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Adoption of agronomic practices by smallholder rice farmers in Ampara district
(2013)
Sri Lanka's staple food rice is cultivated all over the country. In most part of Sri Lanka rice is grown on small holdings. Ampara district is one of the major rice producing districts in the country. The total production ...
Need for redefining sustainable development: policies, practices and consequences in Sri Lanka focusing on to be a Hub in Asia
(2013)
The concept of "sustainable development" (SD) has an internationally accepted definition: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." ...
Crossing over to the other side:attitudes held by Sinhala medium Humanities and Social Sciences undergraduates of Sri Lankan universities towards English
(2013)
In Sri Lanka, the necessity of a lingua franca like English is highly felt, specially in view of the country's vision to become a knowledge hub in Asia. Consequently English is taught to the youth at secondary and tertiary ...
Workplace spirituality: a case of academics at state sector universities
(2013)
The concept of workplace spirituality is less explored yet considered as important in the management discipline. Workplace spirituality can be defined as the "recognition that employees have an inner life which nourishes ...
Acquisition of articles by Sinhalese EFL/ESL learners
(2013)
Acquisition order of English articles by L2 learners has drawn much attention in second language acquisition (SLA) research since it is believed that most L2 learners of English face difficulties in acquiring English ...
Impact of education on rural poverty: a review of literature
(2013)
Rural poverty is a concept of deprivation of basic needs in the rural area which is a geographic area located outside cities and towns. In order to have a long-term solution to such a deprivation of needs in rural human ...
Student responses to e-books: a study carried out at the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(2013)
Traditionally printed books have been preferred as the best reading material by many of us. But with the latest advancement of the modern technology, nowadays some of us seem to appreciate E-Books (Electronic books) as the ...