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The awareness of E-waste disposal Mechanism in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
(Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Jayawardhana, M.N.; Dulani, K.P.K.; Muhandiramge, K.M.R.R.; Kodithuwakku, D.S.; Himanshi, H.L.N.
The Reasons of Students Choose Private Universities/Institutes than Government Universities in Sri Lanka
(Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Muhandiramge, K.M.R.R.; Jayawardhana, M.N.; Dulani, K.P.K.; Kodithuwakku, D.S.; Kiriella, P.M.
Situational and environmental barriers towards participation in adult education in colombo district, Sri Lanka
(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Jayawardhana, M.N.; Muhandiramge, K.M.R.R.
There are many situational and environmental barriers which prevent people in pursuing their adult education. Identifying these barriers and finding the possible solutions is the aim of this article. The analyzed data was collected from an online survey among the 300 of part-time students who are in age group of 25 to 45 years old, the aim of this analysis is to identify the factors for situational and environmental barriers towards participating in adult education. The data has been analyzed by use of factor analysis.. The multiple regression was run to identify the relationship between factors and the barriers towards participating in adult education. Variables included in the adjusted odds model are age, gender, education, employment status, in the analysis the factors were categorized into two main groups as environment barriers and Situational barriers. Three inds of barriers were found to be in operation, They are : Environment barriers, Situational barriers and Lack of Motivation The results indicate that Environmental barriers (47%) and Situational barriers (53%) both has a major effect on the participation.. Analysis also points at a negative attitude towards re-entering education being least likely to be a barrier for self-employed compared to other occupational groups, Insufficient confidence and Lack of Motivation was among the most of the sample (75%). The study results indicates that some initiatives should be taken to increase the participation in adult education, as Programs intended to increase participation in adult education, focus on changing the views about environmental and situational barriers.
Study on the factors affecting private investments in Sri Lanka
(Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Kodithuwakku, D.S.; Jayawardana, Y.W.; Jayawardhana, M.N.; Muhandiramge, K.M.R.R.; Dulani, K.P.K.
Today it’s widely accepted that private sector is a key engine of economic growth in any country across the globe. As a part of private sector, private investments also plays a greater role particularly within developing countries who are very much in need of capital resources as well as skilled labor, new technology and innovation in achieving faster growth. Sri Lanka still being a developing country is no exception to this. Therefore, considering the role of private investments in Sri Lanka, this study aims to identify the factors affecting private investments within Sri Lankan economy. The study was based on secondary data covering the period from 1975 to 2015. Findings derived from regression model and correlation coefficients of the study have revealed that real GDP growth, real exchange rate, inflation rate, budget deficit, foreign trade, foreign direct investment and liberalization factor are positively associated with private investments. It has further been identified that out of all the independent variables, foreign direct investment is the most affecting factor to private investments in Sri Lanka whereas the liberalization factor is the least affecting factor. The relationship between liberalization factor and private investments denotes the less importance of export and import industry in determining private investments in Sri Lanka. Therefore, in conclusion, this study emphasizes that foreign direct investment, real exchange rate and foreign trade play significant roles as factors in determining private investments.
නිදහස ලැබීමෙන් පසු ශ‍්‍රී ලංකාවේ අධ්‍යාපන රටාවේ විකාශය පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යයනයක්
(Social Statistics Students’ Association, Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Kahatapitiya, K.P.K.D.; Kodituwakku, D.S.; Jayawardhana, M.N.; Muhandiramge, K.M.R.R.; Gunawardhana, K.