Slaas-section F to conduct training on social science and management research methods

The Social Sciences Section of the Sri Lanka Association of the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) will conduct a training programme on research methods in social sciences and management.

According to the association, this programme will focus on the need for planning, appropriate use of techniques and processes of qualitative/quantitative approaches, meth- odological issues, research design, methods of data collection and analysis, and the process of writing for academic publishing. It will benefit researchers/ research students from universities/higher educational institutions/ research institutes, and other individuals interested in conducting research. It will be conducted in Colombo during September/October 2012 in four modules each focusing on different aspects of research methods.

Modules on conceptualization and research planning will be conducted by Prof. K. Karunathilake, Professor of Sociology, University of Kelaniya.

Prof. Karunathilake has over 25 years of experience in research and teaching. He was former head of the Department of Sociology at Kela- niya University and coordinated 10th International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies. The resource person for academic writing module is Prof. W. Indralal de Silva, Senior Professor of Demography (Chair) at the University of Colombo. Prof. de Silva is one of the best academic writers in the country with over 40 papers in refereed journals and many other publications to his cred- it.

The module on quantitative analysis will be conducted by Dr. Parakrama Weligamage. He has over 18 years of experience in research and teaching. Before his current academic position as a senior lecturer at the University of Peradeniya, he worked as a researcher at the International Water Management Institute.