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Item A Study of persons who deal with the banking system in Sri Lanka(5th National Conference on Applied Social Statistics (NRCASS) - 2019, Department of Social Statistics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Liyanage, K. D.; Dias, K. M. G. M.There are three major categories of institutions that are subject to licensing, regulation and supervision by the Central Bank in the public interest because they accept deposits from the general public. They are licensed commercial banks, licensed specialized banks and registered finance companies. There are 23 licensed commercial banks, of which, 11 are locally incorporated banks while the other 12 are local branches of foreign banks. They all have a total of 1,711 branches and other service outlets spread throughout the country. According to this study examined the find out whether there are more people in Sri Lanka looking at State Banks and Commercial Banks. The main objective of this study is to investigate the reasons for doing business with more Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka. The core objectives are Investigate whether there is a difference in the use of banks by the level of Education and Investigate whether there is a difference in the use of banks by the level of Income and Investigate whether there is a difference in the use of banks by the According to the nature of employment. The study was analysis sample size of 50 participants 25 who transactions with State Banks and 25 who transactions with Commercial Banks in Colombo District. According to the findings are there seems to be no difference between the state bank and commercial bank when it comes to in the level’s investment and education. And people in Sri Lanka make extra savings with commercial banks. Finally, our conclusion is that in Sri Lanka people in excess deal with commercial banks in relation to the state banksItem Effectiveness of Inclusive Education in Sri Lanka: Special reference to Western Province(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Siriwardene, C.; Sanjeewa, A.H.I.People are born in disabled or they can be disabled by accidently where ever they live. The research proves that the 10% of world population are disabled and according to the UNDP (2009a) report there are 02 million children of world population are disabled and UNESCAP (2010) stated that 07% of population of Sri Lanka is disabled out of that 2.5% are representing children. The Sri Lankan government has already taken actions to take care of them as citizen of the country and formulated the policy to face the issue constructively. As a result of that the then Ministry of Social Services activated the policy to protect the rights of people with disability since year 1996. In the system of education, the Sri Lankan government introduced the inclusive education to serve the rights of them sitting with other children in schools. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were using for the research and the main objective of this research to find out the effectiveness of inclusive education in education system Sri Lanka. Introducing new education system should be more effective and meaningful to the system to provide best education in all level in necessary. Education policy reviewing and formulating new policies focusing on the matter is compulsory for further development of the education without ignoring special need children.Item Impact of food pattern and Socio-economic Factors on Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in North Central Province(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Weerasekara, C.B.M.P.D.; Sulochana, M.High prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease was identified in North Central Province in the last few decades. Causative factor for Chronic Kidney Disease in North Central Province is still unknown. Therefore, main objective of this research was to identify the impact of food pattern and socioeconomic factors on CKD of unknown etiology in North Central Province. Research problem of this research was whether the food pattern and socioeconomic factors impact on CKDu in North Central Province? Data collected to the research through questionnaires which have given to the 200 CKDu patients in Kabithigollawa Divisional Secretariat in Anuradhapura and also Thamankaduwa Divisional Secretariat in Polonaruwa since the CKDu patients’ population is high in these areas. Simple random sampling method used to collect data from CKDu patients in this research. The dependent variable of this research was probability of having CKDu in North Central Province and independent variables were education, food pattern, income and occupation. When consider about the sample there were 63% males and 37% females. Majority of the sample consisted of persons within the age group of 56 years to 65 years. 50% of the sample has only studied up to grade 6 or above up to grade 11. Majority of the sample are farmers (65%), there are 28 % patients who are unemployed due to chronic kidney disease. Moreover 32 patients in the sample are unemployed. Maximum income of the CKDu patients were 67000/=. According to the research 90% use pipe born water provide from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board for as drinking water but 65% patients still use water pumped through shallow wells for cooking purposes. 53% of the sample consume foods taken from their plantation and from the market. 55% use carbonic fertilizers for their own plantations. Majority of patients which means 25% drink 3L water per day. 82% patients use coconut oil for cooking purposes and 10% of the sample use palm oil. According to the research male farmers have high risk of affecting from CKDu. Moreover, food patterns of the patients mostly consumption of water should be considered by the people who live in North Central ProvinceItem A Study on the Career and Professional Educational Prospects for the Post-Advanced Level Examination Leavers.(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017) Sandamali, L.G.K.; Sandamali, G.R.N.Professional and career education is a vital concept in modern world. There is a rapid changing in professional and career advancement sector because of development of mass communication and technological field. Traditional trades and jobs are sinking and modern jobs are blooming at present with the help of development of technology. There are no enough suitable persons for those modern job vacancies. Advanced Level Exam leavers who are the majority facing this pitiful situation. Therefore, the government has decided to make an amendment in whole education system to avoid this situation. It has planned to change the system according to the changes of 21st century. In this study, it was considered about, what are the needs and wants of job seekers? What are the barriers in professional world? For examine a matter it used primary and secondary data. 200 students of several schools in Matara district were questioned as primary data and magazines, books, reports and internet used as secondary data. Data examined by using logistic regression models and cross tabs, descriptive statistics methods. Most school leavers expecting white color jobs, particularly the government jobs. Most students have not enough English knowledge, poor family backgrounds, less of guidance and economical unbalances are other reasons. To avoid this situation, it is proposed some suggestions. Professional and career education should be introduced in to the Advanced Level syllabus and English should introduced as subject, which develop students soft-skills. Making it a compulsory subject.Item A study of the Literacy Rate of Rural Secondary School Children (Rambewa Educational Division in the Anuradhapura District).(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017) Ranasinghe, U.R.N.S.; Lakmali, D.M.I.Rural development and urban development plays a crucial role in the development of a country knowledge for the children in a Country. The School is the place that provides knowledge for the children in a country. The primary objective of the school is to make a knowledgeable society to the country. The information literacy can be given as one important concept for this. Accordingly, skill on information literacy for exploring information for student’s academic purposes and other purpose is timely needed. Therefore, the level of information literacy on rural school are less than urban schools in present context. The purpose of this study is to explore the literacy skills of the secondary school children and to identify the reasons for their lack of knowledge in information literacy. The sample was obtained from a random sample from 10 secondary schools in grade 10 to grade 11 in the Rambewa educational division in the Anuradhapura district. The random sampling method was used. A questionnaire was designed and collected the data using this tool. The study demonstrated that children’s literacy rate in rural areas are comparatively low in terms of literacy rate in schoolchildren of urban areas. The main reason for this was the scarcity of resources. Such as lack of library facilities and lack of knowledge on information, literacy of both teachers and students also found through the study.Item International Research Publications on Education in Sri Lanka: A Scientomeric Study.(Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka., 2017) Navaneethakrishnan, S.; Raja, S.; Kupeshan, R.Quantitative studies of scholarly communication activities tend to have a better understanding of phenomena of construction, dissemination and use of scientific and technical knowledge. Nowadays scientometrics is considered as a standard tool of science policy and research management. It is also realized that this is the opportune time for the library professionals to study the current trend of Sri Lankan education system in the view international scholars to identify the role of the libraries in fulfilling the obligations specified in these research studies. This study was carried out with the intention to analyze the international research publications on education in Sri Lanka. The process of selection of publications was utilizing scientometric approach of research publications indexed by the web of science (WoS) database. Quantitative research methodological approach was taken, based on scientometric analysis. Results of this study shows a total of 201 publications were released by the Global scientists in education during 2010-2016 which received 4873 citations. The mean number of publications per year was 16.57%. It states that globally 9.45percents of items were from lone authors, pursued by 16.42% authors by double authors etc. 0.91 percent of collaborative author’s articles released throughout the study periods. The value of a mean RGR of publications which declined from 3.32 in 2010 to 0.32 in 2016, simultaneously the values of doubling time (Dt) of publications expanded from 0.21 in 2010 to 3.04 in 2016. The high frequency keywords were “Sri lanka” 109 (54.2%, TCLS 14, TGCS 332). The foremost cited quotation is Katulanda P, 2008, diabetic med, V25, P1062, DOI 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02523.x. The suggestion of this research is to setup an enabling environment for more studies across the nations on Sri Lankan education and international researchers need to be encouraged on this.Item Community Symbols in State Institutions: Presence and Implications(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017) Ashraf, M.A.This paper investigates the presence of community symbols in the state institutions in India. It introduces the idea of symbolic interaction in these state institutions and the exclusionary practice through those symbols, on the grounds of community identities such as religion, caste and ethnicity, is a major focus of this study. Drawing correlations with the ideas of many sociologists and anthropologists like Althusser, Foucault, Emile Durkheim and Mary Douglas who have elaborated the affiliation of identity and symbols and also the social importance of community symbols for unity and seclusion among society from critical sociological perspective. It has been observed that, there is strong nexus of government and the dominant community in the state institutions, and the interdependency of their existence, as the political creates the space through social and religious instruments which communicate through the symbols and on the other hand social gets the power from political, for sustenance and growth. It is also found that social issue of ‘exclusion’ makes the power relation visible in the democratic-secular state institutions and the tool of exclusion is based on community symbols. So the discussion is about the duality of ideology and the practice in state institutions resultant, how it is visible form of discrimination and exclusion.Item Strategies of Reconciliation through Education and Research(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Vitharana, S.; Sumedha, K.; Jayaweera, S.; Manuratne, P.Postwar Sri Lanka has explored several modes and models of reconciliation as part of its effort to address the deep ethnic divide that still affects the country. Ultra-nationalist groups continue to create discourses and forums that destroy the potential for any sustainable peace among the various ethno-religious groups that were affected by the conflict. Attempts at creating discourses on reconciliation do not always occur at the grassroots level, often employing top-down models that prove unsustainable in the long run. In this research, we theorize a pedagogical exercise in which we participated as lecturers at the University of Kelaniya. A group of Third Year Sociology students were required to conduct a field research as part of their study program. The study involved a field trip to Tirukkovil and Karaitivu in two consecutive years, two Divisional Secretariats in the Eastern Province. The students had to be part of home-stays that involved close cultural contact with the host community. In this paper, we explore how the experience of being part of this research project can be theorized in terms of pedagogical strategies for reconciliation. Drawing on this experience, and the insights of the Freirean model of education, we explore the limits and challenges of traditional modes of delivering information such as lectures and presentations. We argue that informal modes of cultural exchange, operating at the grassroots level, facilitate ethnic reconciliation more effectively than traditional modes of delivery.Item Community Symbols in State Institutions: Presence and Implications(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Ashraf, M.A.This paper investigates the presence of community symbols in the state institutions (in India). It introduces the idea of symbolic interaction in these state institutions and the exclusionary practice through those symbols, on the grounds of community identities such as religion, caste and ethnicity, is a major focus of this study. In pursuit of a critical examination of the claims of secularism through a qualitative study, the researcher adopted observation method and analysis as a suitable method. The public higher educational institution is chosen the site of study because it has a direct public interaction for its existence. The researcher also conducted in-depth interviews using semi-structured interview guide with the students belonging to different educational institutions as the focus of this research is based on exploration of educational institutes which are identified as ideological state apparatus by Althusser. This idea exclusively talks about power and authority expressed through educational means, while discussing the idea of local forms of power. Foucault takes major inputs from the Althusser’s concept of Ideological State Apparatus because education also has great contribution in our socialization. Also followed the ideas of Emile Durkheim and Mary Douglas and others who have elaborated the affiliation of identity and symbols and social importance of community symbols for unity and seclusion among society. Findings from this research it was been observed that, there is strong nexus of government and the dominant community in the state institutions, and the interdependency of their existence, of political social and religious instruments which communicate through the symbols On the other hand social gets the power from political, for sustenance and growth. It is also found that social issue of ‘exclusion’ makes the power relation visible in the democratic-secular state institutions and the tool of exclusion is based on community symbols. So the overall discussion is about the duality of ideology and practice in state institutions.Item A Contextual Framework to Guide the Introduction and Use of e-learning(Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Suraweera, S.A.D.H.N.; Liew, C.L.; Cranefield, J.In Sri Lanka, under the government’s vision of higher education, Information Management (IM) education is seen as important for fostering the development of a high quality market-oriented and knowledge-based society. However, a number of barriers currently restrict access to IM education by Sri Lankan information workers: the provision of education is limited to face-to-face teaching at three institutions in the Colombo (capital city) area, and the country’s physical infrastructure makes it difficult for full-time workers to attend classes without missing substantial work time. This results in IM employer reluctance to support education. Hence there is a growing need to provide equity of access to IM education. In response to World Bank reports, the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (QAAC) of Sri Lanka aims to foster transformative change in IM education with the goal of increasing equality of access to IM education through the use of e-learning. This research was guided by two questions: (i) what are the contextual factors and (ii) how do these factors affect the introduction and use of e-learning in tertiary-level IM education in Sri Lanka? An interpretive case study research was conducted. Thirty semistructured interviews were conducted with information management education providers, existing e-learning providers and relevant stakeholders, and three focus group discussions were conducted with information workers and academics. Relevant documents were also analysed: (i) official government documents (ii) official documents from private sources and other internal records; and (iii) relevant internet resources. Fullan’s educational change theory and Hofstede, Hofstede, and Minkov’s cultural dimensions provided a basis for a conceptual model to guide the process of data collection and analysis in this study to gain an understanding of factors affecting the introduction and use of e-learning. A key outcome of this study is the development of a contextual framework to guide the introduction and use of e-learning in IM education in developing country context like Sri Lanka. Factors that are perceived to have an impact on the introduction and use of elearning were found at different levels. Macro-level factors included social and cultural factors, governmental factors, and technological factors. Meso-level factors included resistance to pedagogical change, lack of human and other resources, lack of collaboration/partnership among stakeholders and collective perception of e-learning acceptance. The findings of this study have implications for IM educators and practice in the forms of development of policies, implementation of e-learning, and prioritization and allocation of resources.