Although the rise in subprime lending and the ensuing wave of foreclosures was partly a result of market forces that have been well-identified in the literature, in the United States it was also a highly racialized process. We argue that residential segregation created a unique niche of poor minority clients who were differentially marketed risky subprime loans that were in great demand for use...

As it has become apparent that there is a need to broaden the emphasis of science education and ensure that every student achieves a level of science literacy, science educators face the challenge of addressing new audiences that are not always well-served by traditional presentations of scientific material. The challenge of presenting agricultural science to urban African American students typ...

This article discusses how a Systems Thinking (ST) approach to student learning, employing Problem-Based Learning (PBL) interventions, at several different universities in Sydney, Australia was incorporated into a broader trans-disciplinary research project, the aim of which was to examine how urine diversion in an urban, institutional setting might form the basis of phosphorus collection—phosp...

While teaching a course on Crop Biotechnology at Huazhong Agricultural University (Wuhan, Hubei Province, China) this past October, I was asked by one ofmy students if it is true that American farmers grow genetically modified crops (GMOs) only for export, and that GMO‐foods are not sold in the USA. The student implied that Americans thought that such crops were “good enough” for developing cou...

John Karlsson is a researcher and farmer who has been working on a variety of sheep selection and resistance to parasites for more than 30 years. He is a Senior Veterinary Officer at the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA). At DAFWA he has worked on regulatory disease management programmes and providing general advice to livestock farmers since 1978. Al Karlsson is a Zo...

The role of teacher education programs and the demand placed upon those programs is changing. This study sought to synthesize research related to pre-service agricultural teacher education programs in the following areas: (1) demographics of teacher educators, (2) demographics of teacher education programs, (3) responsibilities of teacher education programs, (4) student selection, (5) preservic...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing student’s achievement motivation. Statistical population of this research consisted of Agriculture Ms.c students in Tehran university (N=712). Methods: A random sampling method was used to collect data From 175 students applying Cochran's formula. The main tool to collect data was a researcher made questionnaire. Content v...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing student’s achievement motivation. Statistical population of this research consisted of Agriculture Ms.c students in Tehran university (N=712). Methods: A random sampling method was used to collect data From 175 students applying Cochran's formula. The main tool to collect data was a researcher made questionnaire. Content v...