Giedre Kvieskiene

Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences · Social education

NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) youth rates in Europe are generally higher in rural regions than in urban areas and the share in rural regions is constantly increasing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, young people became even more vulnerable as they experienced social exclusion and mental health problems. The objective of this paper...

The Social Education Department, Lithuanian University of Educational Science incorporates social innovation, smart socialization and positive parenting strategies and became one of the most innovative faculties in the Lithuanian Educational University as well as the flagship of Positive Parenting through Smart Socialization ideas in Lithuania. Th...

The measurement indices of sustainable education and its sustainability, as well as the quality of education are widely discussed and controversially perceived in theoretical literature. Sustainable education is associated with the advanced, sustainable and integrated social progress and economic growth. Education as a central indicator of integrat...

This article presents the educational aspects of prisoner access to higher education while in detention. The theoretical overview discusses the Lithuanian and foreign scientific resources, analyzing the importance of education for all human beings, no matter whether they are incarcerated or not. The empirical part, consists of surveys and questionn...

Relevance of the Problem. The purpose of the National Education Strategy for 2003-2012 (Official Gazette, 2003, No 71-3216) complies with the strategic trends of the European Union where social welfare and progress are related to investing in people and in their education. First of all a human being is identified as a value and the true value of a...