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University of Ruhuna ISSN: 2706-0063
Matara, Sri Lanka

SWDs (32), peers of the SWDs (200), parents of SWDs (32), members of

the academic staff (200), and administrative staff (100). The total population
of SWDs of the four universities was included in the study, as the number

of SWDs in the universities is small. For the same reason, the total

population of the parents of the SWDs was included in the survey.

A set of five different questionnaires were used to collect data from five
groups of stakeholders. All the questionnaires were piloted prior to the main

data collection in order to identify the questions that should be eliminated
or modified due to ambiguities, lack of clarity, contrary to initial

expectations, or which turned out to measure something irrelevant.

The questionnaires were administered in two forms; through printed

questionnaires and by circulating electronic copies using Google Forms. In
analyzing data, descriptive statistics are used to organise and summarise

data to easily determine what information they contain and describe what

the data shows.

3. Objectives of the Study

The main objective of the study is to identify the existing facilities for the

SWDs, raise awareness of their needs among peers and university academic
and non-academic staff, and parents of the SWDs.

4. Scope and Significance of the Study
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