography, Topography and Mindset Open
This paper explores the notion of rurality in Australian tertiary education as part of an investigation into the subtle but distinct differences in participation thinking and patterns among young people in regional, rural and remote (RRR) …
‘It is a university where I felt welcome’: poems of asylum-seeking students’ sense of coherence in Australian higher education Open
Current social and political arrangements of higher education are inequitable for students from asylum-seeking backgrounds. In many countries, their access to university is limited and if they are accepted, their status as forced migrants …
Shaping the field of lifelong education through three critical debates in the <i>International Journal of Lifelong Education</i> Open
The editors approached the 40th anniversary of the International Journal of Lifelong Education as an opportunity to consider the field by exploring how a corpus of 1462 articles (the first 40 volumes of the journal) questioned and shaped t…
Shaping the field of lifelong education through three critical debates in the<i>International Journal of Lifelong Education</i> Open
The editors approached the 40th anniversary of the International Journal of Lifelong Education as an opportunity to consider the field by exploring how a corpus of 1462 articles (the first 40 volumes of the journal) questioned and shaped t…
Lifelong education research over 40 years: insights from the <i>International Journal of Lifelong Education</i> Open
With this special issue of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, we complete a two-year celebration and critical examination of the field of adult lifelong education, prompted by the journal’s fortieth anniversary. In this edito…
Theorising adults, theorising learning Open
The irony of all theorising is its propensity to generate, not an understanding, but a not-yet-understood. (Oakshot, in Muller, 2015, p. 1) \n \nAdult learning theory is one of the central domains of lifelong education research. Anyone com…
Grape Leaffolder, Desmia funeralis (Hübner) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Crambidae) Open
The grape leaffolder is a common and widely distributed species that is a minor pest of grapes in the United States. In California severe outbreaks have occurred in restricted areas during some years. These outbreaks have been associated w…
Exploring students' feelings of place Open
Geographically unequal distribution of opportunities for participation in post-school education particularly affects young people in rural and regional areas of Australia. This study contends that the perception of opportunities by young p…
Reassessing the social benefits of lifelong learning in light of the COVID pandemic Open
This editorial focuses on what is widely regarded as a beneficial aspect of adult education, that is, increased opportunities for socialising, and how they may have been reduced by the general move to online learning in response to the COV…
Insect Management for Sweet Potatoes Open
Sweet potatoes, both orange- and white-fleshed varieties, are widely grown in Florida. Foliar pests, leafminers, whiteflies and armyworms, are generally not difficult to manage; in fact insecticides should be avoided to conserve their natu…
Arthropod Management for Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplants Open
Pest management should be based on the proper identification of pests and knowledge of their biology. This publication describes the major pests of tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant in Florida and guidelines for their management. Some insect…
Who is ‘competent’ to shape lifelong education’s future? Open
Lifelong education practice and research are about important processes but also generate visions of what those processes should be and lead to. Many are drawn to the field of lifelong education because of traditions that have articulated v…
A year of COVID-19 pandemic: exposing the fragility of education and digital in/equalities Open
March 2021 marked one year since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous editorials reflected on social inequality, a longstanding problem in lifelong education, in light of the pandemic (Waller et al., 2020)…
Insect Management for Onions, Leek, and Garlic Open
Sweet varieties of bulbing onions, which make bulbs under short day conditions and do not store well, are by far the most common onions grown in Florida. They are generally grown on small acreages in the winter for local and farmers market…
Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides Open
To safely solve a pest problem, growers and pesticide applicators must be aware of the potential impacts of some pest-control strategies on bees, other pollinators, and beneficial arthropods. This 14-page fact sheet written by J. D. Ellis,…
Lifelong education international: forwards and/or backwards? Open
With this issue, the International Journal of Lifelong Education enters its fortieth year of publication. It was launched, under the editorship of Peter Jarvis and J.E. (Teddy) Thomas, in a different era. We are now embarking on a two-year…
Learning cities and implications for adult education research Open
Writing this editorial whilst many people are experiencing a second wave of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it is interesting to reflect on learning and the role of education providers. Arguably, in some countries such as the UK, the media h…
Educational research in authoritarian times Open
Across the world, political winds are filling authoritarian sails. From China to Hungary, Brazil to Poland, Turkey to Egypt, Russia to the USA, ‘strong leaders’ hold the helm. Democratic institutions creak or crack. Elections are ‘managed’…
‘A degree is a degree’: understanding vocational institution’s bachelor degrees in Australia’s high participation system Open
The tertiary sector in Australia is undergoing profound change especially at the intersection between higher education and vocational education, with the role and contribution of vocational education subject to intense debate in this high …
Lifelong education, social inequality and the COVID-19 health pandemic Open
What can lifelong education researchers learn from the COVID-19 pandemic? There are, of course, ‘quick’ lessons: societies, for instance, clearly learn from experience. East Asian societies, and governments, learned from SARS and the devas…
Academic identity in a changing Australian higher education space: the higher education in vocational institution perspective Open
This article explores the academic identities of college educators of higher education in vocational institutions. Qualitative semistructured interviews generated data from eleven educators in five vocational education institutions. Discou…
Bachelor degree participation in vocational institutions: examining the determinants of participation Open
Recent studies in Australia have found that bachelor's degree participation in vocational institutions in Australia tends to skew towards students from high and middle socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. This outcome runs counter to ov…
Data, artificial intelligence and policy-making: hubris, hype and hope Open
A few years ago, the European Commission commissioned and published an influential report, reviewing what adult education policy-makers could learn from research – chiefly research funded by the Commission itself under successive Framework…
Embracing Social Inclusion? Open
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Chapter 33: Parsley Production in Florida Open
This document is HS731, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Published December 2005.
Insect Management for Cucurbits (Cucumber, Squash, Cantaloupe, and Watermelon) Open
Insects and mites can cause severe problems in the production of watermelon, squash, cucumber, and cantaloupe either through direct damage to the crop or through transmission of disease agents, such as the aphid-borne mosaic viruses. Commo…
View article: Chapter 29: Legume Production in Florida: Snapbean, Lima Bean, Southernpea, Snowpea
Chapter 29: Legume Production in Florida: Snapbean, Lima Bean, Southernpea, Snowpea Open
This document is HS727, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Published November 2006. HS727/CV125: Chapter 11. Legume Production (ufl.edu)