DSpace Collection:http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/36782024-03-28T13:43:22Z2024-03-28T13:43:22ZThe contribution of school counselors and its barriersSubasinghe, Wasanthahttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/151322017-06-05T16:46:45Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: The contribution of school counselors and its barriers
Authors: Subasinghe, Wasantha
Abstract: There are 9905 government schools in Sri Lanka in 2012. There are 4000000 students studying
under these schools. Schooling is compulsory for children from 5 to 13 years of age. Education is
state funded and offered free of charge at all levels, including the university level. School
education of Sri Lanka has become very competitive from grade one to Advanced Level. There
are three benchmark examinations as grade 5 scholarship examination, GCE O/L examination
and GCE A/L examination.
School counseling is an integral part of the education system in many countries. School
counselors help to make learning a positive experience for every student. They are sensitive to
individual differences. Counselors facilitate communication among teachers, parents,
administrators, and students to adapt the school's environment in the best interests of each
individual student. School counselors tend to have more direct involvement with more children;
there is a great need to explore the factors that affect career path of students to guide them
towards a better future through the success in education.
Research problem: What is the main role of school counselors in Sri Lanka schools??
Research questions: 1. What is the role of student counselor?
2. What are the perceived barriers to facilitators for an effective service?
Objectives: The main purpose is to identify the way of school counselor’s contribution to the
students’ efficiency in their mental inconvenience to their education.
Theoretical perspective: I focused on symbolic interactionism perspective to understand this
complex situation and Sigmund Freud's iceberg theory model to identify the mind.
Research methods: The survey method and case study method have been used as research
methods. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and semi structured interviews.
Sample: There are three samples in the research as school counselors, teachers and students.
In here, I have interviewed three school counselors, 30 teachers in boy’s school, girl’s school and
mixed school in Gampaha district.
Results and Discussion: There are no proper school counselors. They all are teachers and
they do this job as extra responsibility. No extra earning. No proper physical place in the school.
No proper training and guidelines. Lack of awareness programs. Low student enrollment. Lack
of trust on counseling are the main issues relevant to school counseling programmes.
Preparation of proper school counseling program is essential.2016-01-01T00:00:00ZThe way of school counseling in government schools: with special reference to Sri LankaSubasinghe, Wasanthahttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/151312017-06-05T16:43:59Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: The way of school counseling in government schools: with special reference to Sri Lanka
Authors: Subasinghe, Wasantha
Abstract: This paper focuses on school counseling and its effect on student’s educational efficiency. Counseling is an
outside support that is given by the qualified person on professional counseling to encourage human life as quality way.
Guidance and psychotherapy are other fields relates to counseling. All human being can be faced by the mental
troublesomeness in complex social inter-relationships. It can be happened with children, young people, students,
professionals, elders so on. Currently; students have high expectations in their life. On the hand; parents force them to work
hardly to reach their goals. Within this multifaceted inspirations and other social issues and problems make many
inconveniences among the students.2016-01-01T00:00:00ZSociological Analysis on Prisoners; with special reference to prisoners of Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment in Sri LankaSubasinghe, Wasanthahttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/151302017-06-05T16:41:11Z2016-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Sociological Analysis on Prisoners; with special reference to prisoners of Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment in Sri Lanka
Authors: Subasinghe, Wasantha
Abstract: Capital punishment is legal in Sri Lanka as many other countries as India, Japan, Bangladesh, Iran and Iraq so on. When compared unconvicted prisoners from 2006-2010 there is an increase. It was 89190 in 2006 and it was 100191 in 2010. There were 28732 of convicted prisoners and it was 32128 in 2010. There were 165 Death sentences in 2006 and it was 96 in 2010. There are 540 individuals had been sentenced to death. The death penalty has not been implemented in Sri Lanka since 1976.Research problem: What are the main causes for getting capital punishment and life imprisonment? What are the feelings of prisoners as waiting for death?’
Objectives of the study were identifying prisoners’ point of view on their punishment and root causes for their offence.This was a basic research. Case studies were conducted to identify the research problem and data were collected using formal interviews. Research area was Welikada prison. Stratified sampling method in probability samplings was used. Sample size was 20 cases from death penalty and life in prison prisoners and 20 from other convicted prisoners. There were organized crimes and instantaneous crimes against human and property. Findings revealed causes and feelings them as offenders. Death penalty and life imprisonment were been punished especially for drug selling and murders. The end of life imprisonment decided by nature; but the date of death penalty will be decided by the president of the state. Still there is no decision on implementing the death penalty in Sri Lanka. These both categories of prisoners need if implementing death penalty or freedom. Some of them need to convert death sentence to life imprisonment. They are physically and mentally damaged after their imprisonment. Lack of hope and as well as lack of welfare and rehabilitation programs they suffered their lives in the prison.2016-01-01T00:00:00ZThe impact of women empowerment programs on upcountry tea estate women in Sri LankaSumedha, Kumuduhttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/138722017-06-05T17:17:07Z2015-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: The impact of women empowerment programs on upcountry tea estate women in Sri Lanka
Authors: Sumedha, Kumudu2015-01-01T00:00:00Z