Vol. 2 No. 1 (2014)

MALDIVES NATIONAL  JOURNAL OF RESEARCH

A double-blind refereed journal of The Maldives National University

EDITOR
Dr Mizna Mohamed,  Senior Lecturer, The Postgraduate Research Centre

EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS
Dr Hassan Hameed, Vice-Chancellor, The Maldives National University 
Dr Mohamed Latheef, President of Civil Service Commission (Former Minister of Education) 
Dr Donald Matheson, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Science, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Dr Naashia Mohamed, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Arts,  The Maldives National University 
Dr Dheeba Moosa, Director, Centre for English Language Support, Villa College, Maldives
Dr Ali Shareef, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, The Maldives National University 
Assoc. Professor Jim Tully, School of Social and Political Science, University of Canterbury, New Zealand & Researcher-in-Residence, School of Commuication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University, New Zealand
Dr Abdul Sattar Yoosuf, founder and Executive Director of the International Center for Environment, Development and Operational Research (ENDEVOR), Maldives (Former Assistant Regional Director of the WHO Southeast Asia Regional Office and former Deputy Minister of Health)

The Postgraduate Research Centre
The Maldives National University
Radhdhebai Hin’gun, Machchangolhi,
Male’, Maldives.
Fax: +(960) 3344091
Phone: +(960) 3345420
Email: research@mnu.edu.mv