Faculty of Philosophy

Faculty of Philosophy

Sukurta: 04 June 2021

fsf9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7601
E-mail:
www http://www.fsf.vu.lt
Dean – Prof. Dr Arūnas Poviliūnas

 

 

STAFF
183 teachers (incl. 133 holding research degree), 36 research fellows (incl. 19 holding research degree), 80 doctoral students.

INSTITUTES OF THE FACULTY

Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies
Institute of Educational Sciences
Institute of Philosophy
Institute of Psychology
Institute of Sociology and Social Work

RESEARCH AREAS

Educational Policy in Lithuania: Coherency Issues within National and Global Ranges
Sociological Analysis of Social Structure and Change
Psychological Factors of Society, Community and Personality Development
Research on Social Policy, Innovative Paradigms and Models of Social Work and Social Services in Response to Societal Changes and the Aims to Create Welfare Society
Contemporary Research on Tradition of Continental Philosophy and Religious Studies
Traditional Knowledge Systems in Asia

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2020

Irma Budginaitė-Mačkinė. Adult children and their parents in Lithuania in the context of migration: intergenerational solidarity and personal networks.
Jūratė Charenkova. Prerequisites of identity continuity of older people during residential care facility relocation.
Brigita Gelžinytė. Performing reason in Schelling and Hegel.
Aušra Kaziliūnaitė. Michel Foucault’s panopticism and dystopian discourses: the asymmetry of the gaze in philosophy and film.
Virginija Klimukienė. Risk and protective factors of adolescent convicts: the dynamics and prediction of delinquent behaviour.
Katažyna Labanienė. Prognostic factors of reading difficulties in preschool age.
Jolanta Latakienė. Feasibility of applying Attempted Suicide Short Intervention Program (ASSIP) in Lithuania: patients’ perspective.
Virgilijus Petuška. The problem of separation (χωρισμός) and participation (μέθεξις) in Plato’s Late Dialogues (Parmenides, Sophist, Timaeus).
Paulius Rimkevičius. The opacity of mind and experiments on intuition, meditation, and free will.
Arūnas Žiedelis. The importance of psychosocial work factors, calling at work, and psychological state for nurses’ work engagement.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2020

International symposium Reimagining the Human. Vilnius University, online, 17–18 September, 2020.
International seminar Indian and Western Approaches to Fate, Free Will, and Choice: Textological and Empirical Perspectives, co-organized with Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (India), 28 February 2020.
National conference Children’s Use of the Internet: Scientific Results and Practical Insights, September 25, 2020.
International APIKS conference Management and Governance of Higher Education. Vilnius, 20–21 August, 2020.
4th Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LERA) conference. Vilnius, October 9, 2020.

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020

Jean-Thomas Martelli and Kristina Garalytė (eds.) (2019) Student Politics in South Asia, special issue of South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal, 22. (Online release in 2020)

Assit. P. Želvienė became a member of the Young Academy of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (LMAJA) for a four-year term.

Kirtiklis, K. and Gedutis, A. Tarp vertės ir poveikio: apie tikrą ir tariamą humanitarinių mokslų krizę ir jos įveikos būdus [Between Value and Impact: On Real and Imaginary Crisis in the Humanities and the Ways to Overcome It]. Vilnius: Jonas ir Jokūbas, 2020.

Sumskiene, E., Gevorgianiene, V., Ralyte, R. Implementation of CRPD in the post-soviet region. The Routledge Handbook of Disability Activism. Eds: Maria Berghs, Tsitsi Chataika, Yahya El-Lahib, Kudakwashe Dube. London : Routledge, 2020, chapter 29: 385–398. DOI: 10.4324/9781351165082.

Juozeliūnienė, I. and Seymour, J. (eds.). Making Lithuanian Families across Borders: Conceptual Frames and Empirical Evidence. Vilnius: Vilnius University Press, 2020. Vilnius University Open Series, 1: 1–186. doi: 10.15388/OpenSeries.2020.19665.

Lazutka, R., Navickė, J. Migrants’ Access to Social protection in Lithuania. Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 1) Comparing Access to Welfare Entitlements. Ed. Lafleur, J-M., Vintila, D. Springer. 2020, 271–284.


INSTITUTE OF ASIAN AND TRANSCULTURAL STUDIES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7256
E-mail
http://www.atsi.fsf.vu.lt/en/
Director – Dr Kristina Garalytė (from July 2018)

STAFF

Professors: Prof. Dr A. Beinorius, Prof. Dr D. Brandišauskas (part-time), Prof. Dr V. de Munck.
Associate professors: Dr R. Berniūnas (part-time), Dr K. Garalytė, Dr V. Jaskūnas (part-time), Dr R. Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson (part-time), Dr L. Poškaitė, Dr K. Šliavaitė (part-time), Dr D. Švambarytė, Dr D. Valančiūnas.
Associate professor in partnership: Dr H. Diab.
Assistant professors: Dr E. Jančenkas (part-time), K. Jonutytė (part-time), Dr V. Korobov, Dr V. Silius (part-time).
Teaching assistants: K. Dolinina (part-time), F. Belafatti (part-time), G. Sereikaitė (part-time), Š. Rinkevičius (part-time), B. Astrauskas (part-time).
Lecturers: M. Ignotas, J. Ignotienė, O. Jankauskaitė (part-time), M. Larbi, A. Litvinas, I. Nagytė (part-time), N. Statkienė, V. Vidūnas, T. Voicechovič, N. G. Vosyliūtė, V. Dranseika (part-time).
Guest lecturers: Assist. Prof. K. Andrijauskas, Assist. Prof. V. Čiubrinskas, Assist. Prof. A. Dervinytė-Bongarzoni, Assist. Prof. Dr I. Koreivaitė, Assist. Prof. Dr M. Lebednykaitė, D. Mickevičienė, D. Paulauskas, Assist. Prof. Dr K. Simonson, J. Razumaitė, E. Vilčinskaitė, J. Zabarskaitė, C. Lan.
Doctoral students: B. Astrauskas, A. Jefanovas, Š. Rinkevičius, D. Sabaliauskienė, G. Sereikaitė, J. Stankus, U. B. Starkutė, D. Valaitė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Traditional sciences and knowledge systems in Asia
Religion and philosophy in Asia
Asian languages and literatures
Sociocultural anthropology of Asia
Visual and performative culture in Asia
Asian politics and international relations

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

International Research Projects

Between Choice and Determinism: Cultural Variations in Experiencing and Conceptualizing Free Will, Luck, and Randomness. The project co-funded from the EU Structural Funds (Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712). Team: Prof. A. Beinorius (team-leader), Dr V. Silius, Dr R. Berniūnas, lect. V. Dranseika.

The project aims at raising the interdisciplinary qualifications and academic excellence of researchers through a transcultural empirical study of the concepts and experiences of free will and choice in order to enrich European philosophical discourse and methodology. The task of the project is to carry out a transcultural textual-historiographical and empirical study in order to reveal the connection between the theoretical-intellectual traditions and everyday conceptions of free will and choice in different cultural contexts of contemporary Europe and Asia.

Human and Predators Interactions: Relations with Animals and Resource Industries in East Siberia - project leader Prof. D. Brandišauskas. Funded by Vilnius University Research funds.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Iceland (Iceland)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (India)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr A. Beinorius –

  • editorial board member of the journal Studia Orientalia Tartuensia https://www.tyk.ee/sot;
  • editorial board member of the International Journal of Indo-Baltic Culture and Studies http://ibj.dsvv.ac.in/editorial-board/;
  • editorial board member of the journal История философии / History of Philosophy https://iphras.ru/hp_board.htm;
  • editorial board member of the journal Liaudies kultūra https://www.lnkc.lt/go.php/lit/Liaudies-kultura/28;
  • editorial board member of the journal Sovijus http://www.sovijus.lt/wordpress/?page_id=1622;
  • editorial Orientalistika / Oriental Studies https://www.lu.lv/fileadmin/user_upload/
    lu_portal/apgads/izdevumi/LU_Raksti/813/Orientalistika_2016_iekslapas-internetam.pdf;
  • member of International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR);
  • member of European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR);
  • member of International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS);
  • member of American Academy of Religions (AAR);
  • member of European Society for Astronomy in Culture (SEAC);
  • member of Central and Eastern European Network for Indian Studies (CEENIS);
  • member of Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religions (LRD).

Prof. Dr D. Brandišauskas –

  • editorial board member of the journal Lithuanian Journal of Anthropology http://www.anthropology.lt/editorial.html
  • member of International Arctic Social Science Association (IASSA);
  • member of International Society for Hunter Gatherer Research (ISHGR).

Lect. V. Dranseika –

Assist. Prof. Dr K. Garalytė –

  • member of European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS);
  • member of International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR);
  • member of European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR);
  • member of Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religions (LRD).

Prof. Dr V. de Munck –

Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Poškaitė –

  • editorial board member of the journal Sinología hispánica. China Studies Review, http://revpubli.unileon.es/ojs/index.php/sinologia/about/editorialTeam;
  • member of European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS);
  • member of Academie du Midi;
  • member of Baltic Research Center for East Asian Studies (AsiaRes);
  • member of The Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religions (LRD).

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson –

  • editorial board member of the journal Cultural and Religious Studies, http://www.davidpublisher.org/index.php/Home/Journal/detail?journalid=42&jx=CRS&cont=editorial;
  • editorial board member of the journal Open Theology, https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opth;
  • chair of the Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religions (LRD);
  • member of International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association (ISORECEA);
  • member of European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR);
  • member of International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR);
  • member of European Association of Sociocultural Anthropologists (EASA);
  • member of International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF).

Assist. Prof. Dr V. Silius –

  • member of European Association for Chinese Philosophy (EACP);
  • member of European Association of Chinese Studies (EACS);
  • board member of Baltic Alliance of Asian Studies (BAAS);
  • member of Baltic Research Centre for East Asian Studies (AsiaRes);
  • member of Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religions (LRD);
  • member of European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR);
  • member of International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR).

Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Valančiūnas –

  • member of the European Society for the Study of English (ESSE);
  • member of the Lithuanian Association for the Studies of Religions (LRD);
  • member of European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS);
  • member of International Gothic Association (IGA);
  • member of Memory Studies Association (MSA).

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

  • PhD student G. Sereikaitė - Society for Anthropological Sciences (SAS) H. Russell Bernard Student Paper Prize for the article Lithuanians’ perception on terrorism: Are Muslims the “folk devils” for Lithuanians? (supervisor Prof. Victor C. de Munck).
  • Dr D. Švambarytė - The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by the Japanese Government for the development of academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and Lithuania.
  • Dr Kristina Garalytė - Vilnius University Rector’s Science Award for research achievements in 2020.

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • R. Pranskevičiūtė-Amoson. The Hare Krishna Community in the light of KGB persecutions: the case of the Soviet Republic of Lithuania. 4th Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies (BAAS) Conference, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, 5–7 March, 2020.
  • K. Jonutytė. Place-making and belonging in Post-Soviet Ulan-Ude. 4th Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies (BAAS) Conference, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, 5–7 March, 2020.
  • B. Astrauskas. Significance of rural migrant workers (Dagong) poetry of the Pearl River Delta region, China. 4th Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies (BAAS) Conference, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, 5–7 March, 2020.
  • E. Jančenkas. The concept of nature in Ibn Ḫaldūn‘s theory of civilization. 4th Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies (BAAS) Conference, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, 5–7 March, 2020.
  • Nagytė. Motivated students in a virtual classroom: mission (im)possible? International webinar Digital Responses to the COVID-19 Challenges in Teaching Chinese, 12 December 2020, Poland.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

 


INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Ph: 268 7099
E-mail:
Director – Assoc. Prof. Dr Irena Stonkuvienė

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr V. Dagienė (part-time), Dr L. Duoblienė, Dr I. Kestere (part - time), Dr Habil. V. Targamadzė, Dr I. Zaleskienė, Dr Habil. R. Želvys.
Associate professors: Dr J. Abramauskienė (part-time), Dr B. Autukevičienė (part-time), Dr R. Bilbokaitė (part-time), Dr M. Brėdikytė (part-time), Dr E. Jasutė, Dr A. Meškauskienė, Dr V. Grabauskienė, Dr R. Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė, Dr E. Sakadolskis, Dr V. Schoroškienė, Dr I. Stonkuvienė, Dr A. Žemgulienė.
Assistant professors: Dr A. Juškevičienė, Dr V. Venslovaitė, Dr S. Kairė, Dr S. Neifachas, Dr D. Lepaitė, Dr G. Stupurienė (part-time).
Teaching assistants: J. Labokas, R. Bružienė, J. Vaitekaitis (part-time), J. Garbauskaitė-Jakimovska, O. Mockaitytė-Rastenienė, I. Ivanavičė.
Lecturers: Dr K. Kaminskas (part-time), J. Sidabrienė, O. Mockaitytė-Rastenienė, J. Garbauskaitė-Jakimovska, N. Venskuvienė, V. Būdienė (part-time).
Doctoral students: B. Ambrazevičiūtė, K. Alshinbayeva, R. Bružienė, A. Giniotaitė, I. Ivanavičė, J. Labokas, M. Orechova, H. I. Tjatjitua Kaimu, J. Vaitekaitis, V. Voidogaitė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Education policy
Globalization and localization in education
Education management in Lithuania
Higher education
Culture of education
Studies of Lithuanian educational heritage
Dialogue between cultures in education
Problems of personal identity
Philosophy of education
Research of curriculum development
Childhood education and didactics
STEAM
Gender differences in education and science

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Educational Policy and Educational Culture. 2019–2020. Prof. Dr L. Duoblienė.

The main aim of the research in 2020 was to develop the analysis of the tendencies of educational politics in regard with the educational culture. Some data of theoretical and empirical research were published in research papers written by L. Duoblienė, I.Ivanavičė, I.Stonkuvienė, V. Targamadzė, R. Želvys. The papers were published in Lithuanian and international journals. The staff of the Institute of Educational Sciences presented their research findings at different national/ international conferences held in Lithuania and foreign countries (Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Turkey et al). All the international visits were supported by Vilnius University and/or Lithuanian Research Council.

Main publications

Kestere, I., Stonkuviene, I. & Varik, V. History of Education as a Changing Research Field. In: Pedagogy and Educational Sciences in the Post-Soviet Baltic States, 1990–2004: Changes and Challenges. Riga: University of Latvija Press. 2020

Stonkuviene, I. School-family collaboration implementing distance learning during the Covid -1 9 pandemic: A case of Lithuania. ICERI 2020 Proceedings, 2020, p. 9457–9465.

Targamadzė, V., Asakavičiūtė, V., Grincevičienė, V. Generation Z: modus vivendi (the case of Lithuania). Cultura. International Journal of Philosophy of Culture and Axiology. 2020,17(1): 121–137.

Žemaitėlytė-Ivanavičė, I. The confrontation of education and customary law at school: the case of Roma girls. Journal of Education Culture and Society. 2020, 11(2): 68-81.

Research of Curriculum Development. 2019–2020. Prof. Dr R. Želvys.

The main aim of the research in 2020 was to develop the analysis of various aspects in the field of childhood education and didactics and STEAM education.

Main publications:

Dolgopolovas, V., Dagienė, V., Jevsikova, T. Student-centered graduate STEM education integrated by computing: an insight into the experiences and expectations of doctoral students. Informatics in Schools. Engaging Learners in Computational Thinking: 13th international conference, ISSEP 2020, Tallinn, Estonia, November 16–18, 2020: proceedings. Eds: Külli Kori, Mart Laanpere. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 2020, 12518: 221–232. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63212-0_18.

Juškevičienė, A., Dagienė, V., Dolgopolovas, V. Integrated activities in STEM environment: methodology and implementation practice. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 2020, eISSN: 1099–0542. DOI: 10.1002/cae.22324.

Dagienė, V., Koivisto, J. International Olympiads in informatics. Encyclopedia of Education and Information Technologies. Eds: Tatnall A. 2020. eISBN: 9783030105761. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10576-1_25.

Cicėnaitė-Milaševičiūtė, A. D., Juškevičienė, A. Development of primary school student language skills: application of principles of neurodidactics in Lithuanian language classes. Education Policy, Management and Quality. 2020, 12 (2): 58–76. DOI: 10.48127/spvk-epmq/20.12.58.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Multimodal Education: Philosophical Assumptions and Problems (P-MIP-17-351). 2017–2020. Research leader: Prof. Dr Habil. J. Rubavičienė (Baranova). Researcher: Prof. Dr L. Duoblienė.

The aim of the project is to investigate the trajectories of relations between thought, image, word and sound in contemporary philosophy of education. The concept of multimodality was integrated into 21th century’s philosophy of education from communication theory. Multimodality describes communication practices in terms of the textual, aural, linguistic, spatial, and visual modes. The object of this project is to investigate mainly the philosophical sources justifying the possibility of such a turn by the analysis of the trajectories of relations between thought, image, word and sound.

Main publications:

Duoblienė, L. The class as a creation machine: teaching for, with and within transversality. Journal of Philosophy of Education. Wiley online library. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.12479.

Baranova, J., Duoblienė, L. Filosofija vaikams ir multimodalus ugdymas. [Philosophy for children and multimodal Education].Vilnius: Vilnius University Publishing House. 2020.

Baranova [Rubavičienė], J., Duoblienė, L. Multimodal Education: Philosophy and Practice. Washington D.C.: The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy [Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change Series IVA. Eastern and Central European Philosophical Studies]. 2020, 58: 321.

Research Council of Lithuania. Effectiveness and Efficiency Analysis of Education Systems in EU Countries Employing Secondary Big Data. 2018–2021. Research leader Prof. Dr A. Jakaitienė. Partner from the Institute of Educational Sciences – Prof. R. Želvys.

The aim of the project is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of EU countries’ education systems. An integrated secondary analysis of the data of international studies of educational achievements (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, 2003–2018) and macro-data of the EU countries is being planned. For a more thorough analysis of Lithuanian education merging the databases of the assessment of achievements in lower secondary education (PUPP) with the state maturity examination (VBE) is to be done.

Main publication:

Želvys, R., Dukynaitė, R., Vaitekaitis, J., Jakaitienė, A. Švietimo tikslų transformacija į rezultatų rodiklius Lietuvos ir tarptautinėje švietimo politikoje. Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia. 2020, 44: 18–33.

Research Council of Lithuania. Raising of the "New Man" in Soviet Schools: the Case of Lithuania (S-LIP-19-68/(1.78) SU-810). 2019–2022. Research leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Stonkuvienė. Researcher: Prof. Dr I. Kestere, Dr A. Naudžiūnienė.

The aim of the project is to research a process of raising a "New Man" in the Lithuanian schools during the late Soviet period. It seeks with the assistance of interdisciplinary approach (combining history, anthropology, educational sciences etc.) to present the notion of "New man" and its genesis both in theoretical and comparative contexts. The analysis of textbooks, education programs, plans and methodical documents, pedagogical press and other historical sources will be implemented, and then in the scope of this project we will analyse how formation of the "New Soviet Man" was influenced by the ideological clichés and educational ideals of that time, which are reflected in the organisational process of educational system, in the educational content, its principles and methods. While analysing transformation of Soviet school we aim to determine, if educational elements, which have formed Soviet Man, were transferred to educational practices of post-Soviet schools in Lithuania.

Main publications:

Kestere, I., Stonkuviene, I. Rubene, Z. The new Soviet Man with a female body: mother, teacher, tractor driver. Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia. 2020, 45.

Naudžiūnienė, A. History education as a form of value indoctrination in Soviet Lithuania. Educational Reforms Worldwide. BCES Conference Books. 2020, 18: 42–48. Sofia: Bulgarian Comparative Education Society.

Informatics for Integrated STEM Education (MSF-LMT-7). Vilnius University. 2019–2021. Coordinator Prof. V. Dagienė.

The project aims to implement the STEM education reform by integrating modern digital technologies in the development of STEM and transforming the STEM subject model into an integrated STEM (iSTEM) model. This approach to the development of STEM education is based on the following assumptions: the importance of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and science-based educational activities; pragmatist attitude to schooling and the relevance of project and problem teaching methods; the continuing digitalization of the social and scientific space and the use of effective methods of informatics education in STEM. The research philosophy of the project is based on the consistent implementation of the transformation of the STEM educational model through the subject of computer science (computer science) as the core of such transformation - from integrating informatics into the “classic” STEM teaching model with a focus on using digital technologies to the integrated STEM informatics as informatics integrated into the practical activities of students in the iSTEM learning space.

Main publications:

Dolgopolovas, V., Dagienė, V., Jevsikova, T. Student-centered graduate STEM education integrated by computing: an insight into the experiences and expectations of doctoral students. Informatics in Schools. Engaging Learners in Computational Thinking: 13th international conference, ISSEP 2020, Tallinn, Estonia, November 16–18, 2020, proceedings. Editors Külli Kori, Mart Laanpere. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. 2020, 12518: 221–232. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63212-0_18.

Juškevičienė, A., Dagienė, V., Dolgopolovas, V. Integrated activities in STEM environment: methodology and implementation practice. Computer Applications in Engineering Education. 2020, first on line, p. 1–20. DOI: 10.1002/cae.22324.

International Research Projects

HORIZON 2020 projects:

Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools (DIALLS)  http://dialls2020.eu/.  (EU Research and Innovation programm HORIZON 2020 project no. 770045).  2018–2021. National project coordinator: Prof. Dr I. Zaleskiene, Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University.
In 2020, the main data collection was performed: 1) Cultural Literacy Learning Program (CLLP) was implemented in schoos at pre-primary, primary and secondary levels; 2) Students classroom discussions were recorded, transcribed and coded; 3) students’ artefacts with captions were collected; 4) teachers and students’ questionaires were performed; 5) Virtual Gallery of students’ artefacts was created; 6) Students authored Manifesto on Cultural Literacy was developed. Several science populiarisation publications were prepared and published; some video short films on implementation of Cultural Literacy Learning Program (CLLP) in Lithuanian schools were created.

Main publication:

Duoblienė, L., Kairė, S., Zaleskiene, I. Is it social responsibility in the agenda of the national educational policy documentations? View from the DIALLS Projection. Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia. 2020, 45.

MOST Meaningful Open Schooling Connects Schools to Communities (Horizon 2020 (871155 MOST). 2020–2023. Coordinator – Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg. VU coordinator – Assoc. Prof. E. Jasutė.
MOST supports European school students and citizens in developing science knowledge, transversal skills and competences in working scientifically. MOST enables and encourages its target groups to pursue scientific careers and long-term, will raise the numbers of scientists in Europe. To achieve this, our Consortium of 23 partners from 10 European countries (higher education institutions, schools, non-formal education providers, ministries, municipalities and enterprises) proposes a powerful Open Schooling idea. The project opens up formal science education and establishes partnerships between schools and their communities (families, science education providers, citizens, businesses, etc.) to work jointly on environmental school-community-projects (SCPs). These participatory projects directly respond to the needs and values of those involved, benefit the communities as a whole and make schools agents of community well-being. MOST’s learning impact is boosted through an educational research-based approach that raises interest in science, scientific literacy and environmental responsibility.

iHub4Schools. Accelerating Digital Innovation in Schools through Regional Innovation Hubs and a Whole-School Mentoring Model Start (Horizon 2020-DT-TRANSFORMATIONS-21-2020). 2021–2023. Coordinator - Tallinn University. Institutional coordinator – Prof. V. Dagienė, Vilnius University.
The overall objectives of the project are:1) To establish Regional Innovation Hubs as sites of moderating and multiplying school-to-school mentoring structures (dyads or triads) to scale up the digital innovation on local, regional, and national level and across the countries. 2)To establish co-creation teams and national stakeholder networks to enhance the collaboration between the universities, schools, industry partners and policy stakeholders to address the challenge of bringing rapidly developing technologies to schools. 3) To build a knowledge base of evidence-informed pedagogy-grounded technology-enhanced learning (TEL) strategies and whole-school peer-learning methodologies. 4) To develop a locally, methodologically and technologically adaptable whole-school mentoring model that embraces both inter- and intra-school levels and that integrates continuous monitoring methodology including novel evaluation approaches and the Learning Analytics Toolbox. 5) To co-create an incentive scheme as part of the model for schools and teachers to support them in acting as mentors and mentees 6) To integrate the results of the project into an elaborated policy recommendations package that includes a handbook and a toolkit on how to establish Regional innovation hubs and implement school-to-school, whole-school mentoring model in other countries with different educational policy, socio-cultural and digital maturity contexts.

Nordplus Horizontal programme (NPHZ-2018/10063)
Culturally Diverse Approaches to Learning Mathematics and Computational Thinking (CDMathCT). Nordplus Horizontal programme (NPHZ-2018/10063). 2018–2021. Coordinator – Vilnius University - Assoc. Prof. E. Jasutė.
The purpose of the project is to build a body of knowledge and enhance e-learning tool, which allows promoting innovative, interactive and inclusive learning of Mathematics and Computational Thinking through the systematic exchange of experience between Nordic-Baltic Partners countries with different cultural background. The project is enhancing and expanding teacher and researcher networks with a direct influence on improving learning of Maths and CT at schools. At the end of the project culturally connected and relevant approaches and resources for learning mathematics and computational thinking skills will be provided. These approaches should be easy to adapt and utilise in schools. A repository of concrete methods, examples and materials for teaching the topics will be provided via a global Internet resource.

Scaffolding Computational Thinking – Enchancing Nordic Teacher Education. Nordplus Horizontal programme (NPHZ-2019/10157). 2019–2021. Coordinator – Vilnius University. Leader - Prof. V. Dagienė.
The project enriches the higher education curricula and training of preservice teachers in the NordicBaltic region focussing on digitalisation and Computational Thinking (CT) in order to promote development of XXI century competences. Leveraging pedagogical content knowledge and technological pedagogical content knowledge the project provides important support for developing preservice teachers’ CT knowledge (focussing on mathematics and STEM).

NordPlus Assessing CT in Nordic Maker Education. Nordplus Horizontal programme (NPHZ-2020/10096). 2020–2022. Coordinator – Oulu University, Finland. Institutional coordinator – Prof. Dr V. Dagienė, Vilnius University.
This two-year project is a starting point of long-term interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration towards developing Nordic approach to integrate computational thinking (CT) in K-12 education. In this project, our aim is to build common understanding about CT among the collaborators and widen our thinking about how to include future technologies (e.g., AI, autonomous transportation, cyber security) into CT through perspectives from different fields, such as educational sciences and computer science. The project involves schools and universities as participating institutions. Through this project, we are enhancing professional development of teachers who are interested in applying CT and maker education into their classrooms, and building networks among participating institutions. As outcome of the project, we develop a versatile assessment tool, which can be used in various cases beyond different conditions (e.g., curriculum, activity, pupils’ grade level and interests). In this way, we tackle the challenges of current effort to integrate CT into school curriculum.

Erasmus Plus projects

STEMkey - Teaching Standard STEM Topics with a Key Competence Approach. Erasmus Plus KA2 (KA203-214856C6-EN_200420). 2020–2023. Coordinator –Institutional coordinator – Dr A. Juškevičienė (VU).
Our objective is to transform (future) STEM teachers’ grasp of teaching standard topics. To achieve that we will rethink and reshape the delivery of fundamental STEM subject knowledge in the context of key competence development. Future teachers need to be encouraged to refrain from teaching with the sole purpose to transfer knowledge about a single STEM subject, isolated from other STEM subjects. This simply does not live up to todays and tomorrows challenges anymore. They need to understand the relation between knowledge, skills and attitudes, how they affect each other and how they have an effect on their students’ learning experience and personal life. They also need to see that STEM subjects are relevant to our lives and our societies and that they are linked to each other. To achieve this objective we will develop teaching modules to be used in HE programmes for future STEM teachers, covering all STEM disciplines and exemplarily dealing with topics from each discipline (e.g. light representing physics education, algorithms representing informatics or the periodic system representing chemistry). Each module applies various tested and proven innovative educational approaches, such as digital learning or real-life contextualisation. As STEMkey places a strong focus on establishing and nourishing a strong strategic partnership, network options will play an important role and we plan to link to existing initiatives on national and European level and thus embed our results within existing relevant “knowledge pools” (e.g. digital online repositories) and Europe’s STEM education landscape. The STEMkey Partnership Platform serves as main operation base for our project and the partnership. It serves many purposes: external promotion, internal and external communication, dissemination and multiplying results to a wide user group.

Development of STEAM Education. Erasmus Plus KA2 (2020-1-LT01-KA201-077935). Coordinator - National Agency for Education, Lithuania. 2020–2023. Institutional coordinator – Dr G. Stupurienė (VU).
The objective of the Development of STEAM education project is to lead European schools in the improvement of existing STEAM approaches, to guide them fostering the young Europeans’ interest, skills, and career in maths, science, engineering, and technology as well as arts, and to provide the schools with the necessary toolbox to engage their students, teachers and other members of the community in STEAM-related activities by developing an appropriate STEAM school strategy. Providing adequate guidance and underpinning innovative activities to be developed at the national level, the Project will expand a network of STEAM schools involving not only teachers, administrators, but also other stakeholders, e.g., STEAM/research/ non-formal education centres.

TrainDL Teacher Training for Data Literacy & Computer Science Competences. Erasmus KA3. Coordinator - Gesellschaft für Informatik. 2020–2023. Institutional coordinator – Prof. V. Dagienė (VU).
Teacher training for Data Literacy & Computer Science competences shall conduct activities in Austria, Germany, and Lithuania, focusing on the transferability of digital education competences. The consortium aims to specifically identify how data literacy and competences on artificial intelligence (AI) can become structurally implemented into the training of teachers, both in the course of their university education and for in-service teachers in STEAM in order to reduce the digital gap. Big Data processes and AI have already changed the economic, social, and political environment for people of all backgrounds. Holistic digital education therefore needs to be accessible to all European citizens. This can most effectively be achieved through the respective educational systems.  Therefore, pre-service and in-service teachers and policy makers shall have the opportunity to co-create best practices on how these future skills can be anchored in the national systems and in European strategies. It shall be tested how modules and formats of data literacy, computer science (CS) and AI education can be adapted for teacher training so that differences in availability of computer science education can be balanced across European countries. The main target groups involved are pre-service and in-service teachers as well as policy makers in education (national and sub-national ministries, agencies, curriculum-setting bodies). Through a participatory approach rooted in systems thinking and action research, the hypothesis, the measures, and their transferability shall be tested and evaluated in three project cycles. This collaborative process shall produce a continuous exchange and a metric to evaluate the status quo of data literacy in computer science education, leading to a European teacher education monitor. Based on these findings, curriculum recommendations and a policy framework for data literacy and AI shall be introduced to the appropriate European stakeholders.

Teach4Life Supporting Key Competences in STEM – Standard Topics Innovatively Processed. 2020–2023. Coordinator - Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Germany. Institutional coordinator – Prof. V. Dagienė (VU).
3C4life tests an all-digital STEM teacher environment with an occupational advancement concept with four innovative elements: 1) A sequential process of triggers gradually and sustainably ensuring the involvement of STEM teachers in occupational advancement: low threshold attraction, supported activation, shared advancement; 2) Unfolding of the enormous variety of vertical and horizontal career perspectives; 3) Needs-driven competence development through co-shaping processes; 4) Professional advancement through communities of practice. Through this complementarity, teachers can tailor their career to their very own needs and pin-point update their teaching. Thus, they become motivated agents rather than dulled consumers in a lifelong continuum of learning and teaching.

E-Teach - Improvement of Teaching Techniques by Eye Trekking in Technology Enhanced Classrooms. Erasmus Plus KA2 (No. 2017-1-TR01-KA201-046748). 2017–2020. Coordinator – Ankara University. Institutional coordinator – Prof. V. Dagienė (VU).
The e-Teach Project aims to discover teaching techniques and methods in educational technology equipped classrooms (ETECs) in order to meet the training requirements of other teachers. e-Learning contents are designed and developed for this purpose. The skills and methods needed for teaching lessons in ETECs are revealed by the comparison of the eye movement behaviors between expert and novice teachers. The outputs of the project; on-line course contents are hosted on Bilgeis MOOC platform which is co-funded by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey.
Three outputs that are produced during the project are the “In-class technology interaction practices” for three different countries. Firstly, METU and DamaSistem started data collection and analysis by using their previous experiences. After completing the data collection, the data collection and analysis knowledge were transferred to other partners with a training activity that were organized in İtaly. Consequently, University of Salerno, and Vilnius University collected their data.

THEE - Teaching in Higher Education Effectively via Eye Tracking. Erasmus Plus KA2 (2019-1-TR01-KA203-077213). 2019–2022. Coordinator – Ankara University. Institutional coordinator – Assoc. Prof. E. Jasutė (VU).
The objective of the project is to improve teaching and classroom management skills by studying eye movements and translating them into data that contributes to more efficient lecturing. In order to achieve this, eye movements of lecturers and students during class will be recorded with special glasses. The analysis of eye data will then give direct information about the cognitive process of lecturers, allowing them to improve their teaching skills.
At the end of the project, computer-aided learning content will be designed and developed to facilitate the rapid transfer of knowledge and skills that academicians should acquire.
Collecting data through eye-tracking is relatively new in educational research studies, which makes the project stand out as innovative since it will allow overcoming the limitations of educational research studies that generally use self-reported data.

Fostering STEM Education in Schools. Erasmus plus KA3 (612855-EPP-1-2019-1-TR-EPPKA3-PI-FORWARD) EDUSIMSTEM. 2019–2022. Coordinator – Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, Turkey. Institutional coordinator – Dr A. Juškevičienė (VU).
This project is mainly aimed at teachers and students in K-12 schools to gain STEAM methodology through teacher trainings, online platform, curriculum, learning scenario studies, policy making documents etc.

ARMDOCT – Reforming Doctoral Education in Armenia in Line with Needs of Academia, Industry and EU Practices. Erasmus Plus KA2 (609850-EPP-1-2019-1-AM-EPPKA2-CBHE-SP). 2019–2022. Coordinator – Eurasia International University (EIU), Armenia. Institutional coordinator – Assoc. Prof. T. Bulajeva (VU).
The ARMDOCT project addresses an urgent need in Reforming Doctoral Education (DE) in Armenia with the emphasis on policy, legal framework and institutional procedures supporting integrative and internationally-oriented doctoral studies.

TeaEdu4CT - Future Teachers Education: Computational Thinking and STEAM. Erasmus Plus KA2 (2019-1-LT01-KA203-060767). Coordinator – Vilnius University.
Institutional coordinator – Prof. Dr V. Dagienė (VU).
Objectives of the project: 1) to improve pedagogical skills and competencies of future teachers that are related to the teaching and training of various aspects of CT; 2) to develop a deeper understanding of future teachers in CT. The methodology is based on an approach to develop and test a set of subject/educational environment specific educational modules with a possibility of integration into future teacher curricula. The motivation is based on the ongoing European reform of approaches to STEM education and, therefore, the needs and importance of the educational aspects related to CT. The project focuses on curriculum development activities for the education and training of future teachers. Target group – future teachers involved in STEM education and in particular those who concerned with CT aspects and appropriate curriculum development. Another target group is future teachers of preschool institutions (kindergartens), primary schools, lower and upper secondary schools of various subjects including foreign languages, art and humanities. The project results in a set of modules developed for training future teachers on various aspects of CT as related to STEM project-based education. The developed modules are self-sufficient, which allows them to be included in study programs, and form a part of the coherent CT curriculum for STEM and related subjects.

Euro-Asian Collaboration for Enhancing Stem Education/EASTEM. Erasmus Plus KA2 (598915-EPP-1-2018-1-SE-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP). 2018–2022. Coordinator – Uppsala University. Institutional coordinator – Prof. Dr V. Dagienė (VU).
EASTEM aims to bridge the gap between industry and universities, facilitating employability of graduates through student centered competence development. Based on key issues identified by our needs analysis, EASTEM addresses three key issues in student centered competence development: Staff development for lecturers; Establishing STEM Education centers; Facilitating industry engagement and competence integration into educational programs

Innovative Teacher Education through Personalised Learning. ERASMUS + KA203 2018-1-LT01-KA203-046979. 2018–2021. Coordinator - Šiauliai University. Institutional coordinator: Dr V. Venslovaitė. Project partners: University of Ireland, Cork (Ireland), University of Iceland (Iceland), Vilnius University, Šiauliai University, Vytautas Magnus University.
The aim of the project is to develop, implement, test and transfer innovative practices of personalized learning within teacher education system(s). This aim will be achieved through the development and implementation of the conceptual framework of personalized learning, which will bring innovative changes to teacher education curriculum, methods, tools and assessment practices.

Main publications:

Alisauskiene, S., Guðjónsdóttir, H., Kristinsdóttir, J. V., Connolly, T., O'Mahony, C., Lee, L., Milteniene, L., Meliene, R., Kaminskiene, L., Rutkiene, A., Venslovaite, V., Kontrimiene, S., Kazlauskiene, A., Wozniczka, A. K. Personalised Learning within Teacher Education: A Framework and Guidelines, UNESCO International Bureau of Education. 2020.

Alisauskiene, S., Kaminskiene, L., Milteniene, L., Meliene, R., Kazlauskiene, A., Rutkiene, A., Venslovaite, V., Kontrimiene, S., Siriakoviene, A. Innovative Teacher Education through Personalised Learning, Proceedings of ICERI2020 Conference, 2020.

STEM-CT. Erasmus Plus KA2 (2019-1-BE02-KA201-060222). 2019–2022. Coordinator - The University College of Vives, Belgium. Institutional coordinator – Dr G. Stupurienė (VU).

The aim of the project is to strengthen teaching and learning computational thinking skills from pre-primary to lower secondary (3 years-14 years old) by integrating the learning of these skills within ‘real life’ STEAM contexts. The integrated approach of STEAM will help to make computational thinking more concrete and connected to the real-world and therefore more understandable for children. The focus will be on the process of problem-solving instead of the use of (expensive) technological tools and materials. So teachers will be supported to teach ‘computational thinking’ with easily applicable and accessible materials and tools.

Fostering Accessible Study Technologies (FAST): Accessible Learning Management System in Humanities and Social Sciences. Erasmus + project: KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. Coordinator - The University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. Institutional coordinator – J. Garbauskaitė – Jakimovska. 2019–2021.

This project will result in obtaining a contemporary, functional e learning and distance learning system that conforms to the highest educational standards; a system that will improve accessibility and teacher-student communication, and facilitate the providing of services to all students including students with disabilities. They will become more competitive in the labor market ensuring them a complete social and educational inclusion. In the long term, this learning system will provide open access to all lecturers, lectures and teaching materials, places to exchange ideas with other students and enjoy good educational practices.

Youth Volunteer Educators e-Learning Program for Young Migrants and Refugees (e-VELP). ERASMUS+KA203, 2019-3-DE04-KA205-018805, Germany. Leader of Lithuanian Team and Researcher – Dr S. Kairė. 2020–2022.

e-VELP will enable young migrants/refugees to create and offer free workshops where they share their knowledge and culture with local communities. The project will develop the e-learning platform and supplementary offline activities that both aim to guide VEs and VE-Trainers in their progressive journey. e-VELP is beyond a classic e-learning platform. Its aim is not only to teach migrant/refugee youth new skills but also to create and expand a live and active community of migrant/refugee youth passionate to share knowledge (Volunteer Educators) and youth workers passionate to support them (Volunteer Educator Trainers). Project concorcium: Teachsurfing (Germany), CESIE (Italy), GEYC (Romania), SIC (Cyprus), Vilnius university (Lithuania).

Empower Girls to Embrace Their Digital and Entrepreneurial Potential. (GEM) Nr. LC-01380173 (Girls4STEM-2019). Coordinator – A. Meškauskienė. 2020–2022.
The Institute of Educational Sciences of the Faculty of Philosophy of Vilnius University, partnering with foreign universities, is implementing the GEM (Empower Girls to Embrace Their Digital and Entrepreneurial Potential) project, which aims to reveal the potential of girls' digital literacy and entrepreneurial potential in STEM activities. As one of the project activities, the school „Smart City 2020“ was organized at the faculty on August 3–6. The school's program aim was to motivate girls to pursue a career in STEM subjects and to encourage active participation in European research, innovation, entrepreneurship and digital literacy. Throughout the week, 30 girls aged 12–14 participated in various STEAM activities, discussing the careers of entrepreneurs and researchers.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Radboud University (Netherlads)
KU Leuven University (Belgium)
University of Latvia (Latvia)
University of Cambridge (UK)
TU Dortmund University (Germany)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr R. Želvys –

Prof. Dr L. Duoblienė –

Prof. Dr I. Zaleskienė –

Prof. Dr V. Targamadzė –

Prof. Dr V. Dagienė –

  • editor-in-chief of the journal Olympiads in Informatics;
  • Area editor (Computing Didactics) of the Baltic Journal of Modern Computing, https://www.bjmc.lu.lv;
  • editorial board member of the journals International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence; International Journal of Instruction; Acta Paedaogica Vilnensia;
  • coordinator of the Nordplus Network on Innovative Computing Engineering Education Research;
  • representative of Lithuania in Education Committee TC3 under the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP);
  • member of Steering Committee of International Olympiads in Informatics;
  • member of the Joint Doctoral Committee of Education (Vytautas Magnus University; Vilnius University; Klaipėda University; Riomeris University), 2015–2020.

Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Grabauskienė –

  • member of the Editorial Committe of NOMAD, Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education. University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://ncm.gu.se/5870-2.

Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Makarskaitė-Petkevičienė –

  • member of the Scientific Methodical Centre Scientia Educologica of the Lithuanian Scientific Society;
  • board member of Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LERA), chair of Early Childhood Education and Primary Education network http://www.lera.lt/;
  • member of the Network Activity Committee Pre-primary and Primary Education http://www.lera.lt/tinklai/;
  • editorial board member of the journal Gamtamokslinis ugdymas (Natural Science Education) http://www.gu.puslapiai.lt/GUwww/indeks.htm;
  • editorial board member of the journal Švietimas: politika, vadyba, kokybė (Education: Policy, Management and Quality http://gu.puslapiai.lt/SVIETIMAS_PVK.htm;
  • lecturer of Teacher Competencies Improvement and Development Centre, Vilnius University;
  • member of Vilnius Vyturys Primary School Council (representative of social partners).

Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Meškauskienė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Schoroškienė –

  • member of International Board on Books for Young People (Department in Lithuania), http://rubinaitis.lnb.lt/index.php?3770890718;
  • member of Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LERA), www.lera.lt;
  • member of International Board on Books for Young People (Department in Lithuania),  www.ibbylietuva.lt.

Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Stonkuvienė –

Assist. Prof. Dr V. Venslovaitė –

Assist. Prof. Dr A. Juškevičienė –

  • member of Children’s Identity & Citizenship European Association (CICEA). http://www.cicea.eu/;
  • member of Lithuanian Association of Social Emotional Education, http://dramblys.lt;
  • member of Lithuanian educational research association (LERA), www.lera.lt.

Teaching Assist. Prof. J. Garbauskaitė-Jakimovska –

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Želvys, R. Some problems of quality assurance in post-socialist higher education. International conference The Quality of Higher Education Is the Key to Intellectual Development of Country. Shymkent (Kazakhstan). 11 December, 2020.
  • Želvys, R. Academic mobility in Lithuanian higher education. International APIKS conference Internationalization in Higher Education. Istambul (Turkey). Co-authors L. Leišyte, A.-L. Rose and S. Peksen. 7–9 December, 2020.
  • Baranova, J. Teaching solidarity through multimodality: philosophical reflections. International online RVP-Iasi conference Rethinking Borders and Boundaries: Exploring New Ways of Intercultural Encounters. 17 October 2020. http://www.crvp.org/conferences/2020/2020.html.
  • Duoblienė, L. Posthumanist education: Do we have to turn away from child-centered education? International online conference Education, The Environment and Sustainability. INPE, coordination from Mexico; 6–7 November 2020.
  • Duoblienė, L. Schizoanalysis, deterritorialization and transversality: to create non hierarchic communication in the classroom. International online conference Reconnecting EERA, coordination from Glasgow, 23–28 August 2020.

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

  • Prof. Dr Lilija Duoblienė, Vilnius university award for most readable research book

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • L. Duoblienė. Official panel disputant in International Conference SIGNALS (25 November, 2020), organized by National Audit Office of Lithuania by the Government, with more than 1000 participants from different Lithuanian institutions, https://www.signals.lt/archive.
  • Prof. V. Dagienė developed and initiated educational model of the computational thinking in international content Bebras.
  • Prof. Habil. Dr V. Dagienė, G. Stupurienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Jasutė are the members of the international Bebras content organization committee. Bebras is an international initiative aiming to promote Informatics (Computer Science, or Computing) and computational thinking among school students at all ages.
  • V. Dagienė, E. Jasutė, A. Juškevičienė, G. Stupurienė organized and participated in the seminars for in-service teachers development:
    • E4: e-Teach Multiplier Event for Teachers, 2020 December, Vilnius, Druskininkai
    • Curricula of development of computational thinking and various implementation methods, 2020 September, Druskininkai
    • Integrated STEM model.
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr V.Grabauskienė and O. Mockaitytė-Rastenienė organized and participated in the seminars for in-service teachers’ development:

 

INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7617
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Director – Assoc. Prof. Dr Jonas Dagys

Academic Staff of the INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY not Affiliated with the Departments

Research assistant, lecturer V. Dranseika

Main publications:

Dranseika, V. and Simm, K. Attributions of responsibility in joint human-A.I. decision-making in medicine. European Online Conference in Experimental Philosophy, 19th–21st June 2020, (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OaeV5bU68JccElL_aRCt4iugvUJGphkk/view).

Dranseika, V. Does visual perspective influence perceived accuracy of episodic memories? European Online Conference in Experimental Philosophy, 19th–21st June 2020, (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OaeV5bU68JccElL_aRCt4iugvUJGphkk/view).

Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Kirtiklis

Main publications:

Kirtiklis, K. and Gedutis, A. Tarp vertės ir poveikio: apie tikrą ir tariamą humanitarinių mokslų krizę ir jos įveikos būdus [Between Value and Impact: On Real and Imaginary Crisis in the Humanities and the Ways to Overcome It]. Vilnius, 2020.

Kirtiklis, K. and Gedutis, A. Ancient narrative and modern promise: the political arguments for the value of the humanities in Lithuania. Journal of Baltic Studies. 2020, 51(2): 275–287, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2020.1747509.

Dr E. Mardosas. Postdoctoral fellow September 2020–August 2022.
Research subject Ideology and Practical Rationality: Neo-Aristotelian Perspective (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-19-0087). Supervisor Prof. Dr Andrius Bielskis.

DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7613
E-mail:
Head – Prof. Habil. Dr Rita Šerpytytė

STAFF

Professors: Dr R. Šerpytytė, Dr J. Rubavičienė, Dr K Sabolius, Dr P. Montani (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr D. Bacevičiūtė (part-time), Dr M. Gutauskas, Dr N. Milerius, Dr A. K. Pažėraitė, Dr B. Ulevičius (part-time).
Assistant professors: Dr V. Daraškevičiūtė (part-time), Dr S. Maslauskaitė-Mažylienė (part-time).
Researcher: Dr I. Šatkauskas.
Doctoral students: R. Baranovas, P. Dumbliauskas, J. Grigas, D. Habdankaitė, A. Kaziliūnaitė, A. Pocius, K. Rybačiauskaitė, E. Skrebė, M. Šulskus, G. Tatarūnaitė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Premises of phenomenological and hermeneutical philosophy and possibilities of its development
Philosophical reflection of everyday world
Philosophy of cinema
Philosophical investigations of imagination
Basic problems of phenomenology
Religion and the challenges of the contemporary world
Philosophy of religion
Nihilism, secularization, postsecularization
Religion and visualization

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020

Lvov, A., Pažėraitė, A. Monograph: Religinio žmogaus atsakomybė: Lietuvos žydų rabiniška mintis tarp racionalizmo ir chasidiško misticizmo [Responsibility of Religious Person: Lithuanian Rabbinical Thought Between Rationalism and Hassidic Mysticism]. Vilnius University Publishing House, 2020. 204 p.
International Symposium Reimagining the Human. Vilnius University, online, 17–18 September, 2020. https://www.vu.lt/symposium/

Prof. Rita Šerpytytė’s International Visiting Professorship at the University of Turin (Reality and Nihilism in Continental Philosophy. 27 April 2020–27 August 2020. <https://www.dfeeccellenza.unito.it/persone/visiting-scientist/visiting-professor-senior>

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Contemporary Research on Tradition of Continental Philosophy and Religious Studies. Prof. R. Šerpytytė, 2019–2024.
During the year 2020, eight articles were published.

Main publications:

Baranova [Rubavičienė], J. Friedricho Nietzsche’s politinė filosofija kaip politinė antropologija [Friedrich Nietzsche’s Political Philosophy as Political Anthropology], Problemos, 98, 2020: 94–106. https://doi.org/10.15388/Problemos.98.8.

Baranova [Rubavičienė], J. Writing as becoming-woman: Deleuzian/Guattarian reading of women’s prose. Cogent Arts & Humanities. 2020, 7(1): 1740530. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2020.1740530.

Brašiškis, L., Milerius, N. From Myth to Reality: Images of Domestic Space in Post-Soviet Baltic Films. In: Film and Domestic Space; Architectures, Representation, Dispositif. S. Baschiera, M. De Rosa (eds). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 2020, 134–154.

Kaziliūnaitė, A. Foucault panoptizmas ir (savi)priežiūra: nuo individų prie dividų Problemos. 2020, 97: 36–47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15388/Problemos.97.3

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Philosophical Sources and Problems of Multimodal Education (S-MIP-17-37). Prof. J. Rubavičienė. 2017–2020.

The concept of multimodality was integrated into late 20th– early 21st century’s philosophy of education from communication theory. Multimodality describes communication practices in terms of the textual, aural, linguistic, spatial, and visual modes. The object of this project is to investigate mainly the philosophical sources justifying the possibility of a turn towards multimodal education by the analysis of the trajectories of relations between thought, image, word and sound. The problem of the intersection between thought and image in the contemporary philosophy of education corresponds with the problem of the clash between modern and postmodern paradigms of upbringing.
In 2020, in the framework of this project, one monograph and one article were published and one paper at the international conference was presented.

Main publications:

Baranova [Rubavičienė], J., Duoblienė, L. Multimodal Education: Philosophy and Practice. Washington D.C.: The Council for Research in Values and Philosophy [Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change Series IVA. Eastern and Central European Philosophical Studies]. 2020, 58: 321.

Baranova [Rubavičienė], J. How can Christian love be taught using the ‘spiritual cinema’? Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici. Pedagogika, XXXVII/1/2019, Nauki Humanistyczno-Społeczne, Zeszyt. 447, 15–30. https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/AUNC_PED/article/view/AUNC_PED.2019.007/26713.

Research Council of Lithuania.The Concept of Time of Henry Bergson in Gilles Deleuze’s Philosophy of Cinema. The project is supported by the structural funds of the European Union under Grant No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712- 22-0164, no. DOTSUT-414, 03 November 2020–30 April 2021. Main coordinator – J. Rubavičienė, student G. Butkauskaitė.

In 2020, in the framework of this project, the student made the presentation on the topic “The Concept of the Crystal of Time in Deleuze’s Philosophy of Cinema” in English at Rubavičienė’s seminar with Erasmus students during the course Philosophy and Arts: Deleuzian Studies, 11 December 2020.

Research Council of Lithuania. Responsibility of Religious Person: Lithuanian Rabbinical Thought between Rationalism and Hassidic Mysticism (S-MIP-17-35). Assoc. Prof. A. K. Pažėraitė. 2017–2019.

The project is focused on Lithuanian Judaism, in particular on Lithuanian Mussar movement. In the beginning of 20th century, in Lithuanian “corners”, such as Telšiai, Kelmė, Slobodka of Kaunas et al., in the Yeshiva worlds enclosed and Mussar literature studying rabbonim and students created alternative reality, the value of which became apparent after the Catastrophe. On the one hand, the rationalist (or mystic?) anthropology of Lithuanian Mussar thinkers enables identification of Jewish identity, as well as responsibility, as the most important feature of election. On the other hand, Hasidic perspective (in some aspects close to Christian outlook) enables to pose the question of responsibility of religious person in completely different way. In 2020, based on the project investigations, one monograph was published.

Main publication:

Lvov, A., Pažėraitė, A. Religinio žmogaus atsakomybė: Lietuvos žydų rabiniška mintis tarp racionalizmo ir chasidiško misticizmo [Responsibility of Religious Person: Lithuanian Rabbinical Thought Between Rationalism and Hassidic Mysticism]. VU Publishing House. 2020. 204 p.

Research Council of Lithuania. The Everyday and the Representation of War Trauma in Late Modernity (no. S-MOD-17-1/LSS-250000-273). Assoc. Prof. N. Milerius. 2017–2019. In 2020, in the framework of this project, one article was published.

Main publication:

Davoliūtė, V. Cold War cinema and the traumatic turn in Europe: Fact (1980) as a Soviet mirror of the Holocaust film. Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema. 2020, 14(1): 57–71. Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group. DOI: 10.1080/17503132.2020.1711612.

Research Council of Lithuania. The Future of Humanity: New Scenarios of Imagination (DOTSUT-229 (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0078). Prof. K. Sabolius. 2017–2021.
The project is funded by EU Structural Funds programme’s priority axis 9 “Educating the society and strengthening the potential of human resources”, objective 9.3.3 “Strengthen the skills and capacities of public sector researches for engaging high level R&D activities”.

In 2020, in the framework of this project, six articles were published, one academic event was organized and 8 papers were presented:

International Symposium Reimagining the Human. Vilnius University, 17–18 September, 2020 was organized and six papers were presented, https://www.vu.lt/symposium/.

Sabolius, K. Beyond determination and adaptation: iagination as a function of life. Indeterminate Futures/The Future of Indeterminacy, 13–15 November, Dundee, Scotland.

Monatni, P. L’“origine” del linguaggio nella filosofia critica: schematismo e immaginazione, significato e senso. Il dibatito sull'origine del linguaggio oggi. Filosofia e antropolgia cognitiva, 05–06 November, Istituto Italiano per gli studi filosofici, Naples, Italy.

Main publications:

Baranovas, R. Virtuality and the problem of agency in object-oriented ontology. Open Philosophy. 2020, 3: 233–241. https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2020-0106.
Habdankaitė, D. The absolute as the meeting point between speculation and fiction. Open Philosophy. 2020, 3: 349–357. https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2020-0109.

Montani, P. The imagination and its technological destiny. Open Philosophy. 2020, 3: 187–201. https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2020-0107.

Harman, G., Sabolius, K. Editorial for the topical issue “Imagination and Potentiality: The Quest for the Real”. Open Philosophy. 2020, 3: 694–698, https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2020-0145.

Research Council of Lithuania. The Problem of Perspective in Phenomenology and Amerindian Perspectivism (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-19-0065). 2020–2022. Postdoctoral fellowship programme. Supervisor - Prof. K. Sabolius, postdoc researcher Dr I. Šatkauskas.

International Research Projects

ONLENHER – Ontology. Language. Hermeneutics (under the guidance of Dr Maria Teresa Oñate Zubia). Prof. R. Šerpytytė - a member of the international group of investigation ONLENHER at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Spain. http://portal.uned.es/portal/page?_pageid=93,8843313&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&idContenido=5
In 2020, the research was focused on the problems of contemporary hermeneutics.

Seminario de las Tres Culturas. Coordinated by the University of Seville (Spain) (under the guidance of Prof. Jacinto Choza, University of Seville, Spain). Prof. R. Šerpytytė - a participant.

Contractual Research

Research of the Original Documents from Michail Duškes Personal Collection “Lithuanian Jewish Life until Holocaust”. The project is funded by Good Will Foundation. 2020. Assoc. Prof. A. Pažėraitė - a participant.

Preparation of Memorial Book for the Jewish Community of Telšiai. Implemented by Klaipėda University and Samogitian museum “Alka”. Assoc. Prof. A. Pažėraitė - a participant.

In 2020, in the framework of this project, one paper was presented and one article was prepared.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies of Luigi Pareyson, Turin (Italy)
University of Turin (Italy)
University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy)
Sapienza – University of Rome (Italy)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
National Distance Education University (UNED) (Spain)
The Pontifical University of John Paul II Cracow (Poland)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. R. Šerpytytė –

Prof. J. Rubavičienė (Baranova) –

Prof. K. Sabolius –

Prof. P. Montani –

  • scientific board member of Rivista di Estetica;
  • scientific board member of Carte semiotiche;
  • scientific board member of Agalm;
  • scientific board member of Plexus;
  • scientific board member of Images ré-vues (on-line);
  • scientific coordinator and Director of Italian edition of S. M. Eisenstein, Selected Works, 8 volumes, Marsilio, Venezia 1981–2006;
  • scientific coordinator and Director of Italian Edition of D. Vertov, L’occhio della rivoluzione, Mimesis, Milano-Udine 2011.
  • organizing committee member of international symposium Reimagining the Human. Vilnius University, online, 17–18 September, 2020, https://www.vu.lt/symposium/.

Assoc. Prof. A. K. Pažėraitė –

  • authoress of Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute;
  • directress of Lithuanian Jewish Culture Research Centre (in Lithuanian Culture Research Institute, former Culture, Philosophy and Arts Research Institute);
  • board member of the Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religion,
    http://en.religijotyra.lt/members/.

Assoc. Prof. M. Gutauskas –

Assoc. Prof. D. Bacevičiūtė –

Assoc. Prof. N. Milerius –

Assist. Prof. V. Daraškevičiūtė –

Assist. Prof. S. Maslauskaitė-Mažylienė –

  • editorial board member of the journal Religija ir kultūra (Religion and Culture), http://www.rstc.vu.lt;
  • member of the Lithuanian Art Historian Society, http://www.ldid.lt/en/members/;
  • member of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association;
  • member of International Council of Museums (ICOM).

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

LIST OF CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS OF SCIENCE POPULARISATION ACTIVITIES

 

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY AND ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7617
E-mail:
Head – Prof. Dr Marius Povilas Šaulauskas

STAFF

Professors: Dr A. Jokubaitis (part-time), Dr N. Kardelis, Dr V. Radžvilas (part-time), Dr M. P. Šaulauskas.
Associate professors: Dr J. Dagys, Dr K. Dubnikas, Dr N. Radavičienė.
Assistant professors: Dr R. Bikauskaitė, Dr M. Gilaitis.
Lecturers: Ž. Pabijutaitė, G. Kurlavičiūtė (part-time).
Doctoral students: A. Alijauskaitė, V. Baranovė, D. Caturianas, S. Čelutka, D. Markevičius, M. Markuckas, E. S. Mikalonytė, M. Morkūnaitė, A. Noreikaitė, Ž. Pabijutaitė, V. Petuška, A. Plėšnys, P. Rimkevičius, V. Sinica, T. Snuviškis, G. Šataitis, A. Šulcas.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Philosophy in classical and modern civilizations
Modern – postmodern controversy
Information society studies
Analytical philosophy and hermeneutics
Logic
Postmodern philosophy
Social and political philosophy
Contemporary Christian philosophy
Ethics

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020

Bikauskaitė, R. Diverging temporalities of care work on urban farms: Negotiating history, responsibility, and productivity in Lithuania, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001671852030155X

Pabijutaitė, Ž. Capturing indeterminacy: non-linear temporal models in the 20th century logic and metaphysics. Preeminence of Myth and the Decline of Instrumental Reason. Ed. Pat Arneson. 2020, Ohio University Press, p. 114–126.

Šaulauskas, M. P. The paradox of liquid (post)modernity: perspectives on Kavolis and Eco, Gebser and Mickūnas. Preeminence of Myth and the Decline of Instrumental Reason. Eds Ž. Svigaris, P. Arneson. Pittsburgh: Nova Science Publishers, 2020. p. 178–182. (Contemporary Cultural Studies).

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

The History of Philosophy and Nowadays: Framework Methodological Controversies. Prof. M. P. Šaulauskas. 2016–2021.

The main research titles accomplished in 2020: analytical philosophy paradigms of science, consciousness, language and law; essential problems of axiological discourses; methodological controversy of contemporary politics and moral philosophy; the genesis of modern philosophy.

Main publications:

Dagys, J. Frege’s „reikšmė“. Problemos. 2020, 97: 123–131.

Dagys, J. Logic and Early Christianity. Philosophica Critica. 2020, 6(2): 72–78.

Radžvilas, V. Romualdo Ozolo filosofija: kelionė į tikrumo šviesą. Kn. Romualdas Ozolas. Rinktiniai raštai. I. Filosofijos istorija. 2020, 14–35.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Computer Aided Analysis of Traditional Modal Logic from the Point of View of Contemporary Logical Theories Research Council of Lithuania (P-MIP-19-447 (S-MIP-19-51). Head of research group – J. Dagys, member of the group – Ž. Pabijutaitė.

The aim of the project is to thoroughly investigate, with the help of contemporary theories of formal logic and information technologies, the most significant and complex medieval system of modal syllogism formulated and published in the fourteenth century by French logician Jean Buridan. The main goal of this project is to determine the relationship between traditional and modern theories of modal logics by developing new and adapting existing models of traditional logic, preparing them for the relevant formal comparison, and running the mechanical comparison of the arguments recognized as valid in each theory with the help of a computer equipped with the software specially designed or adapted for this purpose.

The Mythophilosophical Lithuanian Discourse: Mickūnas, Šliogeris, Vyčinas (UAB 3T-Transfers, MTS-250000-839). Prof. M. P. Šaulauskas. 2017–2024.

The project aims to identify basic parameters of the mythophilosophical Lithuanian discourse and thereby to enable the disclosure of its specificity both in terms of (a) Lithuanian philosophical heritage and (b) Lithuanian academic discourse of nowadays. The basic problematics of the project cover (1) methodological principles of mythophilosophical Lithuanian legacy and their enactment in contemporary academic writings as well as (2) vital mythophilosophical attributes in the undertakings of Vincas Vyčinas, Algis Mickūnas and Arvydas Šliogeris.

Main publications:

Pabijutaitė, Ž. Capturing indeterminacy: non-linear temporal models in the 20th century logic and metaphysics. In: Preeminence of Myth and the Decline of Instrumental Reason, ed. Pat Arneson. Ohio University Press. 2020, 114–126.

Šaulauskas, M. P. The paradox of liquid (post)modernity: perspectives on Kavolis and Eco, Gebser and Mickūnas. In: Preeminence of Myth and the Decline of Instrumental Reason, Žilvinas Svigaris, Pat Arneson (Eds). 2020, 178–182.

International Research Projects

31H 17 0438 84. Polonica Philosophica Orientalia. Filozofia w Rzeczypospolitej XVI-XVIII w. i historiografia filozofii w Polsce, Litwie, Białorusi i Ukrainie. Ž. Pabijutaitė – member of research group headed by Dr Steffen Huber.

The project is organized by the Philosophy Department of Jagiellonian University (Krakow) and is the part of the program "Narodowy Program Roswoju Humanistyki".The aim of the project is to provide a detailed analysis of manuscripts and printed sources that reveal the state of political, ethical and logical thought in the region of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during 16-18th centuries. The participants of the project are the researchers of the history of philosophy from Belarus, Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania. The project has started in January, 2018 and will end in January, 2023.
Based on the project investigations, a paper at the international and national conferences were presented: Pabijutaitė Ž. Manuscripts and Printed Theses on Practical Philosophy contained in Vilnius University Library. Polonica Philosophia Orientalia: Digitalisation Priorities. Kiiv, 07–08 December 2019.

Main publication:

Pabijutaitė, Ž. Logic and metaphysics in Vilnius during 16–18th centuries: the most important sources of Vilnius libraries. Civitas. 2020, 24: 117–133.

Contractual Research

Translation from Latin of Cicero’s De divinatione with philosophical introduction and commentary (the author of the translation and commentary - Živilė Pabijutaitė).

Scientific editing and philosophical introduction written for the revised Lithuanian translation of Descartes’s Passions of the Soul. Dagys, J.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Nitra University (Slovakia)
Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Institute of Philosophy at the Nikolaus Copernicus University, Torun (Poland)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. J. Dagys –

Prof. N. Kardelis –

Assoc. Prof. N. Radavičienė –

Prof. M. P. Šaulauskas –

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Dagys, J. - member and head of the group for revision of the Descriptor of the study field of Philosophy. Group formed by Lithuanian Study Quality Evaluation Centre.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • Dagys, J. Host of the philosophy talks programme „Brandūs pokalbiai“ on the national channel LRT+, spring season 2020.

 

DEPARTMENT OF TEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7617
E-mail:
Head – Prof. Dr Albinas Plėšnys

STAFF

Professors: Dr A. Plėšnys, Dr T. Sodeika.
Associated professor: Dr A. Mickevičius.
Assistant professors: Dr J. Čiurlionis, Dr L. Jakavonytė, Dr M. Stoškus.
Lecturers: Dr Mantas Radžvilas (part-time), Dr J. Tuleikytė (part-time).
Doctoral students: A. Buiko, B. Gelžinytė, L. Jacevičius, T. Murašov, J. Slipkauskaitė, V. Valinskaitė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Impact of metaphysics on the rise of modern natural science
Impact of globalization on culture and transformation of values
Basic problems of philosophy of science
Science and values
Impact of social factors on process of scientific investigation

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2020

Račius, E. Islam in post-communist Eastern Europe: between churchification and securitization. Monograph. Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2020.

Sodeika, T. Zur Roman Ingardens Auffassung der ontischen Fundamente der Verantwortung: die Verantwortung als Fundament der Ontologie? In: Horizon. Studies in Phenomenology. 2020, 9(2): S.601–618.

Sodeika, T. Zu Heideggers Auffassung der Gelassenheit als negativen Erkennen. In: Sebastian Hüsch/ Isabelle Koch/ Philipp Thomas (Hrsg.), Negative Knowledge. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG. 2020, S.271–287, S.275–291.

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Contemporary Philosophy and Philosophical Investigations of Culture. Prof. Dr A. Plėšnys. 2015–2020.

Main publications:

Mickevičius, A. Arūno Sverdiolo hermeneutika. Problemos. 2020, 48–57. doi: 10.15388/Problemos.Priedas.20.5.

Sodeika, T. Zur Roman Ingardens Auffassung der ontischen Fundamente der Verantwortung: die Verantwortung als Fundament der Ontologie? Horizon. Studies in Phenomenology. 2020, 9(2): S.601–618.

Sodeika, T. Martin Heidegger’s Phenomenology of Boredom and Zen Practice. Dialogue and Universalism. 2020, 3: 205–224.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Post-secular Condition (DOTSUT – 029/2018) (No. DOTSUT-21 (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0085)/LSS-25000-55). Prof. T. Sodeika. 2018–2022.

Although the postmodern culture can be considered as a post-secular culture, the character of this post-secularity is not yet sufficiently understood. It is not clear what form, in a changed cultural situation, could and/or should acquire the religious images, experiences and practices. The aim of this project is to find out, what forms are acquired by religious content in such areas of contemporary culture as ethics, aesthetics and political ideology, what role interreligious and inter-confessional dialogue plays (or could play) in the process of globalisation that prevails in contemporary world. A large part of the research is devoted to the analysis of the ontological foundations of above-mentioned manifestations of post-secularity.
In 2020, the project research was caried out in two directions: 1) the research of the post-secular implications of the philosophical and theological conceptions of Rudolf Bultamann, Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger and Hannah Arendt as well as of the Death-of-God theology; 2) the research of the situation of Muslim communities in post-communist East European countries. In 2020, based on the project investigations, one monograph and four articles were published.

Main publications:

Račius, E. Islam in post-communist Eastern Europe: between churchification and securitization. Monograph. Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2020.

Sodeika, T. Zu Heideggers Auffassung der Gelassenheit als negativen Erkennen. In: Sebastian Hüsch/ Isabelle Koch/ Philipp Thomas (Hrsg.), Negative Knowledge. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag GmbH + Co. KG. 2020, S.271–287, S.275–291.

Vidauskytė, L. Karl Jaspers’ conception of the axial age and the idea of paradigmatic individuals. Dialogue and Universalism. 2020, 3: 187–204.

Daraškevičiūtė, V. Religiškumo reprezentavimo šiuolaikiniame mene problema. Sekuliari ir postsekuliari prieigos [The Problem of Representation of Religious in Contemporary Art. Secular and Postsecular Perspectives]. Religija ir kultūra. 2020, 20–21: 55–67. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15388/Relig.2017.15.

Research Council of Lithuania. Origins, Reception and Perspectives of Heidegger’s Philosophy of Technology (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-02-0123). Postdoctoral fellowship programme. 2017–2019. Supervisor Prof. T. Sodeika, postdoc researcher Dr T. N. Mickevičius.

In 2020, based on the project investigations, one paper was published.

Main publication:

Mickevičius, T. N. Heideggerio technikos esmės sampratos recepcija „empirinio posūkio“ technikos filosofijoje. Religija ir kultūra. 2020, 20–21: 68–76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15388/Relig.2017.16.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

European Humanities University, Vilnius (Lithuania)
Belarusian State University, Minsk (Belorussia)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assist. Prof. J. Čiurlionis –

  • member of Athens Institute for Education and Research, http://www.atiner.gr/;
  • editorial board member of the journal Studia Philosophiae Christianae, Studia Philosophiae Christianae | Studia Philosophiae Christianae (uksw.edu.pl).

Assist. Prof. L. Jakavonytė –

Assoc. Prof. A. Mickevičius –

Prof. A. Plėšnys –

Dr. Julija Tuleikytė –

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

  • Mickevičius, A. Arūno Sverdiolo hermeneutika. Problemos. 2020, 48–57. doi: 10.15388/Problemos.Priedas.20.5.
  • Plėšnys, A. Lecture Philosophy of Aristotle at Vadovų klubas (Leaders’ Club), October 20, 2020.

 

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7605
E-mail:
Director – Assoc. Prof. Dr Vilmantė Pakalniškienė

STAFF

Professors: Dr L. Bulotaitė, Habil Dr D. Gailienė, Dr G. Gudaitė, Dr R. Jusienė, Dr E. Kazlauskas, Dr S. Raižienė, Dr G. Valickas.
Associate professors: Dr A. Adler, Dr D. Bagdžiūnienė, Dr R. Barkauskienė, Dr R. Berniūnas, Dr R. Bliumas, Dr D. Čekuolienė, Dr A. Daugirdienė, Dr M. Dovydaitienė, Dr G. Gintilienė, Dr S. Girdzijauskienė, Dr N. Grigutytė, Dr A. Kairys, Dr I. Laurinaitytė, Dr A. Laurinavičius, Dr J. Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, Dr T. Lazdauskas, Dr V. Pakalniškienė, Dr B. Pociūtė, Dr R. Sargautytė, Dr P. Skruibis, Dr R. Stanikūnas, Dr K. Vanagaitė, Dr I. Žukauskaitė.
Assistants: Dr K. Čunichina, Dr J. Eimontas, Dr O. Geležėlytė, Dr L. Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė, Dr V. Jurkuvėnas, Dr V. Klimukienė, Dr E. Mažulytė-Rašytinė, Dr V. Mikuličiūtė, Dr D. Nasvytienė, Dr D. Petkevičiūtė-Barysienė, Dr L. Rakickienė, Dr R. Rekašiūtė Balsienė, Dr O. Zamalijeva, Dr P. Želvienė, Dr A. Žiedelis.
Lecturers: D. Butkienė, K. Dragūnevičius, Dr A. Radzevičienė, Dr M. Skerytė-Kazlauskienė, A. Saikauskienė.
Researchers: Prof. Dr A. Bagdonas, Dr I. Jovarauskaitė, Dr I. Truskauskaitė-Kunevičienė.
Doctoral students: E. Baukienė, V. Cimalanskaitė, A. A. Čepulienė, I. Daniūnaitė, A. Dumarkaitė, A. Dzimidienė, V. Ivleva, D. Jančiūrė, L. Jarutienė, K. Jočbalytė, E. Gaudiešiūtė, G. Giegeckaitė, I. Grauslienė, D. Grigienė, R. Kanapeckaitė, M. Kvedaraitė, K. Lapinskė, M. Marcinkevičiūtė, Ž. Pečiūra, K. Petraškaitė, R. Sadauskaitė, G. Skabeikytė, D. Šorytė, M. Turlinskienė, M. Vaštakė.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr L. Bulotaitė, Prof. Dr A. Bagdonas, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Bagdžiūnienė, Dr V. Jurkuvėnas, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Laurinaitytė, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Sargautytė, Dr V. Mikuličiūtė, Dr O. Zamalijeva, Dr A. Žiedelis.

DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Bagdžiūnienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, Assoc. Prof. Dr Irena Žukauskaitė, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Rekašiūtė-Balsienė, doctoral students: A. Dzimidienė, R. Kanapeckaitė, Ž. Pečiūra.

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr Habil. D. Gailienė, Prof. Dr G. Gudaitė, Prof. Dr E. Kazlauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Barkauskienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Adler, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Čekuolienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr N. Grigutytė, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Laurinavičius, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Sargautytė, Assoc. Prof. Dr P. Skruibis, Dr. P. Želvienė, Dr E. Mažulytė-Rašytinė, Dr L. Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė, doctoral students: A. A. Čepulienė, I. Daniūnaitė, A. Dumarkaitė, E. Gaudiešiūtė, G. Giegeckaitė, I. Grauslienė, D. Grigienė, M. Kvedaraitė, M. Marcinkevičiūtė, K. Petraškaitė, G. Skabeikytė, M. Turlinskienė, M. Vaštakė.

DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr G. Valickas, Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Vanagaitė, Dr K. Čunichina, Dr V. Mikuličiūtė, Dr D. Petkevičiūtė-Barysienė, doctoral students: V. Cimalanskaitė, D. Jančiūrė.

PERSONALITY PSYCHIDINAMIC RESEARCH CENTRE

STAFF

Prof. Dr G. Gudaitė, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Adler, Assoc. Prof. Dr N. Grigutytė.

CENTRE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE

STAFF

Prof. Dr G. Valickas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Berniūnas, Dr K. Čunichina, Dr V. Jurkuvėnas, Dr V. Mikuličiūtė, Dr D. Petkevičiūtė-Barysienė.

CENTRE OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Bagdžiūnienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Žukauskaitė, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Rekašiūtė-Balsienė.

CENTRE OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr E. Kazlauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr N. Grigutytė, Dr P. Želvienė, Dr I. Jovarauskaitė, Dr I. Truskauskaitė-Kunevičienė.

RESEARCH OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY CENTRE

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Adler, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Barkauskienė, Assoc. Prof. D. Čekuolienė, Dr L. Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė.

CENTRE FOR SUICIDOLOGY RESEARCH

STAFF

Prof. Dr D. Gailienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr P. Skruibis, Dr E. Mažulytė-Rašytinė, Dr O. Geležėlytė.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE

STAFF

Prof. Dr R. Jusienė, Prof. Dr S. Raižienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Gintilienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Girdzijauskienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Pakalniškienė, Dr D. Nasvytienė, Dr L. Rakickienė, D. Butkienė. K. Dragūnevičius, doctoral student E. Baukienė.

LABORATORY OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. A. Daugirdienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Bliumas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Stanikūnas, Dr A. Radzevičienė, doctoral student K. Jočbalytė.

LABORATORY OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr A. Bagdonas, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Kairys, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Pakalniškienė, Dr V. Jurkuvėnas, Dr V. Mikuličiūtė, Dr O. Zamalijeva, doctoral students: V. Ivleva, R. Sadauskaitė, D. Šorytė.

RESEARCH GROUP OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Laurinaitytė, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Laurinavičius, Dr K. Čunichina, doctoral student L. Jarutienė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Addiction psychology
Ageing
Clinical psychology
Cognitive science and cognitive psychology
Developmental psychology and psychopathology
Educational psychology
Employee psychology
Family psychology
Health psychology
Intelligence
Internet psychology
Jungian analytical psychology
Learning and teaching environments
Learning, behavioural and emotion problems
Legal psychology
Neuropsychology
Organisational psychology
Personality psychology
Psychological testing and evaluation
Psychophysics and psychophysiology
Psychotraumatology
Criminal behaviour
Social and group psychology
Suicidology
Time perpective
Well-being

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Children’s and Youth Development and Supporting Environment: Assessment, Analysis of Interaction, Education. Prof. R. Jusienė, Assoc. Prof. G. Gintilienė. 2017–2020.

The aim of this research is to evaluate the individual and environmental factors that promote the child's development and learning and their interaction. In 2020, individual (cognitive, personal) and environmental (teachers' expectations, teaching strategies, parental involvement) factors in the learning achievements of primary and lower secondary school students were studied. Attention on self-regulation of preschool children and connections of cognitive abilities with children's use of electronic media were given and also early development of children: profiles of cognitive abilities and socio-emotional behaviour were evaluated.

Main publications:

Jusienė, R., Laurinaitytė, I. & Pakalniškienė, V. Pradinio mokyklinio amžiaus vaikų kompulsyvaus interneto naudojimo psichosocialiniai veiksniai vaikų ir tėvų vertinimu [The psychosocial factors of elementary school-aged children’s compulsive internet use as reported by children and parents]. Psichologija. 2020, 61: 51–67.

Jusienė, R., Rakickienė, L., Breidokienė, R., & Laurinaitytė, I. Executive function and screen-based media use in preschool children. Infant and Child Development. 2020, 29(1): e2173.

Pakalniškienė, V., Jusienė, R., Sebre, S. B., Wu, J.-L. & Laurinaitytė, I. Children’s internet use profiles in relation to behavioral problems in Lithuania, Latvia, and Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020, 17(22): 8490.

Factors and Outcomes of Psychosocial Interactions and Decision Making. Prof. L. Bulotaitė, Prof. Dr G. Valickas, Assoc. Prof. A. Kairys, Assoc. Prof. I. Laurinaitytė. 2016–2020.

The aim of this research is to reveal the factors of psychosocial interactions and decisions made, as well as their possible consequences, to identify adolescent criminal risk and protective factors. In 2020, peculiarities of the image perceived by law enforcement officers and peculiarities of decision-making in the execution and investigation of crimes were examined. There was a study of psychological factors influencing the peculiarities of alcohol and other substance use carried out. Determination of interactions of components of biopsychosocial functioning in Lithuanian elderly people were studied. It was work done on research methodology: adaptation and standardization instruments for the assessment of memory, personality and mental disorders.

Main publications:

Čunichina, K., Valickas, G., Navickas, V., & Pakalniškienė, V. The image of judges and courts perceived by children. Psihologiâ i pravo. 2020, 10(1): 133–142.

Laurinavičius, A., Sellbom, M., Klimukienė, V., Wygant, D. B., Laurinaitytė, I., Ustinavičiūtė, L. & Baltrūnas, M. Examination of triarchic psychopathy measure in a sample of Lithuanian juvenile offenders. Psychological Assessment. 2020, 32(4): 407–413.

Sellbom, M., Laurinaitytė, I. & Laurinavičius, A. Further validation of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality-Self-Report (CAPP-SR) in Lithuanian offender and nonoffender samples. Assessment. 2020, 00(00): 1–13.

Principles of Cognitive Processing. Dr R. Stanikūnas. 2016–2020.

Purpose of this research is to study the activity of cognitive processes, determining the principles of information input, storage, processing and use. In 2020, peculiarities of perception of illusory figures in the case of stabilized and unstabilized images were studied.

Main publications:

Stanikūnas, R., Puišys, L., Radzevičienė, A. & Vaitkevičius, P. H. Spalvų porų patrauklumo vertinimo ypatumai. Psichologija. 2020, 61: 8–20.

Stanikunas, R., Kulbokaite, V., Svegzda, A., Vaitkevicius, H., Daugirdiene, A., Kulikowski, J. & Murray, I. Chromatic fading following complete adaptation to unique hues. Journal of Vision. 2020, 20(6): 20.

Vaitkevičius, P. H, Švegžda, A., Stanikūnas, R., Bliumas, R., Šoliūnas, A. & Kulikowski, J. J. Neural model of coding stimulus orientation and adaptation. Neural Computation. 2020, 32(4): 711–740.

Risk and Coping Factors of Psychosocial Stress and Psychological Disorders and the Effectiveness of Support. Prof. Dr G. Gudaitė, Prof. Dr E. Kazlauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Barkauskienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Čekuolienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr P. Skruibis. 2016–2020.

The aim of the research is to identify the determinants of psychological dysfunctions and adequate means of assistance. Assessment of risk factors for mental health disorders, experience of psychological help and efficiency factors, analysis of coping with psychosocial stress. Research findings on psychological disorders, traumatic stress, suicidal behaviour, suicide prevention, and psychotherapy effectiveness were presented in dissertations, conference presentations and scientific articles.

Main publications:

Zelviene, P., Daniunaite, I., Hafstad, G. S., Thoresen, S., Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I. & Kazlauskas, E. Patterns of abuse and effects on psychosocial functioning in Lithuanian adolescents: A latent class analysis approach. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2020, 108, 104684.

Kazlauskas, E & Grigutyte, N. Clinical psychology in Lithuania: current developments in training and legislation. Clinical Psychology in Europe. 2020, 2(1).

Kazlauskas, E., Zelviene, P., Daniunaite, I., Hyland, P., Kvedaraite, M., Shevlin, M. & Cloitre, M. The structure of ICD-11 PTSD and Complex PTSD in adolescents exposed to potentially traumatic experiences. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2020, 265: 169–174.

Geležėlytė, O., Gailienė, D., Latakienė, J., Mažulytė-Rašytinė, E., Skruibis, P., Dadašev, S. & Grigienė, D. Factors of seeking professional psychological help by the bereaved by suicide. Frontiers in Psychology. 2020, 11(592): 1–8.

Psychological, Social and Organizational Factors of Employee Performance and Well-Being in Contemporary Organizations. Assoc. Prof. D. Bagdžiūnienė, Assoc. Prof. J. Lazuaskaitė-Zabielskė. 2017–2021.

Aim of the research ir to study the factors of activity, forms of behavior and well-being at work of employees of various organizations and their interactions. The aim for 2020 was systematically analyze the expression of individual forms of employee behavior in the organization (performance, innovative, proactive and civic behavior, mastery of work etc.), individual and organizational factors.

Main publications:

Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, J., Urbanavičiūtė, I. & Balsienė, R. The structure of work engagement: A test of psychometric properties of the Lithuanian version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 2020, 36(4): 601–611.

Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, J., Žiedelis, A. & Urbanavičiūtė, I. Who benefits from time-spatial job crafting? The role of boundary characteristics in the relationship between time-spatial job crafting, engagement and performance. Baltic Journal of Management. 2020, 16(1): 1–19.

Urbanavičiūtė, I. & Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, J. Psichologinis nesaugumas dėl darbo: Kaip išlaikyti darbuotojų gerovę besikeičiančiame darbo pasaulyje? Vilnius: Vilnius University Publishing House. 2020.

National Research Projects

Children’s and Adolescents’ Internet Use in Lithuania: Possibilities and Risks Tendencies in EU Context. S-MIP-17-1/LSS-250000-1087. Assoc. Prof. N. Grigutytė. 2017–2020.

The aim of the project is to evaluate changes of the 9-17-year-old children’s Internet use in Lithuania and other EU countries since 2010 and to reveal the mechanism of children’s Internet use on their psychological functioning. Project objectives: 1) to determine the overall and country specific trends of Internet use of the 9-17-year-old children; 2) to discover the mechanism of 9-17-year-old children’s Internet use and psychological functioning. Activities, which were held in the project: Analysis of the literature to reveal assumptions and current outcomes of children’s Internet; the selection of constructs of the survey; finalizing questionnaires with partners and translation of the instrument to Lithuanian language.
The project results were presented by the Department staff in the final conference of the project Children's Internet Use: Scientific Findings and Practical Insights, 25 September, 2020: Children's use of the Internet: Lithuania in the context of European countries during the latter decade (Grigutytė, N.); What happens when children and adolescents face threats when using the Internet? (Pakalniškienė, V.); Adolescent Identity and Internet Use: Are all teens equally exploited virtual opportunities? (Raižienė, S.).

Risk and Protective Factors as Predictors of Delinquent Juveniles’ Behaviour. S-MIP-17-112/SS-250000-1647. Assoc. Prof. A. Laurinavičius. 2017‒2020.
According to the research plan several activities were organized: the methodological seminar took place, iterrater reliability was confirmed. Preparation of methodological package was completed. Probation officers were contacted, introduced with research purposes and peculiarities of their participation in the research, data collection was carried out.

Main publications:

Laurinavičius, A., Klimukienė, V., Čėsnienė, I. & Ustinavičiūtė-Klenauskė, L. Nepilnamečių teisės pažeidėjų rizikos ir apsauginių veiksnių analizė. Monograph. Vilnius: Vilnius University Publishing House. 2020.

Laurinavičius, A., Sellbom, M., Klimukienė, V., Wygant, D., Laurinaitytė, I., Ustinavičiūtė, L. & Baltrūnas, M. Examination of triarchic psychopathy measure in a sample of Lithuanian juvenile offenders. Psychological Assessment. 2020, 32(4): 407–413.

A Study of the Effectiveness of the Suicide Prevention System in Municipalities. S-172/(1.78)SU-1732. Assoc. Prof. P. Skruibis. 2019–2021.
It is planned to analyze the readiness to respond to the suicide crisis in ten Lithuanian municipalities with the highest suicide rates and to provide practical recommendations for the improvement of the existing system.

Psychosocial Stress Reactions to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Research-based Coping Recommendations. P-COV-20-10. Prof. E. Kazlauskas. 2020.
There is a growing worldwide concern about the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic is associated with multiple stressors, such as fear about the health of a loved one, insecurity about the future, stress associated with job-difficulties, or unemployment among the others. The current project aims to analyse the psychological impact of the pandemic on adolescents and adults, including healthcare workers from the perspective of stress responses and resilience. The current project delivered recommendations that were targeted towards mitigating the negative effects of the pandemic on mental health and well-being. Furthermore, the project contributed to an evidence-based response planning to the pandemic. The results included:

Distance Education of Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Threats and Opportunities from an Ecosystem Perspective. S-COV-20-11. Prof. R. Jusienė. 2020.

Due to the change in the educational process caused by COVID-19 pandemic and having moved it from the immediate medium to a distant one, the roles, interactions, engagements, as well as the environment, content and nature of the individuals involved in the education process, i.e., children, parents and teachers, has inevita- bly changed as well. It is an unparalleled experience that provides the researchers in the fields of education, psychology, social work, sociology and medicine with an opportunity to comprehensively analyse the educational challenges to the educational process itself and its participants and examine the threats and opportunities posed to physical and mental health, safety and learning success of pre-school and children in grades 1–8. The research conducted is important in identifying threats and anticipating solutions and opportunities for the future application and development of distance education.
Recommendations (https://www.mediavaikai.lt/confinement-results) were developed.

Fake News Susceptability among Older Adults: Factors and Possible Consequences. (S-MIP-20-11/(1.78) SU-528). Assoc. Prof. V. Pakalniškienė. 2020–2022.

Digital technologies have led to the mass use of social networks, thus creating an excellent environment for the spread of fake news in political communication, which in turn jeopardizes democratic processes and confidence in democratic institutions. Older people using social networks are potentially a particularly vulnerable group as they often have poorer IT skills. This study aims to analyze the factors and consequences of older people's trust in fake news. To achieve the intended goal, a combination of correlational and experimental research strategy and computer modeling will be used in this project. The study will include people aged 50 and over. We are planning to assess older people's trust in fake news, media and internet usage, personality traits, cognitive functioning, trust in democratic institutions, and the links between all these factors.

A Comparative Study of Well-Being and Its Determinants among Older Adults in the Baltic States. S-GEV-20-9. Assoc. Prof. A. Kairys. 2020–2021.
There is no doubt about demographic ageing being a global mega-trend reshaping contemporary societies. Recent research findings also suggest that for some groups observed decrease of well-being in later life is more profound and is atributed to their life histories. Thus, the aim of this project is to analyze the well-being and its determinants among vulnerable groups of older adults in Lithuania by applying life course and biopsychosocial approaches and utilizing the data collected in the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) wave 7 and comparing results to other Baltic States.

Psychosocial and Individual Factors of Optimal Employee Functioning in the Context of Working from Home. S-MIP-20-1. Assoc. Prof. J. Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė. 2020–2022.
The project aims to analyse psychosocial and individual factors of optimal employee functioning when working from home. This topic is of particular relevance considering the rapidly rising popularity of flexible work design when all or a part of employee functions are performed out of office. This question is particularly timely since flexible work design is considered a central element in the EU employment strategy (EC, 2010) and the number of employees working from home is rapidly increasing (Eurofound & ILO, 2017; Vos and van der Voordt, 2001). Despite that, research on it is still at its infancy both in Europe (Van Steenbergen et al., 2018) and Lithuania (Nakrošienė et al., 2019). Therefore, this project sets the following objectives: 1) to identify psychosocial and individual factors of optimal employee functioning when working from home; 2) to develop a research model for an empirical study along with a comprehensive instrument for measuring the study variables; 3) collect empirical data using cross-sectional and daily diary approaches, and to analyse the static and dynamic role of individual and psychosocial factors for optimal employee functioning in terms of employee performance, work-life balance and well-being.

Main publication:

Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, J., Žiedelis, A. & Urbanavičiūtė, I. Who benefits from time-spatial job crafting? The role of boundary characteristics in the relationship between time-spatial job crafting, engagement and performance. Baltic Journal of Management. 2020, 16(1): 1–19.

PostDoc research project Positive Mental Health of Young People and Links with Stress. This research is funded by Vilnius University. PI Inga Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, PhD, scientific advisor Prof. Dr E. Kazlauskas. 2019–2021.

PostDoc research project Advancement of Assessment in Psychotraumatology: A Study of Survivors of Complex Trauma. No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-19-0048. PI O. Gelezelyte, PhD, scientific advisor Prof. Dr E. Kazlauskas. 2020–2022.

PostDoc research project Online Psychological Support for Elderly Depressed Individuals: Effectiveness and Involvement. No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-19-0192. PI J. Eimontas, PhD, scientific advisor Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Pakalniškienė.

PostDoc research project Investigation of Suicidal Behavior Assumptions in the Lithuanian Armed Forces: Stress, Resistance and Attitudes towards Suicide. No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-19-0163. PI E. Mažulytė-Rašytinė, PhD, scientific advisor Prof. Dr D. Gailienė.

PostDoc research project Technology, Law and Justice: Artificial Intelligence or Man? No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-19-0116. PI D. Petkevičiūtė-Barysienė, PhD, scientific advisor Prof. Dr G. Valickas. 2020–2022.

International Research Projects

Mutual funds Taiwan-Latvia-Lithuania cooperation project School-Aged Children’s Internet Use in Relation to Socioemotional Development and Parenting Practices in Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan: a longitudinal study. S-LLT-18-3. Prof. Dr R. Jusienė (principal researcher of Lithuanian team). 2017‒2020.

2020 was the last stage of the study, Time 2: more than 210 children and their parents who participated at the first stage of longitudinal study also took part at the second stage. There was also the preliminary analysis of Time 2 data in each country separately, and also using the joint data set all three countries. The third joint meeting of the researchers’ teams was organized online. There were several presentations of Time 1 and Time 2 results at national conferences and preparation of publications as well as the final conference of the project.
The following presentations were made at the final conference of the project Children's Internet Use: Scientific Findings and Practical Insights on 25 September 2020:
Factors of primitive compulsive (problematic) Internet use (Jusienė, R.); Child safety and privacy online: what lessons should adults learn? (Laurinaitytė, I.); Profiles of children's use of the Internet in Lithuania, Latvia and Taiwan: do some children have more problems than others? (Pakalniškienė, V.).
12th Conference of the Lithuanian Neuroscience Association, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 6 November 2020: Internet use in preadolescence: whether and how it has changed during quarantine due to Covid-19 pandemic (Jusienė, R.).
Search for Relevant Solutions in the Science and Practice of Psychology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 16 September, 2020: Children’s use of the Internet and behavioral and emotional difficulties: an analysis of latent classes (Pakalniškienė, V., Jusienė, R. & Laurinaitytė, I.).
Children’s Internet Use Risks and Opportunities: International Research Results, University of Latvia, 16 October, 2020: Do parents know about children's Internet use in Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan? (Pakalniškienė, V., Jusienė, R., & Laurinaitytė, I.).

Main publications:

Jusienė, R., Laurinaitytė, I. & Pakalniškienė, V. Pradinio mokyklinio amžiaus vaikų kompulsyvaus interneto naudojimo psicho¬socialiniai veiksniai vaikų ir tėvų vertinimu. Psichologija. 2020, 61: 51–67. DOI: 10.15388/Psichol.2020.15.

Pakalniškienė, V., Jusienė, R., Sebre, S., Chun-Li Wu, J. & Laurinaitytė, I. Children’s Internet use profiles in relation to behavioral problems in Lithuania, Latvia, and Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020, 17(22): 8490. DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228490.

Systematic Approaches for Equality of Gender (SAFER). Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (PIC: 918274654, located in Nicosia, CY) REC-RDAP-AWAR-AG-2016. Assoc. Prof. N. Grigutytė (coordinator in Lithuania). 2018–2020.
Objectives of the SAFER project are to prevent, encourage reporting and combat gender-based violence (GBV) against children fostering a systematic approach in cultivating life skills, building healthy relationships, adopting and maintaining values and increasing resilience and personal strength. The project aims at sensitizing and raising awareness of primary school teachers, students, parents and relevant stakeholders regarding GBV.
Results included: Safer 1.0 app; Animated movie for children, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8P-Z1uit48); SAFER Training Programme, (https://saferlearning.eu/courses/sample-course/).

Bilateral Lithuania - Japan research project with project partner Hiroshima University Stress and Resilience among Adolescents and Young Adults: Cross-Cultural Study. S-LJB-20-2. Prof. E. Kazlauskas (principal researcher of Lithuanian team). 2020–2022.

Erasmus+ project Enabling Mental Health Benefits: Resilience, Achievement, Competencies and Engagement in Improved Higher Education Policy and Practice for Student Wellbeing (EMBRACE HE). 2019-1-UK01-KA203-062148. Assit. V. Klimukienė (coordinator in Lithuania). 2019–2022.

It is a project specially designed to help address problems of mental health and lack of wellbeing in students in higher education. The mental health and wellbeing of youth in Europe is a high concern and this group includes students, who similar to other young people, often suffer anxiety, depression, attempted suicide and serious mental health problems. If not addressed, many of these problems can continue onto later life, in employment, family life and society and can also negatively affect day to day activities of study, progression and achievement in study, participation in social life and activities, networking and developing interpersonal skills. The aim is to enhance innovation in HE response to student mental wellbeing by enabling learning, implementation of projects and practice to address mental wellbeing issues in HE and with this, to increase the evidence base with the highest quality information and materials to allow HEIs to make informed choices about methods to respond to student wellbeing issues.

COST action European Network on Individualized Psychotherapy Treatment of Young People with Mental Disorders. CA16102. Main coordinator: Randi Ulberg, Oslo University, Norway. 2017–2021.
The main aim of the Action is to establish a sustainable European multidisciplinary researcher network focusing on individualized psychotherapy for young people with mental disorders.The Action reviews the state of the art and identifies putative specific markers and mechanisms of change in different psychotherapy modalities, as well as suitable psychotherapy process and treatment measures, and study designs. Research capacity increases by supporting a high proportion of ECIs and especially female and ITC researchers. Shared knowledge is disseminated to policy makers and stakeholders. The network promotes collaborative funding applications and meets societal challenges connected to mental health. TREATME paves the way for the matching of mental health research to the needs of young people in Europe.

COST action Multi-Sectoral Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect in Europe: Incidence and Trends. CA19106 Main coordinator: Andreas Jud, Ulm University, Germany. 2020–2024.
In Europe, millions of children experience abuse or neglect at the hands of those who should care for them. Yet, how many of these children get help, which services they receive by which agency remains largely unknown. The proposed project addresses this gap by creating a network of experts in child maltreatment and relevant stakeholders and links them in working groups, in order to promote the development of a rigorous, consistent, and comparable methodology for the collection of surveillance data on child maltreatment and maltreatment-related fatalities. Researchers, policymakers, administrators and practitioners will identify best-practice methods of surveillance and recommend efficient ways of implementing them across Europe. Importantly, this network will invite youth and adult survivors of child maltreatment to collaborate in all working group decision-making processes.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Cardiff University School of Medicine (UK)
Linköping University (Sweden)
Oslo University (Norway)
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)
Special Education and Psychology Centre (Lithuania)
University of Manchester (UK)
University of Southern Denmark (DK)
University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Vilnius city municipality (Lithuania)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. L. Bulotaitė –

Prof. D. Gailienė –

Prof. G. Gudaitė –

  • member of Executive committee of International Association for Analytical Psychology, co- chair of Academic Committee of IAAP, chair Research and Evaluation working group in IAAP, regional organizer for Eastern Europe, www.iaap.org;
  • member of Lithuanian Psychological Association (www. psichologusajunga.lt);
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology, http://www.lapa.lt;
  • Chair of program committee of joint IAAP/VU conference Research in Psychotherapy and Culture: Exploring Narratives of Identity. Vilnius University, 11‒12 May;
  • executive committee member of International Association for Analytical Psychology, member of Academic Committee and chair Research and Evaluation group in IAAP. www.iaap.org.

Prof. R. Jusienė –

Prof. E. Kazlauskas –

  • president of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), www.estss.org/;
  • editorial board member of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology, https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/zept20/current;
  • national representative, European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Therapies (EACLIPT), http://www.eaclipt.org/;
  • member of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions, http://www.esrii.eu/;
  • president of the Lithuanian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, www.traumupsichologija.lt.

Prof. S. Raižienė –

Prof. G. Valickas –

Assoc. Prof. A. Adler –

  • member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
  • member of International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP), http://www.iaap.org;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology (LAAP), http://www.lapa.lt;
  • member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), www.estss.org/;
  • member of Lithuanian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, www.traumupsichologija.lt.

Assoc. Prof. D. Bagdžiūnienė –

Assoc. Prof. R. Barkauskienė –

  • member of Lithuanian Psychological Association, (www. psichologusajunga.lt);
  • member of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, www.iarld.com;
  • member of the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders, (www.esspd.eu).

Assoc. Prof. R. Bliumas –

Assoc. Prof. D. Čekuolienė –

Assoc. Prof. Gražina Gintilienė –

Assoc. Prof. N. Grigutytė –

  • member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
  • member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), www.estss.org/;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology, http://www.lapa.lt;
  • board member of Lithuanian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, www.traumupsichologija.lt.

Assoc. Prof. S. Girdzijauskienė –

  • member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/.
  • member of the General Education Council under the Ministry of Education Science and Sports;
  • member of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children;
  • member of the European Association of Psychological Assessment.

Assoc. Prof. A. Kairys –

Assoc. Prof. I. Laurinaitytė –

  • member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association (LPA);
  • member of the Committee on Ethics of LPA;
  • member of the Forensic Psychology Committee of LPA;
  • member of the Board of Ethics of The European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA), http://www.efpa.eu/ethics/board-of-ethics;
  • member of the Lithuanian Group Analytic Society;
  • member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO);
  • scientific committee member of the Congress of Lithuanian Psychologists (Lietuvos psichologų kongresas, Vilnius, 2019), http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/index.php?p=1071&lng=lt;
  • editorial board member of the journal Socialinių mokslų studijos (Societal Studies), http://www.mruni.eu/lt/mokslo_darbai/sms/apie_leidini/;
  • expert of the Lithuanian Bioethics Committee.

Assoc. Prof. A. Laurinavičius –

Assoc. Prof. J. Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė –

  • member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, www.eawop.org;
  • board member of Baltic Area Alliance Board at European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology;
  • board member of National Awarding Committee of Europsy, www.efpa.eu;
  • member of International Society for Justice Research, www.isjr.org;
  • member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, www.psichologusajunga.lt;
  • associate member of European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, http://www.eaohp.org;
  • member of Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science, www.lkma.lt;
  • member of European Network for Positive Psychology, www.enpp.eu;
  • member of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers, www.ljms.lt.

Assoc. Prof. T. Lazdauskas –

Assoc. Prof. V. Pakalniškienė –

Assoc. Prof. R. Sargautytė –

Assoc. Prof. Paulius Skruibis –

Assoc. Prof. R. Stanikūnas –

Assoc. Prof. K. Vanagaitė –

Assoc. Prof. Irena Žukauskaitė –

Dr Ksenija Čunichina –

Dr Jonas Eimontas –

Dr Odeta Geleželytė –

  • member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, www.psichologusajunga.lt;
  • member of the Lithuanian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, www.traumupsichologija.lt;
  • member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), www.estss.org.

Dr Lina Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė –

Dr E. Mažulytė-Rašytinė –

Dr Dovilė Petkevičiūtė-Barysienė –

Dr Lauryna Rakickienė –

Dr O. Zamalijeva –

Lect. Albina Saikauskienė –

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Biliunaite, I., Kazlauskas, E., Sanderman, R., Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I., Dumarkaite, A., Andersson, G. Internet-based treatment for informal caregivers in Lithuania: feasibility and effectiveness. Supporting Health by Technology Conference, Netherlands, June 2020.
  • Gegieckaitė, G., Kazlauskas, E. Loss related risk factors of prolonged grief symptoms. The Shared Heritage of European Psychiatry: The 28th European Congress of Psychiatry, virtual congress, July 4–7, 2020. European Psychiatry, 63(S1): S45–S282.
  • Kazlauskas, E. Stressors, coping and symptoms of adjustment disorder in the course of COVID-19 pandemic. ESTSS COVID-19 RESPONSE WEBINAR SERIES: ESTSS Recommendations on Mental Health and Psychosocial Care during Pandemics. ESTSS Webinar I. November 18, 2020.
  • Kazlauskas, E., Biliunaite, I., Dumarkaite, A., Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I., Sanderman, R., Andersson, G. Effects of Internet-based CBT on caregiver burden and social relationships. SYMPOSIUM: Forging Social Bonds among Minority and Underserved Populations via Technology. Virtual ISTSS 36th Annual Meeting. November 4–14, 2020.
  • Valickas, G. Plenary session: Юридическая и экономическая социализация детей и подростков. Moscow, Russia, 11–13 November, 2020.

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

  • Assoc. Prof. I. Laurinaitytė awarded by Vilnius University Rector for her scientific work.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • Assoc. Prof. A. Kairys - member of steering board of National science program Healthy Ageing.
  • Assoc. Prof. A. Laurinavičius was actively involved in a process of preparation of Law of Psychology, participated in a number of meetings with members of Parliament providing the information regarding the new law. Consultations and expert opinions were provided to members of Law and Law Enforcement Committee of Parliament of Lithuania.
  • Assoc. Prof. P. Skruibis – member of the working group for suicide prevention program established by Vilnius City Municipality.
  • Assoc. Prof. P. Skruibis - expert of COVID-19 pandemic management group formed the President of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • Assoc. Prof. S. Girdzijauskienė - member of the General Education Council of the Ministry of Education and Science; member of Working group on The Code of Ethics for Teachers of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

  • Consultation for Commission for Suicide Prevention at Parliament of Republic of Lithuania regarding portrayal of suicide in mass media (Assoc. Prof. P. Skruibis)
  • Suggestions for national suicide prevention program under development of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania (Assoc. Prof. P. Skruibis)
  • Consultations on Matura paper assessment for National Examination Centre of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (Assoc. Prof. S. Girdzijauskienė)

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

 

INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7627
E-mail:
Director – Assoc. Prof. Dr Rūta Žiliukaitė

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7626
E-mail:
Head – Prof. Dr Zenonas Norkus

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr Z. Norkus, Dr A. Poviliūnas, Dr I. Juozeliūnienė.
Associate professors: Dr R. Žiliukaitė, Dr L. Žilinskienė.
Assistants: Dr D. Čiupailaitė, I. Budginaitė-Mačkinė
Lecturers: I. Gaižauskaitė, D.Stumbrys, A. Girkontaitė, M. Pivoriūtė, A. Širvinskienė, R. Juras.
Doctoral students: G. Martinkėnė, T. Šarūnas, V. Urbonaitė-Barkauskienė, J. Valenčius, D. Galdauskaitė, G. Januševskaitė, J. Litvinaitė, R. Žilinskaitė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social change in Lithuania in the comparative perspective
Comparative historical sociology
Sociology of science and education
Sociology of family and intimate lives
Urban sociology
Sociology of health and illness

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Sociological Analysis of Social Structure and Change. Prof. A. Poviliūnas. 2017–2021.

Research in the field of the history of sociology and analysis of the theoretical discourse was continued. The catching-up development of post-communist countries was analysed in the long-run synchronic and diachronic comparative perspective. Comparative historical sociological research was continued. The Lithuanian social policy and social policy discourse were critically analysed. Analysis of dynamics of value orientations conducted.

Main Publications:

Juozeliūnienė, I. and Seymour, J. (eds.). Making Lithuanian Families across Borders: Conceptual Frames and Empirical Evidence. Vilnius University Open Series. 2020, (1): 1–186. DOI: 10.15388/OpenSeries. 2020.19665.

Juozeliūnienė, I., Bielevičiūtė, I., Budginaitė-Mačkinė, I. Portraying migrant families in academic publications: naming and framing. In: I. Juozeliūnienė ir J. Seymour (Eds.), Making Lithuanian Families across Borders: Conceptual Frames and Empirical Evidence. 2020, 63–76.

Žilinskiene, L. Doing family memory in the case of emigratios experience. In: I. Juozeliūnienė and Julie Seymour (Eds.), Making Lithuaniam Families Across Borders: Conceptual Frames and Empirical Evidance. Chapter 3.3.

Poviliūnas, A. Apie mokytojų rengimo būdus ir jų institucionalizavimą [About the routes of teacher training and their institutionalization]. Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. 2020, 44: 164–170. DOI: 10.15388/ActPaed.44.12.

National Research Projects

European Social Fund according to the activity “Improvement of researchers’ qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects” of Measure. Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States (Contract No Nr. DOTSUT-31 (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0006)/LSS-250000-54)). Prof. Z. Norkus. 2018–2022.

Data was collected and analyzed, 5 papers were published, 2 presentations made at national scientific conferences. 35 new data sets of historical statistics data published in the Lithuanian online data in human studies and social archive LiDA
http://www.lidata.eu/index.php?file=files/duomenys/histat/Baltijos.html.

Main publications:

Norkus, Z., Markevičiūtė, J. New estimation of the gross domestic product in Baltic countries in 1913–1938. Cliometrica. 2020. DOI 10.1007/s11698-020-00216-z,
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11698-020-00216-z

Norkus, Z., Morkevičius, V., Markevičiūtė, J. From warfare to welfare States? Social and military spending in the Baltic States 1918–1940. Scandinavian Economic History Review. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/03585522.2020.1716060

Norkus, Z., Ambrulevičiūtė, A. & Markevičiūtė, J. The population size of Lithuania (within contemporary borders) between 1897 and 1914. Journal of Baltic Studies. 2020, 51(4): 587–609. DOI: 10.1080/01629778.2020.1825008,
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01629778.2020.1825008?needAccess=true

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

East Carolina University, Department of Sociology (USA)
Tartu University, Institute of Social Studies (Estonia)
University of Lodz, Department of Sociology (Poland)
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Institute of Sociology (Poland)
Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw (Poland)
Institute for Social Transformations, School of Advanced Social Studies, Nova Gorica (Slovenia)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Dr I. Budginaitė-Mačkinė –

Prof. I. Juozeliūnienė –

  • member of the Family Research Committee (RC 06) of the International Sociological Association (ISA), www.rc06-isa.org;
  • member of the Sociology of Families and Intimate Lives (RN 13) of the European Sociological Association (ESA), www.europeansociology.org;
  • member of the Science Council of the Lithuanian Social Research Centre, http://www.lstc.lt/centre_s_c.php;
  • member of Lithuanian Sociological Association, http://www.sociology.lt;
  • organizer of the session "Testing concepts, methods and methodologies to study families across borders and cultures: new/ classical tools and mobility discourses“ (with Ria Smit, Johanesburg, South Africa) at the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Power, Violence and Justice, Toronto, Canada, July 15‒21, 2018;
  • associate editor of the Journal of Comparative Family Studies, http://soci.ucalgary.ca/jcfs/.

Prof. Z. Norkus –

Prof. A. Poviliūnas –

Assoc. Prof. L. Žilinskienė -

Assoc. Prof. R. Žiliukaitė –

 

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7623
E-mail:
Head – Prof. Dr Aleksandras Dobryninas

STAFF

Professors: Prof. Dr A. Dobryninas, Dr V. Giedraitis.
Associate professors: Dr L. Žilinskienė, Dr A. Čepas.
Assistants: Dr J. Aleknevičienė, Dr A. Pocienė, Dr M. Šupa. Dr M. Lankauskas, Dr S. Nikartas, M. Švedkauskienė.
Doctoral students: E. Visockas, R. Gaičevskytė-Savickė, J. Žekaitė, V. Kalpokas, G. Damašavičiūtė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Theoretical analysis of deviation and social control
Punishment and reintegration policy
Violence and its perception in the society
Methodological innovations in criminology
Corruption and anti-corruption activity

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Social Control and Construction of Criminological Discourses. Prof. Aleksandras Dobryninas. 2019–2021.

Analysis of theoretical aspects of deviation and social control, philosophical and sociological problems of criminal justice; analysis of punishment and reintegration policies, research on problems of urban security, media crime, violence and its recipe in society; application of methodological innovations in criminology etc.)

International Research Projects

LINKS: European Prison and Criminal Justice Statistics (Council of Europe). Prof. A. Dobryninas. National Coordinator for Lithuania.

Contractual Research

Project Economic Measures for the Prevention of Smoking (2019–2021). Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania. A. Dobryninas.

Project Sexual Harassment in Nightlife Entertainment Spots: Control and Prevention (2020-2022). European Commission’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship programme action. A. Dobryninas.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Utrecht University, School of Law, Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology (Netherlands)
Jagiellonian University, Department of Criminology (Poland)
University of Lausanne, Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration (Switzerland)
University of Nebraska, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (USA)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Prof. A. Dobryninas –

  • President of the European Society of Criminology;
  • Chairperson of the Commission for the 2020 European Society of Criminology Book Award;
  • board member of the Lithuanian Criminological Association;
  • editorial board member of the journal Archiwum Kryminologii (Warsaw, Poland);
  • editorial board member of the journal Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas;
  • editorial board member of the journal Teisės problemos;
  • editorial board member of the journal Kriminologiojs studijos/Criminological Studies.

Assoc. Prof. A. Čepas –

Assoc. Prof. L. Žilinskienė –

Dr A. Pocienė –

Dr J. Aleknevičienė –

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminology.

Dr M. Šupa –

  • board member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminologists;
  • national contact person of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control.

 

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7627
E-mail:
Head – Dr Eglė Šumskienė

STAFF

Professor: Prof. Dr L. Žalimienė.
Associate professors: Dr J. Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė, Dr I. Gajdosikienė, Dr V. Gevorgianienė, Dr L. Gvaldaitė, Dr D. Petružytė, Dr E. Šumskienė, B. Švedaitė-Sakalauskė.
Assistants: Dr J. Mataitytė-Diržienė, Dr U. Orlova, I. Adomaitytė-Subačienė.
Lecturers: E. Ruschhoff, A. Vareikytė.
Doctoral students: R. Genienė, M. Seniutis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Social inclusion, social support for vulnerable people
Social prevention, rehabilitation and integration
Community development and empowerment
Migration, intercultural learning and communication
Evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and services
Promoting youth participation
Human rights in mental health
Disability, stigma, stereotypes and discrimination
Development of social work education and profession
Gender equality and social work

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Research into Innovative Paradigms and Models for Social Work and Social Services. Dr E. Šumskienė. 2019–2023.

Research on innovation in social work and the organisation of social services, covering the most pressing areas of social work such as the development and development of the social work profession, studies on the integration, inclusion, empowerment of disadvantaged groups, human rights, social exclusion and ways of overcoming it, quality of life, family and youth welfare, psychosocial welfare factors, social services system, long-term care of the elderly and disabled.

Main publications:

Sumskiene, E., Gevorgianiene, V., Ralyte, R. Implementation of CRPD in the post-soviet region. In: The Routledge Handbook of Disability Activism. Eds. Berghs, M., Chataika, T., El-Lahib, Y., Dube, K. 2020, 29: 385–398. DOI: 10.4324/9781351165082.

Šumskienė, E., Nemanytė, M. Discursive exploitation or actual impact: Mental health anti-stigma campaigns in the post-communist area. Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. 2020, 1: 22–23.

Dunajevas, E., Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė, J. Kas, kaip ir kodėl ateina į socialinio darbo studijas. Socialinis darbas: patirtis ir metodai. 2020, 25: 67–92.

Dunajevas, E., Buzaitytė Kašalynienė, J. Kas, kaip ir kodėl ateina į socialinio darbo studijas. Socialinis darbas. Patirtis ir metodai (Social Work. Experience and Methods). 2020, 25(1): 67–92. https://doi.org/10.7220/2029-5820.25.1.4.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Manifestation of Aggression in the Process of Removing a Child from Family: General Discourse, Institutional Environment, and Different Actor’s Perspective. No S-MIP-19-37. Prof. L. Žalimienė. 2019–2021.

In 2020, the main data collection was performed using interviu method. Data of interviu were analyzed; 4 theses for international scientific conferences were provided and accepted; 3 theses and presentations at national conference were provided; 2 publications were submitted and published in scientific refereed journals.

Main publications:

Žalimienė, L., Gevorgianienė, V., Petružytė, D., Šumskienė, E., Seniutis, M., Gvaldaitė, L. Manifestations of institutional aggression in the practice of child protection workers. Filosofija. Sociologija. 2020, 31(2): 148–156.

Žalimienė, L., Gvaldaitė, L., Gevorgianienė, V., Petružytė, D., Seniutis, M., Šumskienė, E. Organization of child protection specialists’ work in the context of legal regulation. Social Work: Experience and Methods. 2020, 25(1): 27–46.

Research Council of Lithuania. People and Places: Transformations of Communities’ Welfare in the Process of Deinstitutionalization of Care Services (contract No. P-GEV-20-4). Asoc. Prof. E. Šumskienė. 2020–2022.

Aim of the study: by drawing socioecological maps to reveal the extent and nature of PWD participation in community life and to compare it with the participation of persons without disabilities. Method (qualitative): socioecological maps of lives of different community members. The theoretical basis: methodological principles of ecological systems theory and P. Bourdieu theory. The ecological maps were drawn by research participants and focused on places they visit, services they receive, and contacts or relationships they create. Each eco map was supplemented with an interview of the person.
Major findings: (a) the ecological map allowed identifying the places visited by PWD and the nature of the contacts made there, (b) the places where group home residents and other members of the community receive services are similar, but c) in the socioecological maps drawn by community members the work environment and working relations are particularly prominent, which has not been observed in the eco-maps of PWD, (d) despite that community services received by PWD and other community members are similar in their type they do differ in their content. It may be determined by the different abilities and thus the needs of people with disabilities and people without disabilities, e) in contrast to the lives of other members of the community, sometimes services still “come” to the group homes of PWD: f.i., it is not the person who comes to the hairdresser, but the hairdresser comes to a group home. Such dynamics indicate institutional traditions, sometimes transferred to the group living facilities during the process of deinstitutionalization.

Contractual Research

Lithuania: The issue of State funding for private schools. Flash Report. March 2020/12. European Social Policy Network. LISER. EC. R. Lazutka, J. Navicke and L. Zalimiene.

Access to essential services for low-income people. Lithuania. 2020 European Social Policy Network. LISER. EC. L. Zalimiene, R. Lazutka, J. Navicke.

Evaluation of project proposals under the ESFA scheme Alternative Investment Detector. E. Šumskienė.

Report on social work during Covid-19. https://www.lsda.lt/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SOCIALINIU%CC%A8-DARBUOTOJU%CC%A8-TYRIMAS_final.pdf Lietuvos socialinių darbuotojų asociacija, VU. Adomaitytė Subačienė I, Gajdosikienė I.

Preparation of the research methodology and instruments for Lithuanian Monitoring Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regarding the impact of quarantine due to COVID-19 pandemic on the families of people with the severe disability. J. Mataitytė-Diržeinė, E. Šumskienė and V. Gevorgianienė.

Expertise and research services on the right to education of children with disabilities to the Department for the Affairs of Disabled under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour. V. Gevorgianienė.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of New England, School of Social Work (USA)
University of Jyvaskyla, School of Social Work (Finland)
University of Gävle, Department of Social Work and Psychology (Sweden)
School of Social Work, Evangelische Hochschule Dresden (Germany)
Department of Sociology, Università Catt. Di Milano (Italy)
Essex University (UK)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Dr I. Gajdosikienė –

Assoc. Prof. V. Gevorgianienė –

Assoc. Prof. L. Gvaldaitė –

Assoc. Prof. J. Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė –

Dr J. Mataitytė-Diržienė –

Assoc. Prof. D. Petružytė –

Assoc. Prof. E. Šumskienė –

Assoc. Prof. B. Švedaitė-Sakalauskė –

Prof. Dr L. Žalimienė –

 

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL POLICY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7627
E-mail:
Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr Daiva Skučienė

STAFF

Professors: Dr B. Gruževskis, Dr R. Lazutka.
Associate professors: Dr E. Dunajevas, Dr D. Skučienė, Dr R. Brazienė, Dr J. Navickė.
Assistant: Dr L. Šumskaitė.
Doctoral students: G. Skubiejūtė, O. Suprun.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Policy analysis of social inclusion
Social economy
Analysis of social policy, social security, pensions
Labour market policy

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2020

Projects Supported by University Budget

Social Policy Challenges and Opportunities for Its Improvement. Assoc. Prof. D. Skučienė. 2019–2023.

Analysis of the experience of Lithuania and other countries in solving the fundamental problems of the social policy and welfare state: poverty and inequality, unemployment and social exclusion, population ageing, social insurance, social assistance etc.

Main Publications:

Lazutka, R., Navickė, J. Migrants’ access to social protection in Lithuania. Migration and Social Protection in Europe and Beyond (Volume 1) Comparing Access to Welfare Entitlements (ed. Lafleur, J-M., Vintila, D.). Springer. 2020, 271–284.

Gruzewski, B. Wchodząc w trzecie dziesięciolecie istnienia SNPL – poszukiwania nowych perspektyw działalności i rozwoju (in Polish). Rocznik SNPL. 2020, 20: 387–393.

Dilytė, A., Skučienė, D., Dunajevas, E. Visos dienos mokyklos steigimas Lietuvoje: institucinė analizė [Establishment of the all-day school in Lithuania: an institutional analysis] Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. 2020, 44: 45–61. DOI: 10.15388/ActPaed.44.4.

Brazienė, R., Vyšniauskienė, S. Paid leave policies and parents parental leave choices in Lithuania. Tiltai. 2020, 2(85): 1392–3137.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Social Policy Responses to the Consequences of the COVID-19 Crisis: Analysis of the Unemployment and Poverty Situation, International Experience and Recommendations for Lithuania. P-COV-20-29. Prof. R. Lazutka, 2020.

The aim of the Project is to analyze how the economic crisis caused by Covid-19 affects the employment and poverty situation of the population, the extent to which the newly introduced social protection measures were in line with the changing situation, their long-term impact and to provide evidence-based recommendations to public policy makers.

International Research Projects

European Commission. EUROMOD - Microsimulation Tool for Modelling the Impact of Policy Measures. Dr. J. Navickė (principal researcher). From 2017 to present

The project aims to regularly update and maintain EUROMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation tool for the 28 EU member states. As an output of the project in 2020 an annual report on Lithuania was prepared, the Lithuanian component of the model and data updated up to 2020.

Research Council of Lithuania. Flexibility in Industrial Relations and Labour Market Inequality. S-LL-19-3. Prof. R. Lazutka. 2018–2021.

The project contributes to the understanding of labour market in three respects: it provides a wide battery of tests to an important hypothesis concerning the origins of labour market inequality in a wide, comparative context across countries; application of several methodological innovations (concerning estimation techniques and identification strategies) as well as methodological diversity (econometrics, simulations and experiments); it will separate the role of the supply side factors (on the side of the employers) from demand side factors (the working time flexibility to combine personal and professional life).

Contractual Research

Lithuania: The issue of State funding for private schools. Flash Report. March-December 2020. European Social Policy Network. LISER. EC. R. Lazutka, J. Navicke and L. Zalimiene.

Access to essential services for low-income people. Lithuania. 2020. European Social Policy Network. LISER. EC. L. Zalimiene, R. Lazutka, J. Navicke.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Essex University (UK)
The University of Southern Denmark, Department of Political Science and Public Management (Denmark)

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. R. Brazienė –

Prof. B. Gruževskis –

Prof. R. Lazutka –

Assoc. Prof. D. Skučienė –

Assoc. Prof. E. Dunajevas –

Dr J. Navickė -

Dr L. Šumskaitė –

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

  • Gruževskis, B. Overcoming addiction or a new concept of economic competitiveness. New Challenges of Economics Security and Welfare State. MRU, Vilnius, 17 September 2020.
  • Dobryninas, A. COVID-19: Pandemic and Infodemic in Lithuania. EUROCRIM 2020: 20th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology. 10–11 September 2020 – online edition, https://www.eurocrim2020.com/docs/7a9c76_931ccd2891e14c4d97f1a17d6883013f.pdf
  • Zilinskiene, L. Communicative family memory: the case of Lithuania. 4th international history conference Generation, Migration and Memory: Narrative and its Transformations. 12–13November, 2020, University of Latvia Microsoft Innovation Centre.
  • Brazienė, R. Youth and precarious employment across the Baltic States: theoretical explanations, empirical evidence and social policy responses. International Workshop Old Age Security in the light of Rising Labour Market Uncertainty. 13 November 2020, Online event.
  • Šupa, M., Kruopštaitė, I. Deviance and ethical controversies in online biohacking communities. European Society of Criminology annual conference (online), 10–11 September, 2020.

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

  • Prof. Juozeliūnienė, I., Bielevičiūtė, I., and PhD st. Budginaitė-Mačkinė, I. awarded by Vilnius University for the best applied research work „Implementation of return policy in Lithuania: experts about challenges and coping“.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES

  • J. Navickė - member of the working group on The EU Social Rights’ Pillar established by the Prime Minister of the Respublic of Lithuania.
  • Assoc. Prof. J. Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė – member of the Committee for Certification of Youth Workers, Youth Department at Ministry of Social Security and Labour.
  • Prof. A. Dobryninas – member of the Judicial Court of Honour appointed by the President of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • Prof. L. Žalimienė – member of the Board of Social Work at the Ministry of Social Security and Labour from 2011 https://socmin.lrv.lt/uploads/socmin/documents/files/administracine-informacija/tarybos%20ir%20komisijos/Socialinio%20darbo%20taryba/AR_2020-03-26%20(1).pdf
  • Dr. L. Šumskaitė - Research Network on Equal Opportunities in the Ministry of Social Security and Labour (created in 2020).
  • Assoc. Prof. E. Šumskienė – member of the Equal Opportunities Researcher’s Network under the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

  • Assoc. Prof. E. Šumskienė –expertise and research services in the area of prevention of musculoskeletal risks in the workplace to EU-OSHA (project No C124905 Diversity MSDs);
    - expertise and research services on Covid19 related restrictions for the Commission of the Human Rights Monitoring of Persons with Disabilities;
    - expertise and research services on the right to education of children with disabilities to the The Department for the Affairs of Disabled under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour;
    - expertise and research services on disability NGO’s role promoting and protecting rights of persons with disabilities to the The Department for the Affairs of Disabled under the Ministry of Social Security and Labour;
    - expertise and research services to the european COmmission regarding the economic implementing framework of a possible EU Child Guarantee Scheme including its financial foundation.
  • Dr. J. Mataitytė-Diržienė – expert evaluation of project proposals for European Social Fund Agency programme Detector of Alternative Investments.
  • Assoc. Prof. D. Skučienė – member of Mediation Test/Expert in the Ministry of Justice, 2020.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES