Vaida Jurgilė

Vytautas Magnus University · Institute of Educational Reseach

The aim of this conceptual research was to provide considerations on understanding the essences of institutional research capacity as a notion and as a process within the higher education context and institutional level. The descriptive integrative review with a fivestage integrative review process of 71 scientific resources was implemented and inc...

Few studies have investigated the relationship between teachers’ leadership and creativity, and thus far, no quantitative or qualitative studies have been undertaken focusing on teacher leadership in the context of teacher creativity and, more specifically, in the context of the phenomenological structure of teacher creativity. Thus, the study pres...

Despite the abundance of decades of research into teacher leadership, uncertainty remains due to confusion around the notions of teacher leadership and the unity or at least the authenticity of definitions, and there is a need for a deeper understanding of this leadership process as the teacher works with students in the classroom. The existing def...

This paper presents the results of the concept analysis of co-creation of learning and discusses how this concept is applied in the educational context. The concept co-creation of learning is a border concept, which is increasingly used in diverse areas, however, there is a lack of a current theory regarding the subject in the existing educational...

The purpose of the current paper is to explore the concepts of "teacher leadership" and "teacher-leader". The current article highlights and compares the usage of the two concepts, explores the new perspectives for determination of teacher leadership within school environment. It draws from literature on teacher leadership and on-the-job leadership...

Digital storytelling (DST) has emerged as a powerful tool in teacher education. However, in Lithuania the effect of this method on pre-service teachers’ education has been poorly investigated. The purpose of the current paper is to explore the experience of pre-service teachers in implementing DST method: from idea generation to the final product c...

The notion of ‘teacher leader in a classroom’ recently has been shifted. In the past, teacher leadership in a classroom was limited to didactics and expertise. Teachers have long served as ‘executors’, ‘executants’, not ‘leaders’ who are capable to manage the change and co-creation of knowledge within the interaction with students in a classroom. T...

The purpose of the current paper is to explore the concepts of “teacher leadership” and “teacher-leader”. The current article highlights and compares the usage of the two concepts, explores the new perspectives for determination of teacher leadership within school environment. It draws from literature on teacher leadership and on-the-job leadership...

International Summer School on Grounded Theory and Qualitative Research in Vytautas Magnus University. Date: 11-15 June, 2018 Credits: 6 ECTS Language: English Target Group: Students, PhD students, researchers, scholars, professionals Entry requirements: Any person interested in the qualitative research Short description: It will be a five-da...

The article focuses at these elements of family, work and career reconciliation which are relevant for seeking harmony and satisfaction in family and work settings. Presented theme refers to the analysis of work-family or family-work conflict, causes for role conflicts, facilitation strategies, conception of dual and individual career within a fami...

The article refers to the concept of work and family conflict as the basic one. The goal of this article is to present the work and family reconciliation model for young families which is based on the qualitative research data findings (narratives, semi-structured interviews and focus group). The present-day individuals tend to take on many roles a...