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Factors Affecting on Shifting from Current Cultivation to Hot Pepper Cultivation along with Contract Farming Practices: A Case Study in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka
(2021-12-20)Even though Capsicum Chinese (Hot Pepper) has been recognized as a profitable crop for contract farming in all over the world, Sri Lanka has not yet recognized its economic value and this sector remains unexplored ... -
Economic Sensitivity of Non-Working Females for Wage Differential Compensation: Empirical Evidence from Sri Lanka
(2021-12-20)The pathway towards gender equality, poverty eradication and inclusive economic growth can be built by women empowerment. This study addresses the problem of inadequate female labour force participation in South ... -
An Operational Model of Managing Vocational Training for Persons with Visual Impairment and Blindness
(2021-12-20)Vocational training is a key means of strengthening employability of all including those with visual impairment and blindness. Although Sri Lanka too invests significantly on providing vocational training for people with ... -
Replanting Tea Lands of Smallholding Sector in Sri Lanka: A Case Study in Galle District
(2021-12-20)Replanting and also rehabilitation of tea determine both the productivity and sustainability of the tea industry. To achieve the accepted norm of increasing annual replanting rate up to 2%, replantation should be performed ... -
In a Home with No Home Feeling: Psycho-Social Encounters of Female Children Living under Institutional Care
(2021-12-20)Most of the literal history witnesses that the institutional care is best only as the last resort of child care due to adverse impacts institutionalization causes on child’s life. Yet, it is visible that the number ... -
Does Working from Home Affect Work-Life Balance? A Look into the Factors that Affect Work-Life Balance
(2021-12-20)The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered major social, political, and economic ramifications around the world. Amidst social mobility measures imposed to combat the spread of the virus, this pandemic was a major challenge ... -
A Participatory Survey on Effective Utilization of Teacher-Student and Student-Peer Interaction on Online Platforms in Second Language Teaching Pedagogy
(2021-12-20)Education today has moved from direct interaction with students to distant learning as a means of adapting to the restrictions caused by the pandemic. The traditional classroom has been replaced by synchronous e-learning ... -
Preliminary Findings of an Analysis of the COVID-19 English Terminology Used in Electronic News Media in Sri Lanka
(2021-12-17)COVID-19 outbreak has brought several language changes mainly in terminology. Some existing analyses on English lexicon usage during the pandemic highlight the frequent use of words which were infrequent before the ... -
Adopting Synchronous Teaching Technologies in Online ELT Classrooms During the COVID-19 Pandemic at Technological Education Institutes
(2021-12-17)During the global pandemic, the entire education process has evolved significantly over the online platform by integrating technologies. Thus, the teaching/learning process has raised new challenges and opportunities. ... -
Assessing the e-Learner Autonomy among ESL (English as a Second Language) Learners in Higher Education Institutes, Sri Lanka
(2021-12-17)Learner autonomy (LA) is defined as the readiness to assume responsibility for learning in the service of one's needs and purposes. LA entails one’s capacity and willingness to act independently and cooperate with ... -
Attitudes of Tertiary-Level English Learners in Sri Lanka Towards Online Learning: A Study Conducted During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021-12-17)The global COVID-19 pandemic has become a hindrance to the education system. To secure both student lives and the continuation of studies, the traditional education system has been compelled to shift to virtual ... -
Perception of Teacher Trainees Regarding the Implementation of Continuous Assessment in National Colleges of Education in Sri Lanka
(2021-12-17)Assessment is considered the process of making judgments about a student's performance on a particular task. It consists of a wide range of methods for evaluating student’s performances and attainments including ... -
An Investigation on the Implementation of the Right to Participation in the Teaching-Learning Process at the Senior Secondary School Level
(2021-12-17)The main objective of this study is to investigate the execution of the right to participation in the teaching-learning process in a few selected Senior Secondary schools in Sri Lanka. The study used a sequential ... -
Despondency of English Language Teaching Departments: Factors Impinging upon the Struggle to Enhance English Language Skills of Undergraduates
(2021-12-17)In a context where the increasingly competitive labour market demands individuals to captivate significant skills in the English Language, the role played by the ELTDs in Universities is challenged. A university ... -
The Impact of the Socio-Political Tenacity on Language Usage in Sri Lankan English Journalistic Writings
(2021-12-17)Recently, Sri Lanka underwent major political upheavals, structural and constitutional amendments that attracted the attention of the international community. Formulation of dilemmatic interim government of fifty-two ... -
An Investigation on the Constraints Encountered by Lower Secondary Learners with Reference to the Bilingual Education Policy in Sri Lanka
(2021-12-17)The Bilingual Education Policy was implemented in Sri Lanka in 2001 through Amity School Programmes in which English is the medium of instruction in selected subjects from grade 6 to grade 11. This study aims to ... -
The Role of Environmental and Psychological Factors in Assisting Sustainable Entrepreneurial Performance (SEP) of Women-Led Micro Firms: A Study Based in Kandy District
(2021-12-17)Women entrepreneurs have most certainly been identified for their notable additions towards the socio-economic advancement of most countries over the past decades. However, the majority of the literature on female ... -
The Impact of Gender and Location on Career Indecision: Special Reference to Sri Lankan State Universities
(2021-12-17)Making a career decision is one of the most important problems that adolescents face during their transition from university to work environment. In making a decision on career advancement pertaining to a preferred ... -
Studying the Issues Faced in Commercial Bank Branch Operational Related Fraud Management
(2021-12-17)Bank Branch Operational Related Frauds are common to any Commercial Bank. This study therefore focused on studying the issues faced in Branch Operational Related Frauds with special reference to Internal Controls, ... -
The Impact of Supply Chain Visibility on Consumers’ Purchase Intention of Organic Food
(2021-12-17)In the current world, information about food supply chains is demanded by consumers. The lack of information shared in the food supply chain is considered a significant issue faced by consumers. Driven by the need ...
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