Mathematics Teacher's Belief on Students' Low Achievements at Junior Secondary Level of Education in Sri Lanka and Their Implications for School Based Teacher Development (SBTD)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhashinie Wijesundera ◽  
Yatigammana S
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Teacher Development ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
School Based ◽  
Junior Secondary

Female educational attainment and fertility

1977 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dallas F. S. Fernando
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
Fertility Reduction ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Pronounced Reduction

SummaryThe study demonstrates that, regardless of location, a pronounced reduction in fertility is achieved in Sri Lanka by the completion of junior secondary or higher levels of education; the reduction seems to be more marked in rural than in urban areas. Increased efforts to ensure that a significantly higher proportion of girls in Sri Lanka complete at least the junior secondary level would be likely to effect a significant reduction in fertility. It is therefore important in developing countries to explore the potential influence of female educational attainment as an effective weapon towards fertility reduction and to ascertain the extent of the decline in fertility produced by varing degrees of education, according to various characteristics.

scholarly journals Classroom Factors that Influence Self-esteem in Gifted Children : A Case Study in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
pp. 242-251
Author(s):  
Kamani Priyadarshani ◽  
Samudra Senarath
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Junior Secondary

This study examines how factors in the classroom environment influence gifted children and their self-esteem in Junior Secondary level classes in Sri Lanka, using a sample survey design. One hundred and two male and female gifted students at Junior Secondary level from two geographical provinces were selected using the snowballing sampling method, with the Ravens Standardized Matrix Test and teacher nominations. The Coppersmith’s Self Esteem Scale was employed to examine these children’s self-esteem and a self-developed screening test was implemented to identify the factors in the classroom environment that influenced them. The results of the study revealed that such gifted children presented significant classroom environment trigger factors, such as teaching-learning issues, neglect by the teachers, unhappiness with their teachers, lack of attention from the teachers, teachers’ lack of teaching skills and methods, peer pressure and peer relationships issues. Due to these classroom influences, the children presented psychological difficulties including physical, emotional and behavioral difficulties. Of these, emotional difficulties showed higher scores as compared to other difficulties. When considering self-esteem, forty-seven children presented an overall low score in contrast to both average and higher scores in the sample. There was a significant positive correlation between emotional, behavioral and physical difficulties and self-esteem. Thus, it seemed that the development of professional skills and the need for further teacher training related to special education are vital. It is also important to provide integrated professional counselling services to strengthen the self-esteem and well-being of talented children, in the school system.

scholarly journals Quality of Life as A Predictor of Happiness and Life Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Langgersari Elsari Novianti ◽  
Esti Wungu ◽  
Fredrick Dermawan Purba
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Physical Domain ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
The Social ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Regression Tests

This study aimed to find correlations between the quality of life, happiness, and life satisfaction of the general population of Bandung city. There were 370 participants with averageage of 20.7 years, mostly male (55.7%) and with a secondary level of education (SMP-SMA; 57.0%) who completed three questionnaires: (i) WHOQOL-BREF to measure quality of life, (ii) Happiness Thermometer to measure happiness, and (iii) Self-Anchoring Cantril Striving Scale to measure life satisfaction. Multiple linear regression tests were used with happiness and life satisfaction as dependent variables and quality of life as an independent variable. The results showed that the psychological and physical domains of quality of life were significant predictors of happiness and satisfaction of life, where the psychological domain proved significant in predicting all four-time points: happiness today (β=0.039; p<0.05), happiness throughout life (β=0.043; p<0.05), current life satisfaction (β=0.034; p<0.05) and life satisfaction five years from now (β=0.017; p<0.05). Physical domain was similar to psychological except for current life satisfaction (β=0.029; 0.023; 0.014; p<0.05). The environmental domain had been shown to predict happiness throughout life significantly (β=0.019; p<0.05) and life satisfaction five years from now (β=-0.015; p<0.05). The social domain was not found to be a significant predictor. It can be concluded that improving the psychological and physical function of Indonesian people and their environmental conditions will lead them to a happier and more satisfying life.

scholarly journals Awareness of breast cancer among adolescent girls in Colombo, Sri Lanka: a school based study

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasanthika M Ranasinghe ◽  
Nilakshika Ranasinghe ◽  
Chaturaka Rodrigo ◽  
Rohini De A Seneviratne ◽  
Senaka Rajapakse
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
School Based

The impact of FDI on human capital development in SACU countries

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Winfried Henok ◽  
Teresia Kaulihowa
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Human Capital Development ◽  
Member States ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis paper aims to examine how FDI trickle down to human capital development in SACU member states.Design/methodology/approachA longitudinal research design and feasible general least squares was used over the periods 1990 and 2018.FindingsThere is supporting evidence that FDI enhances human capital when primary school enrolment rate is used. However, the reverse holds for the secondary level of education. It can be argued that although FDI exhibits a positive effect on primary education, optimal spillovers to human capital development has not been realized. An indication that certain level of human capital may be required to ensure the optimal benefit of FDI or the types of current FDI does not enhance FDI-led-human capital hypothesis.Practical implicationsThe negative effect of FDI toward secondary level of education could be an indication of a weak absorptive capacity. SACU's current dominance of FDI activities toward extractive industries could limit potential benefit of FDI due to capacity constraints. Practical policy implications indicate that SACU member states need to ensure that it attracts FDI toward smart investment that enhances human capital development.Social implicationsThere is need to a gear FDI firms toward corporate social responsibilities that will stimulate secondary education.Originality/valueThe novelty of this paper is twofold. First, it focuses on SACU countries where majority of the people are trapped with poverty and inequality issues. Second, SACU member states have used greenfield FDI as a policy instrument to enhance human capital. However, human capital link remains weak. This creates a need to search for smart FDIs that are committed toward community transformation through human capital development.

Predictors of Dental Caries Among Adults Attending Public Oral Health Facilities in Two Districts in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Cross Sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jimmy Mthethwa ◽  
Ozayr Mahomed
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Public Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Unhealthy Diet

Abstract Background: Dental caries is the most common chronic oral condition affecting millions of people worldwide. There are several predictors of dental caries that include amongst others water source, fluoride use, smoking status, alcohol use, employment status, level of education, diet and socioeconomic status. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors and or predictors associated with dental caries among adults attending dental clinics at public health facilities in eThekwini and uMgungundlovu districts in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South AfricaSetting: The study took place at thirteen dental public health clinics in eThekwini and six from uMgungundlovu districts in KZN province, South AfricaMethods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted over a 5-month period from November 2018 to the end of March 2019 with a sample of 4716 patients of all adults 18 years and above age groups. A clinical examination as well as a close-ended questionnaire on the diagnosis, basic demographics data, socioeconomic status (SES), as well as lifestyle-related questions such as smoking, alcohol use and dietary choices, was administered to all consenting participants. Bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis using logistical regression were used to measure the association.Results: Females participants OR 1.4 (95% CI 1.2-1.6) p < 0.001**, patients consuming an unhealthy diet OR1.2 (95% CI 1.2-1.6) p < 0.001** were more likely to develop dental caries. Patients Achieving more than secondary level education were OR 0.8 (95% CI 0.7-0.9) p = 0.02* less likely to develop dental caries. Despite showing a slightly increased odds ratio OR 1.25 (95% CI 0.93-1.67) p = 0.14, lack of access to water was not a statistically significant contributor to dental caries.Conclusion: This study showed that female sex, consumption of an unhealthy diet and lower than a secondary level of education were the predictors of dental caries. It is hoped that these findings will contribute in influencing dental public health policy planning to ensure that planning for dental services takes a more comprehensive approach that includes health promotion, primary prevention, secondary prevention and tertiary prevention at appropriate levels of the health system.

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