Lina Milteniene

• PhD
• Professor (Associate) at Vytautas Magnus University

The paper presents a quantitative research study that revealed the specifics of collaboration between pedagogues and special educators in meeting the special educational needs of students in the context of inclusive education. Positive attitudes of pedagogues and special educators were identified towards their collaboration and collaborative teachi...

The paper analyses the structure and expression of teachers' and prospective teachers' competence to educate students with different educational needs. Survey methodology was applied to assess acting and prospective teachers' competence. The research results demonstrated that inclusive education competence to educate students with different educati...

Daiva Mauricienė Ukmergė kindergarten " Varpelis " Stoties g. 8, LT-20119 Ukmergė The article based on the results of teachers' questionnaire reveals the peculiarities of team work in a mainstream school when meeting special educational needs of pupils. After questioning 117 teachers from different types of mainstream schools in the Eastern region...

The article presents research which deals with specialists' competence to work with pupils having specific learning disorders. The research data was collected through a survey applied by academic experts. The existing structure of the competence of the specialists is identified through highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, and also the point o...

The article deals with research on the educational experience of pupils with special educational needs based on a parents' survey assessing the advantages and disadvantages of special and inclusive education in Lithuania. An analysis of the survey results involving 232 parents who were raising school-aged children with special educational needs rev...

Straipsnyje analizuojamas vadovų požiūris ir veiksmai, įgyvendinant mokyklos pasirinktą įtraukųjį ugdymą stiprinantį projektą. Projekto įgyvendinimas Lietuvoje remiamas programos „Renkuosi mokyti – mokyklų kaitai!“, kuria siekiama įtraukiojo ugdymo, kaip dėmesio kiekvienam vaikui bei nuolatinės jo mokymosi pažangos, didinimo. Straipsnyje pateikti i...

The meaning of inclusion is complex and related to every form of diversity; it needs to be defined in broad horizons, within and beyond the school context, with the aim of overcoming all forms of exclusion and discrimination. The concept of inclusive education concerns proper and appropriately agreed terminology and meanings expressed in the 2006 U...

The article presents a novel phenomenon, namely, the phenomenon of withdrawal in the students of forms 5 to 8 with learning difficulties when learning remotely under the critical conditions of COVID-19 pandemic. The phenomenon was revealed through focus group discussions with the teachers of forms 5 to 8, educational assistance professionals, and s...

Straipsnyje pristatomas kokybinis tyrimas, kuriuo atskleista įtraukiojo ugdymo praktika ir jos tobulinimo galimybės COVID-19 pandemijos kontekste mokinių, turinčių specialiųjų ugdymosi poreikių (SUP), patiriamų sunkumų ir jų įveikos aspektu. Nustatyta, kad SUP turintys mokiniai nuotolinio mokymosi metu yra labiau pažeidžiami, jų mokymosi procesą ap...

Changes in the education from a teacher-centered to a student-centered approach requires changes in schools and in teacher education. One of possible ways is personalized learning (PL). It is a new concept in many countries around the world. PL is closely related to individualized, differentiated learning, inclusive education principles (Abbot, 201...

Inklusive Bildung ist zu einem globalen Ziel geworden. Dieses Ziel wird durch die Anerkennung des Menschenrechts auf Bildung für alle und die Vision einer demokratischen Gesellschaft unterstützt, die Vielfalt in all ihren Facetten wertschätzt. Die Förderung angesichts der Vielfalt der Schüler*innen mit dem Ziel der Verbesserung des Lernens aller, b...

A key challenge for teacher education globally is to ‘equip all teachers for effective learning in the 21st century’ (OECD 2011). In Higher Education, as well as schooling, the ground is shifting, ‘quietly but steadily’, away from a teacher-centred to a learner centred approach, through which educators increasingly ‘adapt their teaching in accordan...

International policy, intensively developing the ideas of inclusive education for people with disabilities, poses many questions about the survival of schools intended solely for pupils who have special educational needs and their role in the modern education system. By becoming a full member of the European Union and other international organizati...

p>The article reveals the experiences of pupils with severe special educational needs (SEN) at special education institutions, which are analyzed in the context of inclusive education approach and research conducted in foreign countries data. The study follows qualitative research methodology. The data collected employing the semi-structured pupils...

Straipsnyje gvildenama inkliuzinio ugdymo samprata ir inkliuzinio ugdymo konstrukto interpretacijos švietimo kaitos kontekste. Taikant aprašomojo tyrimo metodologinę prieigą teoriškai analizuojama inkliuzinio ugdymo sampratos raida ir esminių idėjų raiška Lietuvos strateginiuose švietimo dokumentuose tarptautinės politikos, susijusios su žmogaus te...

INCLUSIVE OR ENGAGING (‘ABSORBING’) EDUCATION: INTERPRETATIONS OF SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS IN THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE IN EDUCATION Lithuania, like other European countries, has committed to develop and implement inclusive education systems. The ideology of inclusive education must be closely linked with proper and appropriately agreed terminology and concep...

The article briefly surveys the system of special pedagogical support in Lithuania, the types of educational institutions of a specific purpose and their place in the context of comprehensive education. The research on the quality of education and educational support provided in special schools and special education centres is introduced. The resea...

Rozwój perspektyw dotyczących kształcenia ustawicznego uczniów ze specjalnymi potrzebami edukacyjnymi w szkołach specjalnych na Litwie Abstrakt Artykuł zawiera krótki przegląd systemu edukacji specjalnej na Litwie-instytucji edukacyjnych: ich celu i miejsca w edukacji powszechnej oraz wsparcia specjalistycz-nego realizowanego w szkołach i ośrod...

The strategic aims of Lithuanian education orientate towards the development of inclusive education. However, in addition to mainstream schools, special schools still exist as well. In this context, future perspectives of special schools and their role in the inclusive education system has become a particularly relevant problem; therefore, it is im...

The article deals with the research data on the current realia of educational environment in school perceived by pupils, their parents and teachers as well as their expectations related to educational environment of the Good school. On the ground of questionnaire survey data, pedagogical and psychological factors of learning and school climate as p...

This article is been based on the research with the aim to reveal the features of pedagogical and special pedagogical support for pupils with special educational needs (SEN) as well as to assess the demand for changes in the mentioned field on the ground of the survey of Lithuanian pedagogues and professionals (in all 1518 respondents). The number...

Straipsnyje pateikiami Lietuvoje leidžiamų neįgaliems asmenims skirtų leidinių kokybinio (turinio analizės) tyrimo duomenys metodologinio kryptingumo požiūriu. Vienas iš reikalavimų leidiniams, kurie adresuojami neįgaliesiems, – jų turinys turi atspindėti neįgaliųjų socialinės integracijos ir lygių galimybių temas: ugdymas, sveikata, švietimas, mok...

The article presents data from a qualitative analysis (content analysis) of Lithuanian publications for people with disabilities in respect of methodological purposefulness. One of the requirements for the publications addressed to disabled people is that their content must reflect the themes of social integration and equal opportunities: teaching,...

INKLIUZINIS IR SPECIALUSIS UGDYMAS TĖVŲ POŽIŪRIU Algirdas Ališauskas, Irena Kaffemanienė, Rita Melienė, Lina Miltenienė Šiaulių universitetas P. Višinskio g. 25, LT-76351 Šiauliai Straipsnyje pristatomi tyrimo, kuriuo buvo siekiama remiantis tėvų apklausos duomenimis įvertinti Lietuvos specialiojo ir inkliuzinio ugdymo privalumus ir trūkumus, speci...