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The ABC of Reciprocal Learning at the Post Graduate Level: The Co-learning Experience of Sri Lankans at one University in Australia

Fitzsimmons, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

This paper discusses the experience of one cohort of Sri Lankan academics as they undertook a masters programme in an education faculty at one Australian university. As part of World Bank project, several groups of Sri ...
Abuse Potentials of the University Students

Weliange, W.S.; Kularatne, M.G. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Lack of facilities for various extra-curricular activities for all the students in the university community is one of the major reasons for student unrest in Sri Lanka. According to the investigation carried out in 1988, ...
Agriculture Sector in Sri Lanka Fifty Years after Western Colonization: Impacts, Trends and Future Perspectives

Mudalige, U.J.; Somarathne, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Until western colonial powers impacted on Sri Lanka about five hundred years ago, it was considered as a subsistence agriculture-based economy with paddy as the major agricultural crop. The structure of the agricultural ...
Alternatives to Power Crisis: Economics of Two Dendropower Plants in Sri Lanka

Chaturika, G.D.P.N.; Gunawardena, U.A.D.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Dendropower is a variety of thermal power generated using fuel wood as the raw material for producing thermal energy or electricity as the final output. Dendropower can be proposed as an option to the existing power ...
An Analysis of the Prevailing Statistics Education in Sri Lanka and Feasible Solutions to Uplift it

Wickramasinghe, R.I.P.; Indralingm, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Teaching statistics has not been an easy task in comparison with other disciplines. This is the common complain made by most of the teachers at all levels who teach statistics in Sri Lanka. Though the situation is such, ...
An Anthropological Analysis on the Present Face of Ancient Hydraulic Civilization in Sri Lanka: With Special Reference to the Socio Economic and Cultural Study on Kapirikgama Cascade of North Central Province

Perera, S.; Jayatilleke, Y.D.; Jayasiri, J. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

A special feature of the Sinhala civilization of ancient Sri Lanka was its irrigation network. The purpose of this system was to impound the water in a reservoir during the rainy season and release it through channels ...
Archaeology: The Three Savants in the Field of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monastic Architecture

Gunawardhana, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The Department of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya was established in 1979. Serving the department were three Professors, namely Abhaya Ariyasinghe, Senake Bandaranayake and H.T Basnayake, serving at different times, ...
ASEAN 5 founding nations and SAARC nations: A comparison

Jayanthakumaran, K. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

This paper intends to compare intra-ASEAN’s (of the 5 founding nations) exports and income with intra-SAARC’s (of the 7 founding nations) performance. Intra- ASEAN’s three different historical policy interventions are: ...
Aspects of intercultural communication in Foreign Language Teaching in Sri Lanka

Premawardhena, N.S. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Foreign language teaching in the present day strives to promote an intercultural approach to language teaching in order to create an awareness of the interplay between language and culture. It is noteworthy that there ...
Assessment of innovative business opportunities and models to serve aging population in Sri Lanka

Pathiratna, L.P.S.M.; Dasanayake, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

In year 2040, Sri Lanka will have a 36 per cent of old age dependants in their total population. However, these changes in age structure have some important implications and repercussions; which can either be favourable ...
Audience Acculturation as an Organizational Control Strategy: Transferability of Japanese Management Practices to Sri Lankan Workers: Case Study of Harness Lanka Ltd

Rathnasiri, C.; Pallewatta, R. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

This paper aims to examine the role of culture building process of an organization and its influence on the effectiveness in establishing desired organizational controls. It further highlights the function of organizational ...
Autoregressive Modelling Approach to Forecasting Paddy Yield

Cooray, T.M.J.A. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

This study was carried out to evaluate the alternative univariate time series modelling approaches for main agricultural output in Sri Lanka. For the purpose of the study total production of paddy were used. Those values ...
Budgetary Participation and Managerial Performance of Functional Managers in Sri Lankan Manufacturing Companies: An Empirical Study

Lalani, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Though participation in budgeting has been the most widely studied issue in management accounting research in the world, it seems that none of the research in Sri Lanka has attempted to look into this issue. Several ...
The Case of Sri Lankan Fisheries Sector: Case Study Based on Selected Rural Fishing Areas and the Institutions Involved in Fisheries Sector

Perera, L.B.; Dasanayaka, S.W.S.B. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Sri Lankan fisheries sector contributed nearly 2.5 per cent to the country's national income which is a marginal increase by 0.6 compared to the GDP of negative 6.1% in 2003. Through out the Sri Lankan coastal line there ...
Challenges Faced by the Sri Lanka Army on Implementing International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights

Herath, I.H.M.N.N. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Ancient rulers respected the ‘laws of war’ ensuring protection, treatment and wellbeing of captured combatants and people. Soldiers fought wars while farmers sowing their paddy fields. During the 2nd century BC King ...
Changes in the Trade Policy Regime in Sri Lanka

Tennakoon, U.A. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Sri Lanka has experienced a series of changes in its trade policy regime. The objective of this paper is to examine the changes of the Sri Lanka’s trade policy regime since the independence in 1948. At independence, Sri ...
Changes of Shoreline in Western Coast in Sri Lanka from 1935 to 2005

Amarasinghe, A.G. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Changes in shoreline, vertically and horizontally relatively to mean sea level, are natural and continuous processes. Shoreline can change spatially and temporally altering the physical features of the coastal zone. This ...
Changing Consumer Preferences and Urban Buyer Behaviour: The Case of Sri Lanka

Vishvanathan, D.; Karunaratne, H.D. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

According to the recent Consumer Finances and Socio-Economic Survey 2003/2004 conducted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the behavioural patterns of urban consumer have drastically changed during the past two decades. ...
Characteristics of Undergraduates Who Frequently Consult University Medical Officers, and Workload Generated by them

Jayatissa, J. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

Health of undergraduates, both physical and mental, is an important prerequisite to academic and personal development. In Srilanka, National Universities provide primary medical care to all internal students free of ...
A Clash of Cultures - A Comparative Analysis of Portuguese, Dutch and British Burgherdom in Sri Lanka and Australia

Rabot, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)

The expansion and impact of Western colonization saw the dominance of Portugal in the East during the 16th century. Portuguese occupation and colonization of the maritime provinces of Sri Lanka in 1505, resulted in a ...

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