ICSS 2016: Recent submissions

  • Effectiveness of Households Level Solid Waste Management Practices in Gampaha District in Sri Lanka 
    Premathilake, A. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The haphazard disposal of waste pose risks to the environment and affect the health of humans and animals leading to serious economic and social issues. Therefore, safe solid waste management (SWM) practice is of utmost ...
  • A Study of the Relationship between Gross Domestic Product and the Budget Deficit 
    Fernando, K.C.L. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Sri Lanka is a less developed country. Because of that, the policy strategies of the government were focused on the further consolidation of the fiscal deficit while supporting the objective of achieving a sustainable and ...
  • Issues and Solutions for Municipal Waste Management in Sri Lanka 
    Kularatnte, M.G.; Amarasinghe, A.G.; Premarathna, W.M.A.G.H.; Premarathna, W.M.A.G.H.; Dharmasiri, L.M.; Chandrasena, U.A.; Sakalasooriya, N.; Waniganeththi, G.; Fernando, V.; Rathnasekara, S.; Wijesekara, S.; Senarathna, D.; Arunashantha, S. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The waste disposed into the open environment from day today human activities, gradually has increased and created significant socio- economic, health and environmental issues. Ultimately it has become a burning political ...
  • Influence of corporate social responsibility on firms’ profitability: evidence from banking sector in Sri Lanka 
    Harshana, S.D.; Kumara, I.M.N.S.; Dissanayake, B.M.N.B. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    According to one of the most frequently cited definitions, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction ...
  • A Study of the Awareness of Sexual and Reproductive Health among Unmarried Young Women 
    Lakmali, W.A.K.U.A. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Reproductive health affects the lives of women and men from conception to birth, through adolescence to old age, and includes the attainment and maintenance of good health as well as the prevention and treatment of ill-health. ...
  • Technical Efficiency of Small Scale Dairy Farming in Sri Lanka 
    Sheromiha, S.; Kularatne, M.G. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The lack of understanding of technical efficiency of small scale dairy farming could have a far-reaching consequence on the productivity and profitability of the farms, and the potentially restricts the need to boost the ...
  • The Role of Brahmins in Mediaeval Sri Lanka 
    Sudharmawathie, J.M. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Indian influence is evident in shaping up of the Sri Lankan society from ancient times. According to historical sources, Sri Lanka was inhabited by groups of people from India who immigrated from time to time .One of the ...
  • The Impact of Past Education Performance on Grade Point Average: in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka 
    Chathuranga, C.D. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    As a performance indicator, it is important to study the impact of past education performance on students’ GPA, since the GPA pays a key role in the university system in Sri Lanka. The primary objective of the study is to ...
  • Consumer’s knowledge, attitudes and willingness to pay (WTP) for co-compost produced by Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) 
    Shantha, K.M.S.U.; Kularatne, M.G. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Improper MSW management and over use of agro-chemicals have become burning issues in Sri Lanka. Most of the Sri Lankan Local Authorities (LAs) have continuously disposed their wastes without adequate segregation or treatment ...
  • A Contextual Framework to Guide the Introduction and Use of e-learning 
    Suraweera, S.A.D.H.N.; Liew, C.L.; Cranefield, J. (Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    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. ...
  • 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 ...

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