http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/1920 2026-04-22T02:11:52Z 2026-04-22T02:11:52Z Selvarathnam, M.S. Thayaparan, A. Gunathilaka, G.Y.N. http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/4307 2024-05-05T17:50:17Z 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z

DETERMINANTS OF RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION TOWARDS ‘SIRI SARA UYANA’ GOVERNMENT HOUSING COMPLEX IN COLOMBO DISTRICT Selvarathnam, M.S.; Thayaparan, A.; Gunathilaka, G.Y.N. This study investigates the effects of socio-demographic characteristics, physical features of the house, neighbourhood facilities, and maintenance services on the residential satisfaction of the occupants in the ‘Siri Sara Uyana’ government housing complex in the Colombo district. This housing unit consists of 430 occupants and among them, only 150 respondents were randomly selected through a structured questionnaire in the study. The data were collected from February to April 2020 and were analyzed using frequency and ordered probit model. The frequency of residential satisfaction revealed that 61.33 percent of the occupants who live in the housing apartment were not satisfied, whereas 27.33 percent of them were satisfied, followed by only 11.33 percent of them being satisfied neutrally. The results of the ordered probit model showed that the number of family members significantly impacts residential satisfaction. Among the maintenance facilities, plumbing services, corridor maintenance, cleaning services, and elevator facilities significantly impact residential satisfaction. Accessibility to the market, schools and parking were identified as significant factors in the neighbourhood. Further, the size of the bedroom, bathroom and electrical installation were found as physical features that significantly impact residential satisfaction. The findings of the study provide an understanding of the critical factors that facilitate satisfaction or dissatisfaction of the occupants which can play a serious part in making successful housing policies in the future.

2022-12-01T00:00:00Z Sirikanth, Sivakumaran http://repo.lib.sab.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/susl/1921 2022-06-15T07:28:04Z 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z

The status and challenges of the E-Learning in the plantation sector: A Study based on the Covid-19 epidemic in Sri Lanka Sirikanth, Sivakumaran ICT are highly dominating all aspects of Education sector in the world during the Covid-19 pandemic which is not an exception for Sri Lanka. Plantations are one of the most backward communities in Sri Lanka. In this backdrop, this study is “Identify the status and challenges of the E-learning system in the Plantation Sector during the Covid-19 epidemic”. This study adopts mixed approaches and collected primary data using online questionnaire (google form) survey and zoom interviews with students. Secondary data was collected from several resources. The convenience sampling method used to select the 250 Students in plantation and the data were analyzed through SPSS version-25. E-learning System, 90.2% of them are using smartphones, 13% of them are using laptops, and 5.2% of them do not have any device to participate in e-learning and 91.1% utilize the Zoom app, 16.2% use Google Meet use for it. The average computer literacy rate is 11.12% and digital literacy is 19.64% for the last five years in the plantation. Grade 5 students are learning 10.48 hours, and undergraduates are learning 14.67 hours per week. Educational levels have a substantial impact on the cost of online learning. Grade 5 students are very lowly satisfied (mean value=2.65 and SD=0.885) with e-learning, whereas postgraduate students are highly satisfied (mean=3.86, SD=0.378) with the online system. Educational levels are significantly correlated (0.205(P>0.05)) with knowledge improvements through online learning. Primarily, students like e-learning due to Covid-19 (66.4%), while they dislike its lack of network coverage (53.2%). 64.1% of those affected by eyes that begin to burn and itch and 54.7% of those with headaches. The setbacks in social and economic factors and the lack of ICT infrastructure are affecting the e-learning system in the plantations. Therefore, effective policy and institutional measures are vitally important to address these shortcomings and move towards the sustainable development of the e-learning system in plantations as well as Sri Lanka.

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