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Flooding has the potential to have significant impact on the value of properties depending on the level of inherent vulnerability. Experts argue that it is not the actual risk but the perception of risk among property holders that influences vulnerability of value. The hypothesi…

Nigeria has continued to witness an upsurge in white-collar crime since its independence. In spite of the many problems associated with white-collar crime, many of the citizens appeared not to recognize its dangerous negative effects. Previous research indicated that there was l…

The purpose of this case study was to explore faculty attitudes toward online learning in a Lebanese Higher Education Institution (HEI). The research problem addressed the disinterest among faculty at the Arts, Sciences, and Technology University of Lebanon (AUL) in enhancing le…

The post 9/11 context created a political and social climate in the United States (U.S.) that promoted prejudice and discrimination against anyone who looked Middle Eastern (e.g., Iranian) or Muslim (Britto, 2008). I was interested in how much and what kinds of prejudice and dis…

The purpose of the current study is to examine language learners' perceptions of teacher written corrective feedback (WCF) in the context of English as a second language (ESL) program. Most previous research studies center on the effectiveness of WCF on improving writing accurac…

This study explored the perceptions of disability from the perspectives of Ethiopian immigrant parents who have children with disabilities. The study was guided by the research question: How do Ethiopian immigrant parents from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, who have chi…