International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS): Recent submissions

  • Use and economic burden of Social Network: Evidence from Government Employees in Sri Lanka 
    Balasooriya, N.N. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Social media influences various sector in the society and provide certain social benefits as well as costs. Especially it affects the company productivity. Thereby this study was carried out with the objective of identity ...
  • Kandyan Peasantry: The Reality and the Ideological Formation 
    Koggalage, D.T. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The Kandyan peasant community has been the field for several important landmark research works both in the areas of history and sociology. Professor Michael Roberts, Dr. Newton Gunasinghe and Dr. Kumari Jayawardena are ...
  • Ranking Cricket Players According to Their Efficiency of Performances: A Criterion Formulation for a Minimum Error Team Selection 
    Ramanaka, A.R.N.D.; Bandara, K.A.W.P.; Wehigaldeniya, W.G.D.S.; Oshani, P.A.L.; Dilshani, P.Y.H.; Jayantha, K. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This research suggests a new criterion for cricket team selection using data envelopment analysis (DEA) with the objective of selecting a team which has a minimum error in team selection. It proposes a DEA formulation for ...
  • Recommendations for the Development of the School Counseling System in Sri Lanka 
    Subasinghe, W. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Education is the one of most valuable investments made in the 21st century all over the world. Each country allocates considerable amounts of funds from their national income for the education sector. While, in the Sri ...
  • Parental Purposes for Motivating Children to Engage in School-Based Sports 
    Dissanayake, N.B.; Kalansooriya, J.; Kumari, H.V.M.; Arachchige, O.; Pitigala, P.K.G.C. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This Study examines the effects of parental attitudes on children’s school sport participation. It will focus on different people and institutions that are linked to promoting sports in School -aged children. The main ...
  • Newspaper coverage of women’s sports: Special Sports Event in Sri Lanka 
    Kumara, I.M.N.S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There has been a recent interest in research into national media coverage of female sport, particularly single events, but ongoing sporting activities by women are rarely reported. In general, women are well represented ...
  • A Study of the Tourism Industry’s Impact on Visitors’ Satisfaction with a Special Focus on Anuradhapura 
    Senarathna, T.M.C.D. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Anuradhapura is one of the remarkable and ancient cities in Sri Lanka. It is a highly popular destination among historical sites in Sri Lanka leading to cultural tourism, one of the fastest growing tourism niche markets ...
  • Future of Road Traffic Signs in Delhi: Application of Functional Analysis in TRIZ 
    Arjune, V.; Singh, R. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Road safety in India has had little improvement over the years with deaths per lakh population being just over 10 for the last five years. Cities in India are characterized by an increasing urban population coupled with ...
  • The difficulties in Chinese language acquisition of Sinhala speaking students 
    Kandambi, S.U. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Chinese is one of the most ancient languages in the world spoken by the people not only in the mainland of China mainland, but also in other regions. Learning the Chinese language has become important in several countries ...
  • Influence of Demand on investment in Composting by Solid Waste (Case in Gampaha District) 
    Madhusanka, T.U.; Kularatne, M.G. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Organic fertilizer production using solid waste is a growing method of composing today. However, large scale investments on production of organic fertilizer in many of developing countries including Sri Lanka have not met ...
  • Environmental Conservation through Yoga Practice and its Relevance to Contemporary Society 
    Sachithanantham, P.; Thavapraba, S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Environmental conservation is being discussed in various platforms in the 21st century. Every religion in society has many environmental concerns and ecofriendly philosophies in their doctrine related to describing cosmology, ...
  • Digital Divide: Inequality Access of Sri Lankan Society to Digital Media 
    Wimalasir, B.H.D. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The ‘Digital Divide’ exists between all countries according to Pippa Noris and Manual Castells. The Digital Divide creates a gap among peoples. The present world has become a global village. Therefore, developing countries ...
  • The Portrayal of Illegal Migration in the Media 
    Thangaraja, C.S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Irregular migration is a global challenge in the development process. It is defined as a major trend that has the potential for causing serious global impact. Some critics have called this period the ‘Age of Migration’ ...
  • Teaching Research- project-based teaching as ‘win-win’ 
    Hoppe, A. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Being part of a project encourages students to be interested and engaged. Can teaching aiming on projects linked to research at universities be catalysing? In the last years, it has become more important to enhance ...
  • The Impact of Financial Liberalization on the Sri Lankan Economy:1977-2012 
    Adikari, A.M.P. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This study examines the impact of financial liberalization on the Sri Lankan economy over the time series annual data from 1978 to 2012. The study examines the impact of financial liberalization on selected ...
  • The Evolution of Clothing in Sri Lanka: Invisible Imprint of Half nakedness and Current Social Discourse 
    Lasni, U.G.B.J. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Clothing is a symbolic and historical representation of the culture and traditions of any country. Traditional costumes of a country provide unique identity to its members. Whatever the main purpose of clothing is, it ...
  • The Growing Need for a SAARC-ASEAN Platform: South Asian Perspective 
    Wijesinghe, H. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Despite the fact that, today we are living in the Asian century, and the center of global economic gravity is shifting towards the Asia, not adequate effort has been made at all levels in understanding and discovering ...
  • People Management in the Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 
    Katapearachchi, G.K.; Herath, H.M.P.S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is an integrated software solution, typically offered by a vendor as a package that supports the seamless integration of all the information flowing through a company sales, ...
  • Palm leaf manuscripts collection in Daluggolla Rajamaha Viharaya in Kandy district: A Bibliographical Study 
    Kumara, D.G.T.U. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The palm leaf manuscripts can be identified as one of the main information sources for studying and exploring of indigenous knowledge. Presently, information sources (printed and electronic) are widely published and ...
  • Determining intestate inheritance right of a child when biological and presumptive paternity overlaps: Challenges and prospects 
    Thilini, K.N. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Legality of the marriage between the parents directly affects intestate inheritance rights of a child in Si Lanka. Sri Lankan legal system recognizes the presumption of paternity when a child is born to a married ...

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