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The article presents which conceptions of higher education quality are most acceptable to first-year students of the study field of pedagogy. It is significant to analyse students' opinions as more than 10 years ago the EU member states agreed that higher education institutions bear responsibility for the quality of higher education. Being members of an academic community, students are also an important integral part of this process. There is a lack of research that would focus on which conception of higher education quality students believe to be the most acceptable to them. Respondents (students of the study field of pedagogy) are currently important actors in the system of higher education quality assurance and once they become teachers, they will be an important part of the system of teaching quality assurance. The article introduces the following conceptions of higher education quality: 1) quality as improvement; 2) quality as excellence; 3) quality as transformation; 4) quality as conformance to set requirements, norms and criteria; 5) quality as fulfilment and/or exceeding clients'/consumers' needs; 6) quality as fitness for purpose; 7) quality as value for money. An empirical research conducted in 2012 and 2013 helped to identify which conceptions of higher education quality are most appropriate to the first-year students from the study field of pedagogy. 326 first-year students from three Lithuanian higher education institutions participated in the research. The research revealed that the two most acceptable conceptions of higher education quality to first-year students of the field of pedagogy are quality as continuous improvement and quality as excellence.

In the first decades of the 21st century, the topic of the 'playing' person has become the core of interdisciplinary research on human activity. As museums have been adopting a new approach towards cultural dissemination and educational goals, the discourse of play is also becoming one of the current fields of research in museology. Although the cultural aspects of play and game have been discussed for a long time, the interpretation of the concept of play from the museological point of view is a relatively new field which requires the definition of the synonymously used terms and the respective concepts. The aim of this article is to highlight the concept and function of play in museology based on the analysis of museology theories, to identify the preconditions for the formation of play communication, and to identify the directions of the development of the concept of play in the contemporary museological research. The article is based on an integrated literature review of the analysis of the concept of play while focusing on theoretical texts and monographs of scholars studying the phenomenon of play, as well as on theoretical and empirical research articles analysing the expression of play in all types of museums. This paper also discusses the linguistic use of the terms play and game. In the Lithuanian language, we not only have to deal with the synonymous use of play (žaismas)/game (žaidimas) in the translation of spel, play, spielen, but also with the use of play in the translation of both play and game used in different contexts in the English-language literature. Since game is a structured form of play, and, in the museological research and practice, game is more commonly defined as the digital expression and referred to as gamification, it is suggested that play (as an action and a state of being) should be distinguished from game (as a structured form of action) by using two different terms in the Lithuanian language. The literature reviewed in this article has highlighted that the concept of play in the museum is linked to the development of new theories of museology, and it reveals itself as a creative construct that is shaped and sustained by the institution. Play is defined as the concept for communicating the theme of the museum, manifested through the act of play and the elements of game. This approach to the dissemination of content and the organisation of activities is expressed through the application of play and game methods which allow the audience to engage in a more intensive relationship with the museum's theme and exhibits. Play becomes a necessary medium for the museum's metagame which includes and expresses playfulness, play action, playful elements, real and digital games, whereas the audience is engaged by play to satisfy its educational and entertainment needs. To summarise on the interdisciplinary context of the phenomenon of play, in museology, it is most appropriate to associate play with an intellectual or conceptual state that involves exchange, change and playful action. The term game in the museological context is more commonly used to refer to a specific spatial, temporal or rule-based action which, in the museum practice, is more frequently associated with gamification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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An analysis of Lithuanian legislation has shown that documents regulating the development of teachers’ qualifications provides the teacher with an opportunity to improve personal, institutional and national educational needs for development, and defines requirements for educators and qualification development opportunities. However, research conducted in Lithuania shows that this process is frequently characterised as fragmentary, and that it lacks research on the needs of the development and planning of teachers’ qualifications, the connection with the educational process, and its practical application. In the meantime, teachers commonly disregarding the significance of the subsidiarity principle to the effectiveness of the development of teachers’ qualifications desire direct cooperation and the coordination of the need for the development of personal qualifications with the andragogue organiser, while ignoring the people responsible for it in educational institutions. The perception that the andragogue organiser’s activities must be designed taking into account not only the personal expectations of teachers but also the objectives and priorities of educational institutions and of the development of teachers’ qualifications raises a scientific issue: what type of andragogue organiser’s activity is effective for achieving the main goals (quality) in the development of teachers’ qualifications? The qualitative research conducted revealed the andragogue organiser’s role and the effectiveness of the activity and direction of improvement with respect to the performed functions, activity areas and competences, and justified the fundamental principles of the development of teachers’ qualifications. In the practical approach, empirical data presented in this article can be significant in: 1) seeking the effectiveness and improvement of activity of the andragogue organising teachers’ qualification development services in the Klaipėda district; 2) identifying the roles and responsibilities of the participants’ process in ensuring its quality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zigmas Malašauskas is a little known interwar period bookbinder who lived and worked in Kaunas in the 1930s. After collecting and evaluating archival sources and publications, his extraordinary ambitions and active public educational activities with the purpose to promote his profession, the need and understanding of artistic bindings, to raise the level of craft and the qualification of his colleagues bookbinders were revealed. His lively articles in the press were dedicated both to the general public (a consumer) and masters of bookbindery. Also, letters to some public authorities and public organizations that deal with various, often naive but reasoned requests or proposals, reveal the real intention to seek the attention, co-operation and support of the state, and to prove the importance of this kind of art. Although his efforts did not received response and were not acomplished, his articles probably influenced the development of the book lovers community of that time. And most important, since he was the only one that has been writing so much on bookbindery, he left many reliable data (verified by other sources too) for a nowadays researcher about bookbindery and its problems, masters and prices, stastistics and estimations, working methods, learning resources, acquired knowledge, skills and tools. The research did not lead to identification of any books bound by this bookbinder. Still there are left many unknown biographical facts, therefore it is expected that this article will encourage or facilitate further research of this person's life and work, to discover and identify his bindings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article aims – to find out what is competence, how to develop those elements must reflect the competency-based training program for the preparation of undergraduate Applied Mathematics.

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The article deals with the problem of analytical reading at a non-linguistic university. The author considers this reading as one of the main forms while working with the text. She does not agree with the interpretation of analytical reading where this method of reading is turned into special analytical exercises. The aim and the main task of this reading is to help students develop their reading skills so that they could cope with any difficulty understanding the text. The article provides a thorough analysis of the methods of analytical reading and presents practical recommendations. In the author's opinion, this paper could be good for practical purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article, on the basis of the official documents and publications of that period, discusses the contribution of the Lithuanian politicians-historians to the establishment of Vilnius Lithuanian University in the period of 1915 (autumn) - 1919; it also analyses their views and conceptions concerning the following main issues: 1. Why was it necessary to establish Lithuanian Vilnius University? 2. What kind of university was it supposed to be - Catholic or secular? 3. Should the university be Lithuanian or open to national or confessional minorities? 4. What kind of university was it to be - autonomous or with a limited autonomy? 5. What should the language of studies at the university be? 6. Was it necessary to establish the faculty of Sociology? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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It has been stated in Lithuania's National School Concept that the primary goal of the education of Lithuania is to secure the best possible comprehensive development of physical, psychological and spiritual human powers, to create conditions for the unfolding of the personal individuality. The subject of my teaching is economic theory. We face economic questions every day and in all areas of life. Therefore, my purpose is to acquaint college students, who do not study economics, with economic basics, to develop economic thinking and literacy. Greatest attention is paid to describe economic concepts and to use them in practice. Economics can not be learned through observing, one must work, analyse, solve practical exercises, search for correct answers. The purpose of the article is to assess the students' approach to the relevance of the subjects of economics. It is sought to identify the possibilities of applying new methods for teaching economic subjects and of selecting a teaching method in accordance with the students' level of preparation. The assessment of the research carried out enables to conclude that teaching economics forms students' capacities of a wide range, stimulates their self-expression, prepares young people to work in market conditions. The following methods of the research have been employed: pedagogic observation, questionnaire (survey), analysis of scientific literature and generalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article investigates the fundamental and derivative principles of academic education on which system of academic education is based. The content of the principles of democracy, dynamism and integration is explicated and their influence upon the development of academic education is analysed. It is evidenced that the realization of these principles guarantees institutional independence of academic education, accessability of studies, independence of professors and students, unity of science and studies, flexibility of studies and curricula, integration into the worldwide academic community etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes explication of the altruism in a multicultural seafaring. It is aimed at methodological possibilities from the point of view of education. Methods of structural, heuristic, descriptive and comparative analysis, classification, systematize, modeling and synthesis are used in the article. Methodological parameters of the educative explication of altruism in a multicultural seafaring are revealed. The contact between principle of altruism and seafaring dynamics, and educative contours of multicultural seafaring situation and multicultural hypotheses of altruistic seafaring are analyzed. The seafarers' psychosocial education is searched based on International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW). Prognostic methodological idea of harmony between multicultural seafaring and altruism is developed in this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article investigates the contents of the topic The place I Live in Now and in the Past which is taught in the fifth form of Lithuania's schools. The revision of the contents of this topic is in conformity with the project started after the restoration of Lithuania's independence. The article analyses history teaching experience starting from the first Republic of Lithuania, going through the Soviet period and ending with the present day situation. On the basis of this experience the author presents concrete suggestions for the compilers of secondary schools of general education syllabuses. The author claims that certain principles should be taken into consideration while teaching history of pupiIs' native place, e.g. first of all, pupils should know the boundaries of their birthplace (their parish, seniūnija, etc); secondly, pupils' living place should be viewed in the context of the events and developments important and relevant for Lithuania's and world history; this history should be presented in close connection between the past and present-day situation. Finally, active teaching methods should be applied. The author also suggests certain topics to be discussed while teaching history of pupils' native place. First of all, pupils, within the family circle, should discuss their origins, family history, etc. Secondly, pupils should get acquainted with the history of the place they live in: how it was started and developed and who lived there. Next, pupils should be acquainted with the history of their school: the time when it was established, its financing, educational content, its prominent teachers and former students. Finally, pupils should know the local legends, archeological sources, the oldest and most valuable buildings; they should know how their city/town streets were designed and developed. They should also have some knowlegde about the local cemetery and people buried there; they should also know the most prominent citizens of their native place, irrespective whether these personalities are local people or newcomers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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