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Item A Descriptive Analysis on Political Motivation for Illegal Migration in Post War Period (A Case Study on Illegal Immigration to Australia)(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Edirisinghe, S.L.; Samarasinghe, K.N.; Rukshan, D.G.R.N.Illegal migration is a growing trend everywhere in the world than ever before. Migration takes place from one place to another for the different purposes. Illegal immigration can be occurred in various circumstances. Illegal migration is the main sub field of migration. Thus A non-citizen who enters a country without legal documents is considered as illegal immigrant. Illegal immigration is inspired by several factors through which political factor is playing a key role to encourage such illegal entrance to Australia. Political factor is inevitable in this sense it has been an influential factor last few years to motivate illegal immigration. Hereby Political turmoil can be a leading factor which complicates whole system of governance. Presently Sri Lanka has become a premier and ideal state for discussion about illegal immigration. In this study main objective is to explore political factors caused to Sri Lankans’ immigration to Australia. Research question in this study is why people migrate to Australia through illegal means. In order to answer this question, the qualitative methodology was applied. Other than the secondary data collected from written sources, 10 case studies migrants who migrated illegally to Australia were undertaken where the in depth interviews were done by using open ended and unstructured questions. Data was analyzed by applying discourse analysis and phenomenological data analysis tools. In-depth interviews were carried out for getting information about illegal migration. Southern province and Northern Province have been selected as a research area, because these specific areas are higher illegal immigration to Australia than other provinces. With using purposive sampling method 10 of people are selected as the research sample that arrested by Sri Lankan Navy. Finding of this study are as following changing regime, lack of performance of government in the particular areas, inequality of political opportunities, dissatisfaction on government’s activities, political interference, and fear of political revenge have been main political causes for illegal immigration to Australia. In order to controlling such illegal immigration both counties should work together for discouragement of people those who attempt to migrate Australia through illegal meansItem Social Work Intervention for Women Empowerment through Self-Employment(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Karandawala, K.“End poverty in all its forms everywhere’ is the first goal of the world 2030 agenda for sustainable development. Poverty is one of the greatest global challenges in contemporary world. It has been recognized that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions is required for sensible and appropriate society. Eradicating poverty is also aims to ensure social protection for poor and vulnerable communities. In current Sri Lankan society there are many poor males headed families without sufficient income for family expenses as well as to access to basic services. Women in such low income families should have the opportunity to assist their family income without violating their freedom as well as duties and responsibilities. This research expects to find out how Social Work Intervention is required in women empowerment for poverty eradication through Self-employment. The objectives of this research are to identify the opportunities and barriers for self employment of women in low income families as well as to identify the social work intervention for such barriers in order to step into poverty eradication. This study has been conducted using mix method. A questionnaire, in-depth interview methods were used for data collection. The results of the research indicated that some women run very small self-employments at their houses without knowing those are self-employments which can develop further with suitable advices, recourses as well as motivation to improve such employments. Study further revealed that many women are unaware of the opportunities as well as some women are reluctant to find out opportunities due to their family, social and economic barriers. It is important to empower them to determine opportunities by social work interventions through community and religious leaders etc for self employment for better lifeItem The Effects of Working Capital Management on the Profitability of Plantation and Power Energy Sector in Sri Lanka(. 19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Kankanamge, C.A.This study seeks to establish the influence of Working Capital Management (WCM) towards the profitability of Sri Lanka’s Plantation and Power energy firms. Plantation, Power and energy sectors are the sectors which showed more working capital problems due to the highly volatile cash flows. Even though there are studies conduct on this topic on developed market context, studies on this topic on emerging market setting like Sri Lanka is on spare. Thus this study may contribute to the literature on this area specially as emerging market evidences. This study was done on 30 companies registered in Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), which covered the period of 2015 – 2017 with a total observation of 60 firms/years. The independent variables to measure working capital management include working capital turnover ratio (WCTR), current ratio (CR), cash conversion cycle (CCC), inventory days (ID), receivables days (ARD) and payables days (APD) while, the dependent variable used are Return on Asset (ROA) and Return on Capital Employed (ROCE). This study adopted explanatory research design. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive means, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regressions via E-Views. Multiple linear regressions are implied in this research in order to analyze the significance between working capital management on profitability. The independent variables used are WCTR, CR, CCC, ID, ARD and APD and the dependent variables are the ROA and ROCE. Every independent variable is found significant and had influence the profitability except for inventory days on ROA and ROCE and payable days on ROCE. Hence, the insignificant relationship between both variables is concluded that these variables are not a factor in determining the effect of working capital management in the plantation, power/ energy sector in Sri Lanka.Item “Shadows of the Hidden Dragon”; A Case Study of ESL Writing Anxiety at the Tertiary Level(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Karunarathna, J.A.M.B.Studies related to English as a second language which are taken place in the Sri Lankan tertiary education context show that, out of four language skills among the undergraduates, the weakest skill is writing. Second language writing is strategically, rhetorically and linguistically different from first language writing because specifically at the tertiary level, students have different writing experiences, different aptitudes and different motivation levels in second language writing. Varying metacognitive knowledge in first language and second language, different experiences in using the first language and the second language and different individual characteristics affect writing skills in a second language. However, since the medium of instruction and medium of assessment at the tertiary level of the Sri Lankan context, is in English, writing in English becomes a decisive factor. Hence, the aim of the present study is to determine the extent of writing anxiety in English and to find out the underlying causes for writing anxiety. As the method of data collection, questionnaires adopted from Second Language Writing Anxiety Inventory (SLWAI) (Cheng, 2004), Second Language Writing Anxiety Reasons Scale (SLWARS) (Kara, 2013) were utilized among 90 first year undergraduates representing approximately 30 each from three different degree programmes, at the University of Vocational Technology. The study reveals that the majority of the students, irrespective of the nature of the degree programme that they follow, experience high or average level of writing anxiety towards writing tasks in academic purposesItem Quality of Life in Dementia Patients: Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Sinhala version of Dementia Specific Quality of Life (DEMQOL) in Sri Lanka.(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Jayakody, S.; Arambepola, C.Dementia has become a public health priority along with population ageing worldwide. Owing to its chronic progressive nature in the absence of a cure, maintaining the best possible quality of life (QOL) have become the desired outcome for people with dementia. In the absence of valid tools to measure QOL, its current status is not known in the Sri Lankan setting. The current study aimed to perform a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Sinhala version of DEMQOL and DEMQOL-proxy in Sri Lankan setting. DEMQOL and DEMQOL-proxy tools were initially translated, culturally adapted using modified Delphi process with a panel of experts, and tested for judgmental validity. Its construct validity was assessed by conducting a validation study among 100 patient-primary caregiver dyads attending state hospital psychiatry clinics in Gampaha District, by performing confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Reliability was assessed using test-retest method and internal consistency. Mean age of patients with dementia was 72 years (SD=7.6) with a female preponderance (63.3%). Majority had studied up to ordinary level (68.3%). Dementia severity was assessed using mini mental state examination (MMSE) and only mild to moderate patients were included (mean MMSE score=17.32) in the study. Majority of the caregivers were female (73.3%) with a mean age of 55 years (SD=14) and 51% had studied up to advanced level. During CFA, the original four-factor model emerged with DEMQOL validation data, whereas a five-factor model was best fitted with DEMQOL-proxy validation data. Internal consistency and test re-test reliability of DEMQOL (Cronbach’s alpha=0.87; correlation coefficient=0.864) and DEMQOL-proxy (Cronbach’s alpha=0.874; correlation coefficient=0.834) were satisfactory. Sinhala version of the DEMQOL and DEMQOL-proxy scales are valid and reliable tools to assess the QOL of dementia patients of mild-moderate severity in Sri Lanka. Patients can successfully rate their own QOL.Item Musical Trends of the Songs Created by Sunil Shantha(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Nilupama, L.The origin of music has occurred with the intellectual development of the human revolution. Song is the major tool of distributing the taste of music among the people. Sunil Shantha can be identified as a pioneer musician who lead to turn the Sinhala music path in to new direction (marasingh ,2007). Sunil Shantha had a clear, systematic and philosophical idea about music education and local form of music (eiriyagolla,1983). As a result of that he was able to create new sinhala song tradition with the new set of characteristics such as simple melody with limited notes(swara), Use of limited instruments related to hindusthani and local musical tradition, creative melody, attractive rhythms and fascinating singing style. These creations subjected to develop a new genre of Sinhala songs. The basic objective of this research is to identify the musical trends of the songs created by Sunil Shantha. This study tries to analyze the musical forms of selected songs created by Sunil Shantha. Content analysis method, Interviews with the expertise in musical field and literature such as books written by Sunil Shantha, biography and reminiscence, were used to collect qualitative data. The multicultural music influences such as western music, North Indian hindusthani music, church music and Sri Lankan folk music could be identified in the creations created by Sunil Shantha. Using above various traditions of music he was able to create his own musical pattern with the set of unique features. Through this study researcher was able to identify the impact of above mentioned song creations on developing local unique song traditionItem The Use of Commercial Videos as Authentic Materials in Improving the Practice of Intercultural Skills of Foreign Language Learners(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Cooray, B.M.S.“The combination of moving picture and sound can present language more comprehensively than any other teaching medium and a video sequence watched in class, makes students more ready to communicate in the target language” Stempleski and Tomalin (1990) “The language teachers can use different commercials for different levels of groups in the same class, or they can use the same commercial, but then focus on different linguistic or cultural elements which would help the students to understand the cultural aspects of the target language country, where access to native speakers and authentic language is limited”. Mori and Young (2010) Although previous research has investigated the use of commercial videos in teaching English as a second language, research based on improving the intercultural skills of Sri Lankan German language learners, using commercial videos, is not yet being conducted. Therefore, this research seeks to identify, how pertinent it is to use commercial videos, as authentic materials, in teaching cultural aspects of the target language country, for Sri Lankan learners, learning German as a foreign language at the Department of Modern Languages, University of Kelaniya. The research sample consisted of first year special degree students and the research was conducted in two teaching sessions, where one session was conducted using a printed reading comprehension text followed by guided questions and the other was conducted using commercial videos based on the same topic. A semi structured interview was arranged with the learners, to identify what cultural aspects of the target language country were identified in each session. The findings of the research revealed, that in contrast to the printed materials, the use of commercial videos have shown a significant effect on word-acquisition, where certain catchy words and phrases repeated in the commercials are easily remembered by the learners. The symbolic use of humor, sarcasm, stereotypes and the messages conveyed indirectly, through both verbal and nonverbal communication in commercials, have being encountered by learners as interesting and helpful in visualizing the real life situations in a more memorable way. Furthermore, the authentic communication situations in commercials have attracted the learner’s attention, where some were reported to be shocked and have experienced certain cultural aspects of the target language country for the first time, in a realistic setting. The interactive activities conducted at the second teaching session have proven, that the use of television commercials, has not only improved the learners’ vocabulary, but also their oral and presentation skills and have assisted them to acquire a broader understanding about the cultural norms, ethics, values and day today life experiences of the native speakers in a more realistic scenarioItem Attitudes towards Sri Lankan English: An Attitudinal Survey in a University Context(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Karunanayake, S.Sri Lankan English makes sense for anyone who had resided in Sri Lanka. In the words of Michael Meyler, "Sri Lankan English is the language spoken and understood by those Sri Lankans who speak English as their first language, and/or who are bilingual in English and Sinhala or Tamil." In other words, those are the heavily localized words and phrases used by Sri Lankans when expressing themselves in English. Although there are a significant number of Sri Lankans who use English as their first language, the establishment of Sri Lankan English as a separate variety has not been realized so far. Presumably, part of the problem has always been with reference to the attitudes towards Sri Lankan English (SLE). Hence, this research aims at investigating the attitudes towards Sri Lankan English. Thereby, the researcher anticipates to find some implication regarding the variety status of Sri Lankan English. The population selected for the study was the second year undergraduates of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, those who use English as their second language. Sample selected was 100 undergraduates representing four faculties. It was drawn using simple random sampling so that each person had the chance of getting selected. A questionnaire was used as the main tool of primary data collection which was a combination of both closed-ended and open-ended questions. The secondary data was gathered using related journals, newspapers, theses and online sources. As the sample has been selected to represent four faculties of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, the undergraduates displayed an attitudinal difference towards Sri Lankan English in accordance with the specific disciplines that are being followed by them. The results of the questionnaire suggested that for most of the undergraduates, the term “Sri Lankan English” carried connotations of ‘broken English’ or something ‘substandard’ and ‘inferior’. They believed that Sri Lankan English is used by those who are uneducated and are not quite familiar with English. A majority of undergraduates aspired to speak ‘British English’ and nothing less. Despite their specific disciplines, most of the participants declared that they speak British English or the Queen’s English and they are of the perception that Sri Lankans speak British English. Interestingly, although there were few undergraduates who were generally positive in their attitude towards Sri Lankan English, they remained relatively unaware of what exactly it consists of and how it differs from Standard EnglishItem Impact of Banking Services on Deposit Mobilization in Sri Lanka(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Gunasekara, K.D.H.Deposit mobilization is the main function of financial institutions, where it is dominated by the banks. It is a process of collecting cash from public through their current, savings and fixed accounts and other specialized schemes, by financial institutes. Generally acknowledged that banks are service oriented organizations and the quality service delivery can affect all the activities that a bank performs. The quality of banking services mainly depends on several factors as, Branching Policy: the expansion of banking facilities and when providing facilities, accessibility is also an important factor, innovative approaches, interest rate policy, more incentives to depositors, more incentives to bank employees when achieving targets on deposit mobilization, training for bank employees and expansion of infrastructure ensure the quality service. Therefore, to assess the impact of banking services on deposit mobilization, the study was employed descriptive statistics, comparison of means and regression analysis. There were 120 respondents have been selected as the sample, by following stratified random sampling method, where Dutugemunu Street-Dehiwala (urban area), Mandawala-kirindiwela (rural area) and Ihala Biyanwila-Kadawatha (semi-urban area) were selected as the sample areas. The research was mainly based on primary data and questionnaires were carried out to obtain primary data. Banking services factor was measured by employing four sub-factors and Likert Scale Five Model has been used to rank the importance of the sub-factors. The study indicates that there is a positive strong correlation between two variables (0.899) and. ꞵ value of the independent variable is 2408.73 and it further indicates, any type of banking service improvement affects to increase deposit amount (Dependent Variable) by Rs. 2408.73 and it is significant by the 5% significant level. Among demographic variables, gender, occupation, education level, income, living area significantly affect for the deposit mobilization (P< 0.05). According to the mean comparison, respondents in both rural and semi-urban area believe that low service charges is the most important sub factor and respondents in urban areas, rank the sub factor: (24x7) service and anywhere connectivity as the most important. According to the analysis, it shows that there is a positive and significant impact of banking services on deposit mobilization decisions of people. Also the residence area is a decisive factor which affects the deposit mobilization decisions of banking customers in Sri Lanka. Therefore, it is useful to consider highly about the quality of the banking services and residential area when implementing strategies to increase deposit mobilizationItem The Effectiveness of the Modulation of Lessons for the Sri Lankan ESL Learning Undergraduates at a State University based on Content-Based Language Teaching in ESL Teaching and Learning(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Gunasinghe, M.P.D.Content-based instruction (CBI) is a significant approach in language education (Brinton, Snow, & Wesche, 1989), designed to provide second-language learners instruction in content and language (hence it is also called content-based language teaching; CBLT). It is considered to be more practical since it uses the learner’s knowledge as a subject matter to teach a language. Language teaching should cater to all four aspects of the language: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The samples for this research are thirty undergraduates who were selected randomly from the Faculty of Commerce and Management representing each department (Finance, Accountancy, HRM and B-com) at the University of Kelaniya and the fifteen DELT lecturers who teach these particular lessons. Their one year English course which is designed by the Department of English Language Teaching at the University of Kelanya is completely based on their main subject areas, hence, it is named as “English for Business Communication”. The course mainly includes lessons on academic writing, business report writing, facing interviews and interviewing, public speaking etc. along with the grammar lessons. The data was collected by distributing two questionnaires for the lecturers and the selected sample of students and the quality and the effectiveness of the lessons were evaluated through their opinion. From the collected data, 65% state that these lessons are effective as it fulfills the English needs of the Commerce faculty students. 43% of the lecturers state the lessons should focus more on speaking. Around 58% of the students mentioned that they need more focus on grammar and vocabulary. However, the overall view is that the CBL method is successful in teaching and learning process. Taking the data into consideration, it is evident that the lessons need an improvement in several areas such as grammar and speaking. Further, the integration of CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) to the lessons would help the lecturers to create a more learner friendly environment within the classroomItem Macronutrients Management of CKD Patients and Effect on Biochemical Parameters and the Clinical Outcome(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Hettigedara, S.N.M.S.Macro nutrients are the Carbohydrate, protein and lipid which are essential for the energy production and metabolism. The requirement of these macronutrients varied according to the CKD stage and the other comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity etc. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is defined as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 60mL/min/1.73 m2 for 3 months or more. If the condition prevails untreated, CKD patients reach End–Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) and majority succumb to death before require renal replacement therapy (RRT) due to cardiovascular morbidity. Dyslipidemia is directly associated with this condition. Thus it is essential to maintain the nutrition balance in diet of a renal impaired person. Therefore, dietitians’ role is necessary to address the underlying cause of CKD patient and develop an individualized, evidence –based nutrition plan to improve patients’ quality of life. This study was conducted at Sri Lanka Police Hospital. Ethical approval was obtained from the Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubovila. Sample size was 98. This was a retrospective descriptive study. Both male (n=54) and female (n=44) pre -dialysis CKD patients who were in stage I –V were included. Patients who were undergoing dialysis and over 80 years were excluded. All the patients were under the pharmacological therapy. The CKD patients were given dietary and life -style modifications and reviewed and monitored at regular intervals by registered dietitian nutritionist based on evidence –based nutrition and approved guidelines. Biochemical data was recorded in a monitoring chart at every visit. Calculated amounts of macro nutrients were given as a portion size. Carbohydrate amount and type were given according to the blood sugar level (45-55% of daily energy intake). Dietary proteins were restricted up to 0.6- 0.9g/kg/body weight based on CKD stage, GFR, and Serum creatinine level. Physically refined coconut oil used as a source of fat (25%- 35% of energy) based on previous research. Data were retrieved from monitoring chart for analysis. Serum creatinine eGFR and lipid profile of CKD patients were analyzed after 1 year of interval. There was a significant decrease in serum creatinine level in 85% (p < 0.05) of the sample and significant increase in e GFR level in 90% (p<0.05) of the sample with compared to the initial levels. Following the intervention 90 % (p < 0.05) of the sample had total cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) within the normal range. The HDL level of 60% (p < 0.05) and of sample was also within the normal range. Improvement of other parameters of lipid profile (LDL) was not significant (p>0.05). Providing a balance diet of with calculated amounts of macronutrients through dietitian nutritionist was effective in management of biochemical parameters of CKD patients. There is no adverse effect of consumption of physically refined coconut oil in appropriate amounts, on the lipid profile of subjectsItem Impact of Provincial Councils of Service Delivery within the Intergovernmental Relations: With Reference to Decentralization In Sri Lanka(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Mudalige, P.Decentralization has developed into an increasingly familiar theme in administrative theory and democratic practices in the global context. Countries have indicated different types of decentralization such as political, administrative, and fiscal for various reasons. The democratization of countries also leads to more decentralization. There were 69 democratic countries in 1989, which raised to 125 by 2014. According to Piccone (2016), 2.28 billion people lived in democratic countries in 1989 that increased to 4.18 billion by 2014. A growing number of countries are introducing decentralization mechanism to promote more efficient service delivery, advance democratic reform, encourage economic growth, and reduce poverty. The meaning of decentralization transmits some part of the central government's powers to sub-national level. The passage into the law of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka and the Provincial Councils Act No. 42 of 1987 to satisfy that demand hailed as the most controversial codification of the 20th century in Sri Lanka. The Provincial Councils established in Sri Lanka function under the supervision of the central government, and a new service delivery system was established under the Provincial Council system to ensure widespread administrative, political, and economic transformation in Sri Lanka. The primary objective of this study is to examine the autonomy of Provincial Councils to provide a better service delivery under the intergovernmental relations in Sri Lanka. The research problem aims to identify the reason(s) for conflicts between devolved subjects in the central government and Provincial Councils, and it emphasises how that result influences the provincial level service delivery system in Sri Lanka. The study used a broad range of secondary sources and textual sources such as reports of the finance commission, central bank reports, official reports of Provincial Councils, and other government legal documents in Sri Lanka. This is a study based on period of 1988 to 2016. The results reveal that decentralization without political, administrative, and fiscal autonomy will not be successful at regional and local levels. Every Provincial Council has financial dehydration, a power struggle with the elected executive and the central government and the appointed executive, and the central government has not yet devolved the Provincial Councils on several subjects. Besides, problems have arisen over the administrative and financial management due to the intervention of the central government for Provincial Council activities. Evidently, Sri Lanka's inter-government relations fail to provide a better service delivery system, and the decentralization process in the country has revealed signs of re-centralization after the establishment of Provincial CouncilsItem The Moderating Effect of Ethnicity on Relationship between Role Demands and Work-Life Balance among Women Lecturers in Sri Lanka(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Welmilla, I.Women lecturers participate in various work and life roles, which can create challenges when trying to balance the pressures and responsibilities associated with each role. This study is particularly relevant for women in the teaching profession specially for the university lecturers. The current study seeks to argue that the constructs of role demands and ethnicity have been neglected in the work-life balance literature in Sri Lankan context. The purpose of this study is to investigate the moderating effect of ethnicity on role demand and the work-life balance of women lecturers in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the study examines the relationship between two aspects of role demands (work and family) and work-life balance among women lecturers in Sri Lanka as well as the role of ethnic identity as a moderator of the relationship. First, to investigate the direct relationship, two exogenous constructs; work demand and family demand and two endogenous constructs namely work satisfaction, family satisfaction were identified. Next, the study was to decide whether the relationship between role demands and work-life balance among women lecturers in Sri Lanka differ on the basis of ethnicity. To test this, ethnicity used as moderating variable and considered the two major ethnic groups in Sri Lanka namely, Sinhala and Tamil. The sample has been selected through random sampling and quantitative research approach has been applied. A questionnaire survey was used to gather data from women lecturers in state universities in Sri Lanka. There were 265 responses were obtained. The structural equation model was used in analyzing the data. First, the result of the study demonstrates that the significant negative relationship between role demands and work-life balance, and it fills a gap in the literature by validating the associations between role demands and work-life balance dimensions. Finally, the study shows that the relationship between role demands and work-life balance is not moderated by ethnic identity. This result is remarkable as this is the first study that presented the outcome of relationships between role demands and work-life balance among women lecturers’ in Sri Lanka as not differing on the basis of ethnicity. This study recognized that women lecturers can improve work life balance by balancing work and family role demands. Furthermore, it was implied that when living under the same economic and social system different ethnic groups gain similar perceptions.Item The Conceptualization of “Escape” as a Benefit of Recreational Consumption(2018) Abeykoon, A.M.S.J.P.; Ramanayaka, A.R.N.D.; Senanayaka, R.M.C.A.This research focuses to conceptualize “escape” as an of recreation consumption. Recreation provides range of benefits. Visitors have their expected level of benefit based the perceived benefit of consumption. As literature shown in the fields of study, visitors expect more “escape” especially when they visit outdoor recreation places. On the other hand, green concept of the natural environment gets more public attention. Management in the field of outdoor recreation has no empirical tools were developed to measure the visiting benefits like “escape” especially in Sri Lankan context. The qualitative approach has been done with thematic analysis to answer the research question. The content of each selected 20 journal articles were coded based on the themes to identify the latent idea of the phenomenon. The analysis of this research revealed the conceptualization of “escape” as a benefit of recreational consumption. These findings reveal that several factors influence for escape. According to that the most influential factors are autonomy, enjoying nature, introspection, social escape and physical escape. Apart from that the factors like self-expression, intellectuality, novelty, reducing tension, sensual enjoyment, cognitive stimulation and relaxation also could be affected. Finally, the paper concludes with suggestion for further research. Accordingly, Escape is a recreation benefit. It is a symptom of psychological pleasure. This can be used to measure SEAPI scale. But this scale is not measured. Accordingly, this research suggests that further How to measure “escape” as a benefit and what are the outdoor recreation consumption indexItem Isolation of a Potential Microbial Agent for Controlling Dengue Vector Mosquitoes in Sri Lanka(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Induwara, R.; Fernando, M.; Ranathunge, T.; Parakrama, G.; Hapugoda, M.Controlling dengue vector mosquito is the most appropriate controlling method for dengue in the absence of an effective drug or a vaccine for dengue viruses. Vector control can be performed using variety of approaches such as environmental management, chemical and biological control etc.; which have been used in recent vector control activities. Due to the development of resistant varieties against chemical insecticides, the present study attempted to identify larvicidal activity of bacteria collected from the natural environment, as an ideal environmental friendly and effective strategy for controlling Aedesaegypti (Linnaeus), a dengue vector mosquito species. Zero dengue infection was reported in Pudumurippu area in the District of Kilinochchi, Northern Province of Sri Lanka in a preliminary survey. Spore forming microbes were isolated through spread plate technique using water and sediment samples collected from a reservoir in Pudumurippu. Larvicidal activity of each isolate was tested by Ae. aegypti third instar Larvae (L3) in vitro. The highest larvicidal activity was observed in an isolated bacterium from a reservoir water sample under laboratory and field conditions. This bacterium was presumptively identified and subjected to 16s-rRNA sequence analysis. Larvicidal activity of this bacterium was compared with a currently used Bacillus thuringiensisisraelensis (Bti). As well as optimum physiological characteristic features of isolated strain was determined by growing the bacteria strain on nutrient agar supplemented with different NaCl concentrations and different pH values. Isolated bacterium was confirmed as a new strain of Bacillus cereus (SL001; MG827268). This bacterial strain showed the highest larvicidal activity at 5% (1×105 CFU/ml), with mean cumulative mortality rate 92±4.1% and 84.2 ±5.3% at 48 hours’ post challenged under laboratory and field conditions respectively. When compared with Bti, this novel strain showed significantly higher (p < 0.05) larvicidal activity. B. cereus (SL001) displayed high growth rate while tolerating wide range of salinity (0-30gL-1) and pH (6-10). Based on the findings, B. cereus (SL001) with the highest larvicide efficiencies could be an ideal candidate for biological controlling of Ae. aegypti dengue vector mosquitoes in Sri Lanka. Further analysis of this bacterium is on going at present.Item An Analysis of Writing Errors of the Korean Language Learners in Sri Lanka(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Diddeniya, C.V.At present, the number of foreigners who learn Korean language is rapidly increasing. There is no exception in Sri Lanka. Students who prefer to learn Korean language are gradually increasing every year. The main goal of conducting Korean language classes is to improve the students’ communication skills. Among the four skills of language learning (Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening), writing is the most difficult aspect. Therefore, it is very essential to develop a suitable methodology to teach Korean language writing in systematical way. The aim of this research is to clarify the writing errors done by Sri Lankan native students, when studying the Korean Language. For this purpose, a research was conducted in the form of a survey among 30 students. A sample of students was chosen from the University of Kelaniya, who study Korean Language as a major subject (2nd year - 15 students, 3rd year -15 students). To identify the errors, an error analysis on survey data has been done. The analysis was divided in to two parts, the word dimension and the sentence dimension. According to survey, more errors occurred in sentence dimension than word dimension. Word dimension was subdivided in to three major categories and sentence dimension was subdivided in to nine major categories. By analyzing answers of survey the most occurring writing errors in Sri Lankan native students have been identified. Moreover, by applying the proposed method in teaching environment, I expect improvement in Korean language writing education and also hope to contribute in developing learner's Korean language skill. One of the significant benefits of this study is that it attempts to investigate the students’ errors in their Korean writing. I strongly believe that the results of this study will facilitate the teaching and learning processItem Impact of Banking Services on Deposit Mobilization in Sri Lanka(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Gunasekara, K.D.H.Deposit mobilization is the main function of financial institutions, where it is dominated by the banks. It is a process of collecting cash from public through their current, savings and fixed accounts and other specialized schemes, by financial institutes. Generally acknowledged that banks are service oriented organizations and the quality service delivery can affect all the activities that a bank performs. The quality of banking services mainly depends on several factors as, Branching Policy: the expansion of banking facilities and when providing facilities, accessibility is also an important factor, innovative approaches, interest rate policy, more incentives to depositors, more incentives to bank employees when achieving targets on deposit mobilization, training for bank employees and expansion of infrastructure ensure the quality service. Therefore, to assess the impact of banking services on deposit mobilization, the study was employed descriptive statistics, comparison of means and regression analysis. There were 120 respondents have been selected as the sample, by following stratified random sampling method, where Dutugemunu Street-Dehiwala (urban area), Mandawala-kirindiwela (rural area) and Ihala Biyanwila-Kadawatha (semi-urban area) were selected as the sample areas. The research was mainly based on primary data and questionnaires were carried out to obtain primary data. Banking services factor was measured by employing four sub-factors and Likert Scale Five Model has been used to rank the importance of the sub-factors. The study indicates that there is a positive strong correlation between two variables (0.899) and. ꞵ value of the independent variable is 2408.73 and it further indicates, any type of banking service improvement affects to increase deposit amount (Dependent Variable) by Rs. 2408.73 and it is significant by the 5% significant level. Among demographic variables, gender, occupation, education level, income, living area significantly affect for the deposit mobilization (P< 0.05). According to the mean comparison, respondents in both rural and semi-urban area believe that low service charges is the most important sub factor and respondents in urban areas, rank the sub factor: (24x7) service and anywhere connectivity as the most important. According to the analysis, it shows that there is a positive and significant impact of banking services on deposit mobilization decisions of people. Also the residence area is a decisive factor which affects the deposit mobilization decisions of banking customers in Sri Lanka. Therefore, it is useful to consider highly about the quality of the banking services and residential area when implementing strategies to increase deposit mobilizationItem Vocabulary Learning Strategies of Engineering Sciences Students(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Manchanayaka, S.The aim of this paper is to analyze the vocabulary learning strategies and enumerating the number of vocabulary learning strategies used by the participants. The problem investigated in the study is the poor vocabulary of the participants affecting their academic performance. A rich vocabulary is needed to perform well in engineering sciences and on a close investigation, it was confirmed that their repertoire of technical terms is poor. The low-frequency technical terms are important to the participants and their poor vocabulary of technical terms is an issue that even challenge their teachers. Their vocabulary is limited and that hinders their performance. A cross-sectional quantitative study was done and the data were collected through a questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of 63 strategies and it is a modified version of Schmitt's (1997) Vocabulary Learning Inventory which is used to analyze and enumerate the number of vocabulary learning strategies of second language learners. This Vocabulary Learning Inventory included seven new strategies designed by the researcher to measure the digital strategies used by the participants. Simple descriptive statistical analyses were run on the data. This study is significant as the vocabulary learning strategies of engineering sciences students have not been fully investigated and the number of vocabulary learning strategies has not been documented. This significance motivated the researcher to fully investigate the vocabulary learning strategies of the participants. Findings concluded that digital strategies are used more frequently than the other traditional vocabulary learning strategies. Findings further confirmed that the participants used electronic devices and software programmes to learn technical terms leaving behind the traditional paper dictionaries. The statistical analyses confirmed that technical terms are more crucial than general service words in the participants' specializationsItem Use of Journals among Law Students in the University of Colombo, Law College & KDU(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Sumanadewa, S.; Dayananda, D.Information is an indispensable for human development as air is essential for the survival of all living organisms on earth. Information technology enabled services fulfill the information needs of the users at the right time in the right place to the right person. Among variety of resources, journals are important to access the latest information. The objectives of the study are to identify the necessity of using journals by Law students and to find out issues they have to face in retrieving, using or content. The study is based on survey research strategy. Questionnaires were used for the data collection. Microsoft Excel was used to analyze the collected data. Under the survey research method, three institutions were used as the sample and also used 150 Law students in mentioned institutions. Result reveals that the most of the students used journals for them researches and assignments. Issues of they have to face were lack of awareness of Law journals in their libraries. Consumption on finding journals articles which they required. The studies suggest raise awareness of readers about the coordination of periodical section journal and also the seeking of journals, using the systematic and continual searching tricks and methods for easing off the accession in to journal. Presenting the newly acquired journals for readers and publishing hand book consisted information of periodical section for raising awareness of users about latest journals by the libraryItem Issues and Influences Affecting the Global Tourism and Hospitality Industry(19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Wijesooriya, T.N.Tourism and hospitality industry have become a pillar of economic growth in modern world and provides an enormous opportunity to achieve the tremendous economic, social, cultural, environmental and heritage value. Major factors that contribute to the variations in the industry can be identified as varying fashions, people’s expectations, technological development, business requirements etc. Being a sensitive industry, global as well as governmental issues and influences alike terrorist attacks, political instability, health pandemics, natural disasters, visa restrictions and tourism policies have affected to the growth of tourism and hospitality industry. Future advancement and success of the industry also depends on recognizing trends such as paid holiday entitlement, disposable income which will drive future lifestyle habits and consumer expectations. Influences from the external factors like cooperate social responsibility, ethical tourism and sustainability also classify as the key factors for the development of the industry. The purpose of the research on “Issues and influences affecting the global tourism and hospitality Industry” is to investigate the current issues and influences in the industry in a systematic way by analyzing it and provide recommendation for improve it for the future expansion. The data of the study is derived from the literature review, document analysis and observation. Practical implication of the study is to explore the issues and influences affecting in the industry within the key titles criterion of the tourism and hospitality industry and ultimately focusing on sustainability