Key research projects
International Research Projects
EU Research and Innovation programme HORIZON 2020 project “DIalogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools” (DIALLS) (Project no. 770045), http://dialls2020.eu/
Period of implementation: 2018 – 2021
The DIALLS consortium comprises 9 universities from across Europe and Israel which have close networks of partnership schools (pre-primary, primary and secondary). The consortium is led by the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge.
National project coordinator: prof. Dr. Irena Zaleskiene, Institute of Educational Sciences, Vilnius University.
DIALLS project activities centralise co-constructive dialogue as a main cultural literacy value, with the aim of promoting tolerance, inclusion and empathy by: 1) developing an understanding of young people’s cultural literacy in formal education through the teaching of dialogue and argumentation as a means to understand European identities, cultures and diversities; 2) providing comprehensive guidance for the development of cultural literacy in schools through the creation of a scale of progression to assess knowledge, skills and competences for pre-primary through to secondary-aged students; 3) promoting the emergence of young peoples' cultural and civic identities in a student-authored manifesto for cultural literacy and a virtual gallery of their cultural artefacts.
Developed and publicly available deliverables/publications in 2018:
Cultural Analysis Framework (https://dialls2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/D2.2-Bibliography-of-Cultural-Texts.pdf
Bibliography of Cultural Texts (https://dialls2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/D2.1-Cultural-Analysis-Framework.pdf
Nordplus Horizontal programme (project No. NPHZ-2016/10118): Developing Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching in the Nordic/Baltic Context (ELL-NB).
The periodo f implementation: 2016 – 2018. Coordinator - University of Copenhagen. Vilnius University is a partner organization. Coordinator Assoc. Prof. T. Bulajeva. 2016-2018.
The 2-year project Developing Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching in the Nordic/Baltic Context aims to establish educational collaboration between universities, teacher education centres and primary schools in four Nordic/Baltic countries Denmark, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The focus is on early English, French, German and Spanish including a general focus on multilingualism. The aim of this new collaboration is to share and exchange national experiences systematically. The project addresses three thematic areas: initial and in-service teacher education course modules addressing early English, French, German and Spanish using new learning and teaching platforms; innovative teaching materials for early English, French, German and Spanish; the plurilingual perspective in early foreign language learning and teaching.
Nordplus Horizontal programme (project No. NPHZ-2018/10063): Culturally Diverse Approaches to Learning Mathematics and Computational Thinking (CDMathCT).
Coordinator – Vilnius University. Coordinator Prof. V. Dagienė. 2018-2020.
The purpose of the project is build a body of knowledge and enhance e-learning tool which allows promote 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.
ERASMUS + KA203 project Innovative Teacher Education through Personalised Learning (2018-1-LT01-KA203-046979).
Period of implementation: 1 October 2018 – 31 March 2021. Coordinator and researcher: Dr. V. Venslovaitė. Researchers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Stonkuvienė, Assist. Prof. Dr. S. Kontrimienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. T. Bulajeva, Assist. Prof. Dr. Š. Nagrockaitė.
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 personalised learning within teacher education system(s). This aim will be achieved through the development and implementation of the conceptual framework of personalised learning, which will bring innovative changes to teacher education curriculum, methods, tools and assessment practices.
Erasmus + project: „Improvement of teaching techniques by eye tracking in technology enhanced classrooms“ (KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices).
Period of implementation: 2017 – 2020.
Coordinator – Ankara University.
Institutional coordinator – prof. Valentina Dagienė, Vilnius university.
During technological changes, teachers are the primary users of technology in the classroom, and they are much critical than the technology that is being used. Many previous studies revealed that teachers do not have the necessary skills for using these new technological devices and they try to escape from using technologies in their classes. The expected impact of our project is to fulfil this lack of knowledge of teachers. By using the results of this project; teachers will be enabled to make use of new technology in their lessons. The indirect beneficiaries of this project are children that are educated in technology-enabled classrooms, which become highly popular in many of the European countries. Key personnel of the P2 DamaSistem; Ozgur ESEN is currently studying PhD in Instructional Technology. Since these research results will be easily applied to the teaching practice, it will have a very high impact on education. So, the results of the project will be easily published in high impact journals and presented in high quality conferences and on the Erasmus+ dissemination platform.
Projects Supported by University Budget
Educational Policy and Educational Culture. 2015-2019.
The main aim of the research in 2018 was to develop the analysis of the tendencies of educational politics in regard with the educational culture. Some data of theoretical and empirical research was published in research papers written by Lilija Duoblienė, Vilija Targamadzė, Rimantas Želvys. The papers were published in Lithuanian and international scientific journals. The staff of the Institute of Educational Sciences presented their research findings at different national/ international conferences held in Lithuania and foreign countries (Italy, Germany, Israel, China, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan etc.). All the international visits were supported by Vilnius University and/or Lithuanian Research Council.
Key publications:
Duoblienė L. (2018) Pohumanistinis ugdymas. Dekoduoti. [Posthumas education. Decoding]. Vilnius: VU leidykla. 372 psl.
Duoblienė, L. (2018) Crossing or Erasing Territorial Borders: Toward openness within school space in Transforming education: Design and governance in global context. Eds. L. Benade, M. Jackson. Singapore: Springer, pp. 169-181
Želvys, R., Stumbrienė, D., Jakaitienė, A. Re-Contextualization of Effectiveness and Efficiency in Post-Socialist Education // Education in Modern Society. BCES Conference Books – ISSN 1314-4693. Vol. 16 (2018), p. 119-124.
National Research Projects
Research Council of Lithuania. Multimodal education: philosophical assumptions and problems. (P-MIP-17-351).
Period of implementation: 2017 – 2020. Research leader: prof. Dr. Prof. 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.
Research Council of Lithuania.
Effectiveness and Efficiency Analysis of Education Systems in EU Countries Employing Secondary Big Data.
Period of implementation: 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.
Key publications:
Želvys, R., Dukynaitė, R., Vaitekaitis, J. Švietimo sistemų efektyvumas ir našumas kintančių švietimo paradigmų kontekste // Pedagogika – ISSN 1392-0340. T. 130 (2018), 32-45 p.
Želvys, R., Stumbrienė, D., Jakaitienė, A. Re-Contextualization of Effectiveness and Efficiency in Post-Socialist Education // Education in Modern Society. BCES Conference Books – ISSN 1314-4693. Vol. 16 (2018), p. 119-124.
