Abstract:
The Higher educational reformers has been critically discussed the quality and the
values of graduates in Sri Lankan universities. The reason for this is many of graduates
could not get a job mainly in private sector while the government sector had been
following strict policy on reform the state service. Under these circumstances, the
graduates faced severe employability problems or they have been waiting for a job more
than two years.
The authorities have taken many attempts to work out of this problem. First; the
government has introduced educational reforms to the university sector in terms of
improve the quality of education and modify the course structures that matching with the
international standard where it has given priority to English medium education and IT.
Second; it has made platform to gaze on their students in different ways mainly teachers
have realized that the students are important component in both teaching and
administration work. Thirdly; the educational reforms have made a competition within the
departments in universities by competing additional funds to develop the quality of
education. Fourthly; these reforms have been widening the gap between branded and
non-branded courses in the university sector in Sri Lanka.
Relating to the International University standards that quality of our universities are at
very poor level. There are no favorable academic and research atmosphere in many
departments including physical resources. There is no job satisfaction among the
academics. There are pessimistic ideas than the optimistic ideas among both students
and academics. Many of them do not have use the library or electronic media to acquire
and up grade the new knowledge.
This study monitoring that the roots causes behind this scenario and to identify the
possible alternative solution for this issue. The qualitative and quantitative techniques
were used within the survey method in this study. The graduates and undergraduates in
sociology were the focused group and all of them represent the University of Kelaniya.
