DEVELOPING SOCIAL AND CIVIC COMPETENCE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF TEACHING UNITS AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS

Abstract Recent international research in social science teaching highlights difficulties adolescents face when constructing social and citizenship awareness, and their own identity.To shed more light on this process, the present study is framed in the context of social science classrooms, and more specifically around how social and civic competenc

Background: Neoplasms are the second leading cause of deaths in Sri Lanka.Present study analysed the trends in incidence and mortality of all cancers, breast cancer, cervical, ovarian and uterine cancers among Sri Lankan females over 1995-2010.Methods: Cancer incidence was obtained from national hospital-based cancer registries.Cancer mortality was