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ERIC Number: EJ1176255
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-354X
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Higher Education in State Universities in Sri Lanka: Review of Higher Education since Colonial Past through International Funding for Development
Wickramasinghe, Vathsala
International Journal of Educational Management, v32 n3 p463-478 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review historical developments in higher education in Sri Lanka, and review issues faced and strategies adopted to improve higher education in state universities in the country. The paper also reviews national and international forces that influenced to modernise and improve higher education in state universities in the country. Design/methodology/approach: The paper reviews available published documents from the last two decades to present and discuss key national and international forces transforming the higher education of the country and strategies adopted to modernise and improve higher education in state universities in the country. Findings: Historical development in general and higher education together with key characteristics of the Sri Lankan education system are discussed. The governing bodies of the state university education, donor agencies and strategies adopted for the development of higher education in the country during the recent history have been reviewed. Conclusions and challenges for the future are also presented. Originality/value: The higher education of the country underwent rapid transformations over the past seven decades with the aim of strengthening the wider relationship between university, industry and society. A review on higher education in Sri Lanka could provide lessons valuable for academics and practitioners alike worldwide.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sri Lanka
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