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Author(s):
Editorial Board.
Page No : 1-2
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COVER
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Cover page, SPVK/EPMQ, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2022
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Author(s):
Editorial Board.
Page No : 3-3
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CONTENTS
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Contents, Vol. 14, No. 1, 2022, SPVK/EPMQ
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Author(s):
Skaistė Kovienė, Aida Plaušinaitienė.
Page No : 4-8
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IMPROVEMENT OF LECTURER QUALIFICATION BY INTERNSHIPS AT VILNIUS UNIVERSITY ŠIAULIAI ACADEMY
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The editorial discusses the attention given to the development of human intellectual potential of lecturers, the strengthening of competences at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy. The project “Optimization of the Network of Higher Education Institutions and Improvement of the Quality of Studies by Connecting Šiauliai University to Vilnius University” has been prepared and launched. The project activities aim to help lecturers acquire new pedagogical, subject, methodological, psychological knowledge, abilities and skills that are necessary for the qualitative training of future pedagogues. One of the opportunities is internship in Lithuanian and foreign education institutions. Internships for high school lecturers are essential for the development of qualification, competencies and personal development, especially for those who do not have real pedagogical practice in education institutions. Actual school situations, practical examples and various problem cases enrich the content of the subject much more than theoretical preparation alone. The internship is beneficial not only for the lecturer participating in it as an opportunity to improve qualification, to expand competencies, but also for the hosting school – the lecturer has a direct opportunity to share the results of their researches and research-based insights on certain aspects of the educational process, cooperation with parents, to give recommendations on the improvement of the educational process, the inclusion of parents in school activities. This strengthens the relationship between teacher training higher schools and practitioners, and provides further opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation.
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Author(s):
Vaida Padgurskytė.
Page No : 9-25
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CHANGES IN EDUCATION POLICY: SCHOOL HEAD TRAINING, SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESSES
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Recent transformations in the education sector have been receiving considerable attention both in the pedagogical society and in the political debates. Issues related to the updating of curricula and educational programmes, teacher training and professional development, an earlier start of compulsory education and other important issues related to education are being addressed. Particular attention is being paid to the improvement of the administrative sector of education – the submission and criteria of terms of office and performance evaluation reports of the heads of educational institutions (except for higher education institutions), the formation of the Reserve of School Heads. The most important provisions of the educational documents that have an impact on the assessment of the situation in the general education school sector have also been newly adopted and the lack of heads of educational institutions has become apparent. Although the Reserve of School Heads established by the government should provisionally eliminate this problem, there have been no significant changes in recent years. A questionnaire survey of the heads of educational institutions was conducted. The study involved 11 heads of educational institutions from Vilnius, Šiauliai, Panevėžys counties, who work in general education schools and pre-school education institutions and have different managerial experience in terms of duration. The qualitative content analysis of the data suggests that some of the heads of educational institutions who participated in the study are not satisfied with their salaries, high responsibilities, work for an idea, frequent transformations in education policy. The respondents also specifically identified solutions that could help education policy strategists eliminate the problem of the shortage of heads of educational institutions – the need and opportunities for further improvement, simplified assessment of competencies, higher salaries, extension of terms of office.
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Author(s):
Skaistė Kovienė.
Page No : 26-44
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POSSIBILITIES FOR IMPROVING THE SITUATION OF PARENTAL PEDAGOGICAL EDUCATION IN PRE-SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS
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Under the conditions of constant social, economic and political change, parents face new, previously unexperienced social phenomena and challenges of parenting, therefore the need for parental pedagogical education arises. Successful parental pedagogical education is one of the main educational conditions for achieving higher quality pre-school education. The aim of the research is to analyse the possibilities for improving the situation of parental pedagogical education in pre - school education institutions. The qualitative research was carried out. The applied research methods include the analysis of scientific, pedagogical, psychological literature, documents, meta-analysis (to reveal the theoretical context), semi-structured oral interview (to collect empirical research data) and content analysis (to analyse empirical data). The results of the empirical research revealed that traditional forms of individual communication are the most recognized and the most widely used by pre-school teachers as the forms of improving the situation of pedagogical parental education. The emphasis is placed on virtual communication with parents, providing information, and providing feedback through virtual means. The following possibilities for improving the situation of parental pedagogical education are highlighted: the involvement of parents in practical activities in the institution, appropriate invitation used by the teacher, demonstration of attention to parents by expressing gratitude for participation, clarification of expectations through surveys. Teachers’ personal qualities and pedagogical skills are especially important. The conditions that improve the situation of parental pedagogical education have been singled out: the development of positive relations with parents on the initiative of the institution, the search for more innovative forms of parental pedagogical education. The relevance of the parental initiative is emphasised.
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Author(s):
Nataša Brouwer , Iwona Maciejowska , Claire McDonnell, Matti E. Niemelä, Bob Pirok , Ştefania Grecea, Cristina Femoni, Josefa Ortiz-Bustos, William Byers, Iring Wasser.
Page No : 45-57
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CREATING A COMMON GROUND FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY (STEM) LECTURERS IN EUROPE
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Today, we are faced with immense global challenges in finding sustainable equilibria between socio-economic, political, and ecological concerns. The European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN), the European University Association (EUA) and the European Commission are committed to sustainable improvement of the quality of university chemistry education to cope with these challenges. In this position paper, we advocate the creation of the Eurolecturer Academy (ELA), an innovative, European state of the art higher education learning platform serving academics in their continuous professional development of teaching competences and thereby supporting academics to educate students to be successful in the changing world. Within this newly established educational entity, there will be two levels of membership, Associated membership and Full membership. The ELA will not only facilitate continuous professional development of university teaching staff but will at the same time create a structure to support recognition of teaching competences of lecturers within the European dimension in teaching and learning. The certification will profit from the new 5th European Qualification Framework for micro-credentials, providing a much needed “academic currency” for the purpose of recognition of academic credentials. The ELA micro-credentials will be issued by certifying the learning outcomes of short-term learning experiences in the field of teaching and learning in higher education. The ELA will provide a micro-credentials catalogue that will address the needs for professional development of lecturers and ensure the quality of the micro-credentials through close cooperation with the internationally operating accreditation organization ASIIN (https://www.asiin.de/en/) using quality standards and valid assessment according to international best practice.
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Author(s):
Editorial Board.
Page No : 60-60
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5th INTERNATIONAL BALTIC SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION (BalticSTE2023)
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5th INTERNATIONAL BALTIC SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
(BalticSTE2023)
„SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION: NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS“
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the organizing committee, we are delighted to welcome you to Šiauliai, Lithuania, for the V International Baltic Symposium on Science and Technology Education, BalticSTE 2023. The Symposium will be held in Šiauliai (Lithuania) in June 2023 during days 12-15.
We cordially encourage you to attend and contribute to one of the major events of 2023 on the field of science and technology education. We are confident that you will appreciate the scientific program and the city of Šiauliai. We look forward to seeing you in 2023 in Lithuania.
Website: https://www.balticste.com/
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Author(s):
Editorial Board.
Page No : 60-62
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