Management, Social Sciences & Humanities
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University education -then and now
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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." ... -
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 ... -
An analysis of knowledge economy in Sri Lanka:a regional perspective
(2013)The purpose of this study is to examine and evaluate Sri Lankan knowledge economy and its transformation process to assess Sri Lankan readiness to embrace a knowledge economy and further to seek the challenges that Sri ... -
Converting Sri Lanka into a commercial hub in Asia:an assessment of postwar progress with insights to the way forward
(2013)The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has embarked on a development agenda based on the Mahinda Chintanaya with the objective of converting the country to a Naval, Aviation, Commercial, Energy and Knowledge hub in Asia. In ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Using musical intelligence based techniques to coach young ESL learners in acquiring grammar
(2013)Despite the facilities provided by the Sri Lankan Government, the students in most of the rural schools are not motivated to learn English due to various reasons. On the basis of this premise, this research explored the ... -
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 energy cost on foreign direct investments in Sri Lanka
(2013)Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) play a key role in the development process of a country. To attract potential FDI, Energy cost is a highly competitive determinant among the developing countries. This research study analyzed ... -
Geo information for agriculture sector in Sri Lanka
(2013)Sri Lanka is predominantly considered as agriculture based country with one third (32.9% in 2011) of the labour force working in the agriculture sector with the usage of little less than half of total available land for ... -
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 ... -
The impact of the grievance management on perceived job performance of employees in garment industry in Sri Lanka
(2013)An effective grievance management procedure is essential for enhanced employees work performance and organizational productivity. Grievance administration is important machinery which enables organizations or companies to ... -
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 ...
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