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Jaroslav'o Dvorak'o, Valentinos Burkšienės, Manto Dūdos, Alvydos Obrikienės, Indrės Narbutienės mokslo studija "E.dalyvavimas: galimybės ir iššūkiai savivaldai" :
No full textCreators of the Pasvalys region theatre.
No full textThis thesis analyzes various Pasvalys region theatre artists and their work. It describes the very beginnings of theatre culture in Lithuania brought upon by the efforts of certain "litvomanai" groups which hailed from Joniškėlis, a town in the municipal area of Pasvalys. Among the most notable "litvomanai" figures are G. Petkevičaitė-Bitė, P. Višinskis, P. Avižonis, Žemaitė, G. Lansdbergis-Žemkalnis and others. Also highlighted is the conception of amateur theatre activity in Vilnius as well as the Vileišis brothers' contributions to Lithuanian theatre culture. This includes a synopsis on the development of theatre culture in Pasvalys from 1920 to 2020. The thesis also highlights the stage culture of Petras Vileišis gymnasium and its theatre work in Pasvalys, including the analysis of the Kutkauskas family's work, as well as the commemoration of various theatre figures in historic performances. Finally, three Pasvalys theatres, the work of which garnered fame in Lithuanian and overseas amateur theatre culture from 2000 to 2020, are reviewed
Service-learning in social work education to develop social work competencies in university students /
No full textThe paper deals with service-learning as a teaching and learning approach in higher education being embedded in social work education seeking to achieve the synergy of the two reciprocally complementing and contributing phenomena. The aim of the theoretical investigation is to overview the concept of social work education as facilitated by service-learning to develop social work competencies in university students. The contribution of service-learning in delivering social work education curricula usually emphasises the development of core competencies and values in social work students, prospective professionals. The contemporary challenges, expectations and contextual demands are set for the social work profession both globally and locally. Therefore, the present research attempts to explore how the two concepts are bridged to meet for the development of social work competencies in university students and shares the insights on the implementation of this pedagogical approach in academic and broader community contexts
Constructed floating wetlands made of natural materials as habitats in eutrophicated coastal lagoons in the Southern Baltic Sea /
No full textEutrophication remains an environmental challenge in lagoons along the Southern Baltic Sea. Floating islands planted with emergent macrophytes are an option to remove nutrients from eutrophicated waters. Furthermore, floating wetlands offer other ecosystem services such as the provision of habitats. Numerous scientific studies have been conducted; however most remain on the laboratory scale. This research explores the challenges associated with installations in coastal environments and focuses on sustainability of the island design, the habitat function as well as nutrient removal. Most floating wetland designs use polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane or polyvinyl alcohol foam to ensure the buoyancy. For this study an artificial polymer free island design was developed and tested. The floating constructions in the Darss-Zingst-Bodden-Chain were planted with native macrophytes which have the potential to act as ‘biodiversity-supplements’ to the adjacent coastal wetlands: Bolboschoenus maritimus, Carex acutiformis, Iris pseudacorus, Juncus effesus, Lythrum salicaria, Schoenoplectus lacustris, Typha latifolia. The chosen macrophytes survived fluctuating salinities. After three months the above-ground biomass was harvested and analyzed for the nutrient concentrations. Phosphorus concentrations were highest in L. salicaria and nitrogen in I. pseudacorus. Video monitoring and field observations were applied in order to observe animals. Birds did not use the floating wetlands as breeding grounds, but the grey heron (Ardea cinerea) was a common visitor for foraging. Especially surprising was the large amount of juvenile eels (Anguilla anguilla). A diverse and large root network below the floating islands boosts not only nutrient removal but serves as a shelter and refuge for fish such as the endangered eel
The role of Šiauliai city municipality in the regional governance.
No full textThe aim of this thesis is to analyze the role of Šiauliai City Municipality in the regional governance. The regional governance is a relatively new concept that is also significant due to the fact that the population of municipalities have easier access to a local government and, thus, a greater chance to be heard. Problems related to a region are better solved when a person is able to contact the interested parties and receive direct aid. The regional governance and institutions related to the regional governance are indisputably regulated by legislation. It is especially important to identify fundamental problems in the regional governance and possible solutions to them. On the regional level, the interested parties that play the more prominent role are the local and the central government with business and other organizations, including various non-governmental ones, also playing important role. The analysis in this thesis is divided into two parts, in order to achieve the results. The first part contains the analysis of decisions made by Šiauliai Regional Development Council and their connection to the regional governance and Šiauliai region. The analysis shows that the Municipality is actively engaged in the decision-making process by Regional Development Council by offering solutions, in order to ensure that important issues related to the region are discussed. The second part concerns the research whose results confirm the conclusions made from the analysis of Regional Development Council documents that Šiauliai City Municipality is actively involved in the regional governance and plays a significant role in both the issue-raising and the decision-making process. In addition, attention is paid to the cooperation between the interested parties and Šiauliai City Municipality with the results of the interview showing the lack of purposeful cooperation and communication between both sides, the lack of willingness on the part of the Municipality to cooperate and the lack of involvement of the interested parties in the activities of the Municipality
Vaikų dienos centro specialistų veiklos pokyčiai, siekiant paauglių mergaičių atsakingumo interneto socialiniuose tinkluose.
No full textThe article presents the results of research on the changes in the activities of specialists from the Children’s Day Centre (CDC) in order to achieve the responsibility of teenage girls in online social networks. The qualitative research is based on the methodology of the grounded theory, A. Strauss & J. Corbin (1990) version. The research highlighted the following changes in the activities of professionals: support and involvement of girls’ parents in CDC activities, its activity reflection, creativity in activating girls’ responsible participation in OSN, and lifelong learning
Adaptability of human geography study program alumni competencies in the job market.
No full textof literature, legal documents, and focus group interview were performed in order to research alumni preparedness for the job market. The aim of the study was to analyze alumni competences of the Master`s study program in Human Geography and compare them to job market demands. The analysis of theoretical performance appraisal by competencies indicated the importance of employee competencies. Graduates must be competent in professional erudition, functional flexibility, innovation and knowledge management, human resource mobilization, international orientation etc. The Master study program of Human Geography at KU has been successfully operating since 1998, and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport included it in the list of the unique study programs in the Republic of Lithuania. In order to ensure that the competencies of the students could correspond to the labor market, the developers and renewers of the study program must regularly listen to the feedback of the graduates, who completed this program. A qualitative focus group study was conducted in order to reveal a reflection of graduates and their appraisal for better matching of the program to labor market needs. Empirical data were collected during the alumni round table discussion. The study involved 10 alumni and qualitative content analysis was performed to analyze the empirical data. After analyzing the data of the interview-discussion research, the following 7 categories were distinguished: Project preparation competence – one of the most important competencies of the master’s study program; GIS program management competence formation and application in work activities; International orientation, foreign language skills open more opportunities; Information, literature search and competences of literature analysis; Tendencies of adaptability of students competencies in practical and work activities; Unawareness of the profession of human geography in society; Suggestions for better compliance of alumni competencies with the labor market. The interview-discussion statements of the research participants were concentrated in the following main subcategories: Academic worldview formation (s); Strong alumni foreign language competence; Application of competencies shows wide multifunctionality of the study program; Importance of application of competencies is unquestionable; Project preparation competence is successfully applied or has a strong potential for application in work activities in the short and long term; Literature analysis; Information, literature search, etc. The content of all categories and subcategories is localized at a positive level of matching labor market to graduates’ competencies
Territorial distribution of maritime symbols in public spaces of Klaipėda city.
No full textThe geographical location of Klaipeda city determined that a suitable space for the formation of maritime culture was created here. There are a number of exceptional objects of small and large architecture in the public spaces of the city, some of which are related to the sea. However, it must be stated that the city still lacks objects that glorify famous personalities who have contributed to the fostering of maritime culture and the promotion of Lithuania as a maritime country. Methods used in the research: observation, object photography, cartographic, expert surveys. The study analyzes the diversity of maritime symbols and their territorial distribution in the public spaces of Klaipeda city. Trends in the renewal and further development of maritime elements are also presented in order to form the image of the city and foster maritime culture. This research should expand the boundaries of cognition of maritime culture and contribute to the strengthening of the maritime image of Klaipeda city
The impact of working environment factors on health of nurses.
No full textResearch background. Work environment of health care professionals is a very important factor having an impact on their health and quality of life. Health care professionals’ experiences psychosocial risk factors such as stress, long working hours, high requirements, patient violence and deaths, working in shifts, etc. Work-rest regime disbalance cause stress in employees, burnout, and deterioration of health. Not all nurses are able to deal with permanent pressure and stress at work therefore the possibility of unwanted health problems arise. The aim. To analyze the impact of work environment factors on health of nurses. Methods. 121 nurses were surveyed in hospitals. The prepared research instruments were used: working experience measurement scale (WEMS) and salutogenic health indicator scale (SHIS). Results. Health of nurses were evaluated by “Salutogenic health indicator scale”. The total health indicator average in a general research participant group was 60.96 points, interpersonal health indicators in groups equaled 59.81 points, and interactive – 62.58 points. Communication with other people (4.38 points), determination (4.27 points), maintaining emotional balance (4,20 points) were best rated; the worst results were for sleep (3.74 points), relaxation (3.82 points) and energy (3.85 points). The working experience scale showed best results of accessibility towards manager, manager’s ability to make decisions in need; the worst results were of a manager consultation with a working group before making important decisions. Conclusion. It is stated that work experience showed a connection with better evaluation of health and wellbeing. The total health indicator was significantly worse for the participants with a longer work experience thus they evaluated interpersonal and interactive health indicators worse in comparison to other participants. Younger nurses evaluated changes in an organization more positively, however management area was evaluated more positively by nurses with longer work experience
Innovation implementation in the ambulance service station.
No full textThe objective is to present the means of implementing innovations in the ambulance station. Research hypothesis - when assessing the possibilities of implementing innovations in the ambulance station, the opinion of employees on the analyzed issue is not taken into account, employees have too little information about the implemented innovations and the importance of its needs, the motivation system does not work. Tasks: 1) to describe the implementation of innovations in the field of services in a theoretical aspect; 2) to present the characteristics of Kaunas City Ambulance Station and the innovations recently introduced in it; 3) after analyzing the opinions of employees, to provide recommendations on the issues of innovation implementation. Research methodologies. Analysis of scientific sources and internal documents of the institution. To achieve the research goal, the quantitative research type was selected questionnaire by online survey, the data of which were processed by MS Exel 2016 program and the analysis of qualitative research semi-structured interviews: categories and subcategories based on informants' experiences. Data from this study were analyzed using Content Analysis. Conclusions. It was found that the main problems of innovation implementation are the diversity of services provided and the lack of knowledge and cooperation of employees in the institution. A theoretical model of innovation implementation has been developed, which is based on the research. The analysis of the institution revealed that in recent years it has implemented such innovative solutions as the establishment of cluster brigades, the establishment of audit unit, reorganization of GMPS dispatching activities, and others. The main problems of innovation implementation that affect the smooth implementation of processes were identified: insufficient provision of information on implementation to employees, lack of motivation and encouragement to submit proposals and participate in implementation processes, lack of communication, and non-response to employees' comments on innovation implementation and application activities. Possible measures to improve innovation have been identified, such as the introduction of employee pay linked to the implementation and use of innovation, the detailed presentation of a career innovation perspective plan, increasing communication between departments and individual employees, the introduction of other motivation, and incentive measures