Management, Social Sciences & Humanities: Recent submissions
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Factors Affecting to Distract the University Students' Education in Sri Lanka
(2014)The Government of Sri Lanka enrols and provides free University education to approximately 20,000 students annually. Suitably qualified students are admitted to 15 Universities, 03 Campuses and various other higher Government ... -
The Contribution of Caregivers in Christian and Buddhist Preschools in Respect of Early Childhood Care in Sri Lanka
(2014)Early childhood is considered as the most important and decisive period in forming the foundation of the holistic development of one's personal life. The type of ones future personality depends on how he or she brought up ... -
Stakeholder needs in English for Legal Purposes (ELP) for Sri Lankan Undergraduates
(2014)Studies on needs analysis in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) have focused their attention on identifying contradictory stakeholder needs. This study is aimed at identifying needs of stakeholders with regard to the ... -
The Effectiveness of the Implementation of the National Plan for a Trilingual Sri Lanka: In Relation to the Role of English in School Level
(2014)The 10 Year National Plan for a Trilingual Sri Lanka (2012-2022) could be identified as a high potential development project introduced recently which upon being successfully implemented and executed could result in many ... -
Tertiary Englisg Education: Are we Producing Lifelong Learners?
(2014)Given the importance of the English language as a pre-eminent international language today, the competency in the English language, maintaining continuous passion to learn English, and acquiring the skills associated with ... -
Disciplinary Enculturation in Critical Thinking: Do we adopt a Strategic Approach?
(2014)As critical thinking is a key of higher education, academics in various disciplines in Western universities strive to cultivate disciplinary based critical thinking by introducing subject specific knowledge and allowing ... -
Sociological Study on the Female Stereotypes in Sri Lankan TV Commercials
(2014)Common female stereotypes found in the media have a powerful influence over how society views women and how women view themselves as a whole. A Stereotype is a rigid and inflexible image of the characteristics a group. It ... -
Factors Affecting the Patients' Decision in Selecting a Hospital in Medical Emergency
(2014)Selecting a hospital in a medical emergency is a critical decision for any patient or patient's guardian. Though there are many researches done on this subject in developed countries, there have been no studies done in Sri ... -
Indo-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations: Analytical review on Political & Cultural Relations Since 2005
(2014)In ancient history, India and Sri Lanka maintained close relationship with each other's due to closed geographical proximity. Meanwhile religious and political ideology brought important factors to determine bilateral ... -
The Role of Education on Agricultural Productivity in Sri Lanka
(2014)Rural area is a geographic area located outside cities and towns. In order to have a long term sustainability in rural sector, education plays a major role by empowering farmers with right direction, right thinking patterns, ... -
Poverty and Perception: Driving Sri Lankan Children's Homes at Multiple Levels
(2014)In Sri Lanka, many children are housed in institutions for economic, social and cultural reasons, as well as the impacts of the civil war and global climatic change. Children's homes house almost 20,000 children, a huge ... -
Analysis of the Household Demand for Dairy Products in Sri Lanka: An Almost Ideal Estimation with a Censored Regression
(2014)Being the leading segment in the livestock sector in Sri Lanka, the dairy sector still is incapable of meeting at least half of the domestic requirement. Moreover, the annual per capita consumption of milk remains lower ... -
Is Stress a Bad Factor in Employee Work Performance (EWP) in Sri Lankan Public Sector?
(2014)Stress experienced by employees has been identified by plenty of scholars as a horrible phenomenon that should be eliminated so that the employee work performance (EWP) could be enhanced. In other words, stress has mostly ... -
Implementation of the 360 Degree Performance Appraisal Feedback System in Private Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka
(2014)Performance appraisal is very important for effective management which helps to develop the employees and leads to improve the performance of organizations. The job performance of employees in an organisation is measured ... -
A Customer Relationship Management System for the MICE industry in Sri Lanka - "MICESL"
(2014)A significant segment of the Tourism industry is MICE Tourism, which refers to Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions. MICE Tourism entices revenue to the host country. However, the Sri Lankan MICE industry is ... -
Strategy for Winning Medals at Elite Competitions in Athletics for Sri Lanka
(2014)This paper is a critical evaluation concerning numerous aspects of elite level athletics in Sri Lanka. It is focused on identifying a strategy for the development of athletics by adapting the existing systems that have led ...