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{"title":"The Spatial Variation of Mugil cephalus in the Negombo Estuary in Relation to Physico-chemical Parameters","authors":"B. Mendis, M. Najim, H. Kithsiri, Lahiru Udayangana","doi":"10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.54","url":null,"abstract":"Analysis of physico - chemical parameters gives an insight to the spatial distribution of Mugil cephalus in Negombo estuary. The present study was carried out to the spatial distribution of Mugil cephalus that is governed by the physico - chemical parameters in bottom overlying surface water in Negombo estuary, Sri Lanka. Samplings at selected sites were done during one year study period from January 2017 to December 2017. During this study, fish (Mugil cephalus) and water samples were collected at Sea mouth, Duwa, Pitipana, Munnakkaraya, Dungalpitya, Dandugam Oya and Katunayake sites. Physico - chemical parameters such as the water temperature, salinity, pH, DO, electrical conductivity, BOD, COD and nutrients levels in the bottom overlying water were measured and analyzed using employing standards methods. The results revealed that salinity, pH, EC, BOD and nutrient levels were below the maximum permissible limits of the discharge industrial wastewater quality standards of the Central Environmental Authority (CEA), Sri Lanka. The COD levels were higher than the permissible threshold limits. The seasonality in the physico - chemical levels of water were observed with a peak period from May/June and October/November, which apparently coincided with the inter monsoonal periods of the island.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116322027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enriching Academic Vocabulary of the Undergraduates in Technological Study Stream in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Exploration of the Effectiveness of Virtual Blended and Face-To-Face Modes","authors":"R. Dharmawardene, T. Weerasinghe, M. Ananda","doi":"10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.55","url":null,"abstract":"This mixed method case study explored and compared the effectiveness of the Virtual Blended Mode (VBM) and the fully F2F mode in improving academic vocabulary of the undergraduates learning English as a Second Language (ESL) in the F2F mode at the Faculty of Technology in the University of Colombo (UOC). The theoretical alignment was Vygotsky’s (1978) Sociocultural Theory and Anderson’s (1977) Schema Theory. The qualitative part of the study included questionnaire responses from 21 visiting lecturers of English, of the Department of English Language Teaching, UOC, on the most commonly used vocabulary strategy to enhance receptive and productive vocabulary of the undergraduates. The quantitative part of the study included a receptive vocabulary test and a productive vocabulary test with 36 test items. Semantic Mapping strategy (Graves, 2008) was used for vocabulary development activities. Two samples consisted of 96 participants with limited prior knowledge and 78 with higher level of prior knowledge in ESL purposefully were selected based on the grades obtained at their G.C.E. A/L Examination in 2016/2017. Both samples were further grouped as VBM and F2F randomly assigning participants. Two experimental (VBM) groups underwent the intervention with 120 academic vocabulary activities using the Learning Management System (LMS) created for this study while the two control groups practiced the same activities in their F2F classes. All participants used the semantic mapping strategy. The LMS was facilitated with the newest feature of the Web 2.0 technology, the BigBlueButton feature enabling the participants to work collaboratively in small groups online. Receptive and productive vocabulary tests were administered to all participants. Rubric was used to assign scores for answers of the tests. Data analysis focused on the receptive and productive levels of improvement in academic vocabulary. The results showed a significant improvement in the receptive vocabulary development of the participants in the VBM groups in both samples who had the opportunity to practice in a better collaborative environment interacting with their peers 10 percent of the time in F2F mode and 90 percent of the time online compared to their counterparts who practiced 100 percent of the time in the F2F mode proving Vygotsky’s (1978) Sociocultural Theory. However, the participants with limited prior knowledge in ESL performed less in productive test compared to their receptive test showing difficulty in using new words in new contexts proving the Schema Theory (Anderson, 1977) while the participants with higher knowledge performed well in the productive tests disregarding the mode of delivery being utilized. Thus, the study highlights the pedagogical implications for teaching academic English in the context of teaching ESL in Universities in Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130958922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Policy Inconsistence in Nigeria (1970-2016)","authors":"M. Kabara, K. Amirthalingam","doi":"10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.53","url":null,"abstract":"Foreign Direct Investment is the dominant and the most reliable source of deficit financing to nations mostly developing and third world characterized with low investible fund since early 80s. This is against the backdrop that investible funds generated from high saving are a necessary condition for economic growth. However, the all-encompassing determinant of FDI is the consistency in the economic policy especially in the third world and developing economies like Nigeria. It is against this that this study seeks to measure the effect of policy inconsistency on the flow of FDI in Nigeria from 1970 to 2016 using Annual and Cumulative Growth Rate approach. The study revealed that policy inconsistency within the period reviewed has a serious impact on the flow of FDI. In line with this, it was part of the recommendations that Nigerian governments at all levels should reduce the rate of policy change and volatility through the design and pursuance of long term economic and FDI related policies with a strong legislation that they must remain uninterrupted even with a change of political leadership.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131272568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Encountering COVID-19: Human Resource Management (HRM) Practices in a Pandemic Crisis","authors":"K. Dissanayake","doi":"10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.52","url":null,"abstract":"Scholars highlight the lack of preparations for unexpected shocks of employment and human resources all over the world, while stressing its possible adverse impacts on work organizations, employees and the economy. Given the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic threat and the dearth of clear findings on how human resource (HR) departments and the HR professionals should encounter a global pandemic, present study aims to examine and inform the basic HR practices to be adopted in a pandemic and prospects for HR professionals in handling such situations. Aim of the study is achieved by reviewing past research findings and relevant information which are available on wider media. Findings suggest a typology of HR practices identified with ‘6Cs’ for the successful handling of human resources in organizations in a pandemic. Further, the study finds a cluster of post-pandemic HR practices to be used, mostly for the service sector organizations, when attempting human resources recovery.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123236569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 16 in former war-torn countries through Peace Education","authors":"Maneesha S. Wanasinghe-Pasqual","doi":"10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.57","url":null,"abstract":"Sustainable Development Goal (SGD) 4 targets education whilst 16 focuses on the promotion of “peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels” (www.sdgs.un.org). Within these two goals are numerous targets (www.undp.org). This paper asserts the inherent link between SDG 16 and SDG 4, which targets to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” (www.sdg4education2030.org/the-goal) can be enhanced by the lens afforded by Peace Education which is interlinked with approaches described through Peacebuilding. Indeed, this paper argues that at the nexus between Peace Education and Peacebuilding, SDGs 4 and 16 can be achieved even in post-war societies. This can be achieved, according to the findings of this research, only if Peace Education: (a) becomes the 4 ‘R’ in formal education and is afforded the same significant role as the three-‘R’s of Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic; (b) stresses on behavioural change as the main aim of the Peace Education program; and (c) understand that Peace Education is the ‘social process through which peace ... is achieved’ (Brock-Utne 2000, 134) and therefore can assist in success of SDG 4 and 16.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125481865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Evolution of International Relations Scholarship and its Praxis in Sri Lanka: A Review of Historical Evidence","authors":"N. Melegoda, Sandunika Hasangani","doi":"10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.56","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/CJMR.V5I1-2.56","url":null,"abstract":"101 years have passed since the birth of the academic discipline of International Relations (IR) at the University College Wales, Aberystwyth in 1919. After approximately 60 years, the discipline was introduced to the academic realms of Sri Lanka, by appointing Dr. Shelton U. Kodikara as the first professor in IR at the University of Colombo. However, Sri Lanka’s praxis of international relations dates back to the pre-colonial times. Arguably, as much historical evidence attests, the praxis of international relations during the early-independence period was materialized in a void of academic expertise. Given this backdrop, the present study reviews the prevailing literature (including primary and secondary historical evidence) on the inception and growth of International Relations as a specific academic discipline of its own identity in Sri Lanka. Below, the authors briefly examine the historical praxis of IR in Sri Lanka, establishment of the discipline in the public university system, including the establishment of the Department of International Relations at the University of Colombo. The status of teaching IR at local universities and the future directions of the discipline receive special attention for the above discussion. The growth of national think tanks focusing on different aspects of the discipline is understood as a positive sign. In addition, the authors also focus on the constructive role played by Ministry of Foreign Relations underpinning the discipline. The study concludes with several suggestions to bridge the gap between the academia and the practitioners of international relations of Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122354666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Goal 16 of Agenda 2030 -Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: A Case Study of Sri Lanka","authors":"N. Wijegoonawardana","doi":"10.4038/cjmr.v4i1.35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/cjmr.v4i1.35","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129385950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New Dimensions in Code-Mixing and the Sri Lankan Case: An Exploratory Study","authors":"Indira J. Mawelle","doi":"10.4038/cjmr.v4i1.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/cjmr.v4i1.39","url":null,"abstract":"Code-switching and code-mixing, two by-products of language contact situations, are widely used linguistic strategies, not only in informal conversational contexts but also in the informal media discourse. The reasons hitherto applicable for the mixing of codes seem non-relevant in some code-mixing situations today. This is true to certain segments of the Sri Lankan media context, too, in that the popular Sri Lankan commercial broadcasting media is accused by prescriptivist groups of making excessive use of code-mixing. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize and explore the seminal research articles available in the field of code alternation so as to better understand the Sri Lankan situation of code-switching and code-mixing, as practiced by its general bilingual populations and by the popular commercial media channels.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123018049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Training Effectiveness: The Case of Quality and Food Safety Training at ABC Company","authors":"G.R.V.C. Nissanka, K. Dissanayake","doi":"10.4038/cjmr.v4i1.37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/cjmr.v4i1.37","url":null,"abstract":"In light of the evidence on ineffectiveness of existing quality and food safety trainings at the ABC company, this study explored the reasons and possible actions for improving the effectiveness of the training programs. The study was designed to cover the entire training process of quality and food safety in a 360 degrees evaluation with the use of the Kirkpatrick’s training evaluation model. The data were gathered from the trainees, trainers, department heads and the human resource department by means of a questionnaire survey and structured interviews. The study covered 65 respondents altogether. The results show the existence of significant gaps in all the steps of the training process of quality and food safety. The gaps are lying in the processes of training needs identification, establishing the training objectives, selecting the training methods, arranging the trainings and evaluating the performances of the trained people. These deficiencies were triggered by the non-availability of a comprehensive training management protocol in ABC Company. It is implied that the identification of training and development as a subsystem would reduce the ineffectiveness of the quality and food safety trainings of the company.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133069837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio-Cultural Aspects of Solid Waste Crisis in Sri Lanka","authors":"Mtm Mahees","doi":"10.4038/cjmr.v3i2.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/cjmr.v3i2.32","url":null,"abstract":"The contemporary societies are facing various environmental issues and challenges due to massive development projects, changing consumption pattern and environmentally harmful attitude. The present human culture continues to dominate and conquer all aspects of nature in an alarming manner. As a result, the so called modern or postmodern man has to experience the extreme climate change, natural disasters, loss of biodiversity, human-wild life conflicts, waste crisis and environmental poverty. The waste crisis (generation, health risk, management and its politics) is one of the leading and threatening socio-environmental problem to Sri Lanka. It is important to understand the hidden and subjective cause of solid waste crisis of Sri Lanka through sociological analysis of socio-cultural factors. The main objective of this paper is to analysis the social and cultural aspects of solid waste generation and disposal in Sri Lanka. The paper is based on the study carried out in four DS divisions of Kandy District and existing secondary data and related literature. The quantitative and qualitative data were collected from shopowners (n=150) and households (n=200) through 350 questionnaire survey and 30 in-depth interviews. This paper has focused more on the qualitative aspects of solid waste crisis of Sri Lankan by exploring the underlining socio-cultural causes of the crisis. The symbolic consumption pattern and its impact on rapid waste generation, higher degree of food waste and development of throwaway society, the cultural notion of dirt and its link with solid waste issue, social class and waste management, socio-ethnic belief and practices and gender aspects of waste generation and disposal are the key sociological factors that found be determining the solid waste crisis of Sri Lanka.","PeriodicalId":269351,"journal":{"name":"Colombo Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Research","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132509942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}