Professor Iresha Lakshman
Department of Sociology , Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo
Publications
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Confirming the Status Quo through Teacher-Student Interaction
Refereed Journal articles
Karunaratne, I.M., Nissanka, T., Chinthaka, K. (2012), ‘Confirming the Status Quo through Teacher-Student Interaction’ University of Colombo Review, 2, 2, pp 107-120.
Publication year: 2020
Can Sri Lankan Teachers Afford to Spare the Rod? Teacher Attitudes towards Corporal Punishment in School
Refereed Journal articles
Lakshman, I.M. (2018) Can Sri Lankan Teachers Afford to Spare the Rod? Teacher Attitudes towards Corporal Punishment in School, Cogent Social Sciences, 4, 1.
Publication year: 2019
Urban community profiles: safe relocation and resettlement in post-war Sri Lanka
Book Chapters
Jayathilake, D., Lakshman, R.W.D., Lakshman, I.M. (2018), “Urban community profiles: safe relocation and resettlement in post-war Sri Lanka” in Jennifer Erin Salahub, J.E., Gottsbacher, M. and de Boer, J. (eds) Social Theories of Urban Violence in the Global South: Towards Safe and Inclusive Cities, Routledge.
Publication year: 2018
Teaching Sociology through the Blended Learning Mode in Sri Lanka
Conference papers
Publication year: 2018
Impact of intimate relationships on livelihood activities of women affected by war in Northern Sri Lanka
Books
• Lakshman, I.M. (2018), Impact of intimate relationships on livelihood activities of women affected by war in Northern Sri Lanka, International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES), Colombo, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-580-212-3
Publication year: 2018
කොළඹ වෙසෙන නැවත පදිංචි කර වූ ප්රජාවකගේ අත්දැකීම්: වනාතමුල්ලේ සිංහපුරය ඇසුරින් කෙරෙන ප්රත්යෙයික අධ්යයනයක්
Publications in Sinhala
ඉරේෂා ලක්ෂ්මන්, ධම්මික හේරත්, අලිඛාන් මොහොමඩ්, අසේල ඒකනායක (2016) පරිවර්තක: කේ.ඩබ්.කේ. චින්තක, කොළඹ වෙසෙන නැවත පදිංචි කර වූ ප්රජාවකගේ අත්දැකීම්: වනාතමුල්ලේ සිංහපුරය ඇසුරින් කෙරෙන ප්රත්යෙයික අධ්යයනයක්, කොළඹ: ජනවාර්ගික අධ්යයන කේන්ද්රයISBN 978-955-580-194-2
Publication year: 2016
Going to school from a relocated urban community: Struggling for education within imposed walls
Refereed Journal articles
Lakshman, I.M., Ekanayaka, A. & Lakshman, R.W.D. (2016): Going to school from a relocated urban community: Struggling for education within imposed walls, Migration and Development, DOI: 10.1080/21632324.2016.1164941.
Publication year: 2016
Experiences of a Relocated Community: Case Study of Sinhapura, Wanathamulla
Books
Lakshman, I.M., Herath, D., Mohamed, A. & Ekanayake, A. (2016), Experiences of a Relocated Community: Case Study of Sinhapura, Wanathamulla, Colombo: International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES). ISBN 978-955-580-177-5
Publication year: 2016
Educating Sri Lankans for Development: Thematic Report based on Census of Population and Housing
Books
• Lakshman, I.M. (2016), Educating Sri Lankans for Development: Thematic Report based on Census of Population and Housing, 2012, Colombo: United Nations Population Fund. ISBN 978-955-8375-11-2
Publication year: 2016
Cultural Retention VS Cultural Integration: Socio-Cultural Experiences and Issues of Sri Lankans Living in Tokyo
Refereed Journal articles
Lakshman, I.M. (2016), Cultural Retention VS Cultural Integration: Socio-Cultural Experiences and Issues of Sri Lankans Living in Tokyo, International Journal of Innovative Studies in Sociology and Humanities (IJISSH), 1, 1, pp 1-11.
Publication year: 2016
Transferring knowledge or teaching obedience: Do obedient students learn better?
Refereed Journal articles
Lakshman, I.M., Schubert, M. (2015), ‘Transferring knowledge or teaching obedience: Do obedient students learn better?’, European Scientific Journal, 11, 4, pp 280-293.
Publication year: 2015
Beating is for buffaloes” VS “School children’s human rights… a Western madness
Book Chapters
Karunaratne, I.M., Chinthaka, K.W.K. (2012), ‘“Beating is for buffaloes” VS “School children’s human rights… a Western madness”: Teachers’ attitudes towards and justifications for Corporal Punishment’ in New Horizons in Human Rights, Colombo: Centre for the Study of Human Rights, University of Colombo, pp 33-50.
Publication year: 2012
World Education- Arts, Sciences and Education Culture
Conference papers
Publication year: 2011
Fundamentals of Sociology (SOC 1101): Study Guide
Edited Books
• Karunaratne, I. (2010), Fundamentals of Sociology (SOC 1101): Study Guide, Colombo: University of Colombo. ISBN 978-955-0460-12-0.
Publication year: 2010
Teaching of English: A Sociological Study
Books
Karunaratne, I.M. (2009), Teaching of English: A Sociological Study, New Delhi: A.P.H. Publishing Corporation.
Publication year: 2009
The Gendered Classroom: Do Boys and Girls experience School Differently?
Conference papers
Publication year: 2008
Teaching English in Urban Sri Lanka: Some Pedagogical Issues
Conference papers
Publication year: 2003
Critical Education and Utopia. Emergent Perspectives for the 21st Century
Conference papers
Publication year: 2003
Motivation towards Learning English
Conference papers
Publication year: 2001