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Malinauskienė

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9532-2840

Research Area:

Social Sciences (S000), Education (07 S)

Scientific Interests:

Childhood pedagogy; Preschool and pre-primary education; Expression and development of children’s metaphorical thinking; Quality of preschool education; Leadership development; Child-centred educational strategies.

Present Position:

Professor at the Institute of Education, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy;

Director of the Institute of Education, Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy.

Education:

Doctoral degree in social sciences in the field of education sciences (Šiauliai University) – 1995–2000

Qualification of a primary school teacher (Šiauliai K. Preikšas Pedagogical Institute) –1981–1985

Experience (Past Positions):

Professor (Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy) – 2012–present

Principal researcher (Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy) – 2020–2022

Director of the Institute of Education (Šiauliai University) – 2019-2020

Head of the Department of Education Sciences and Psychology (Šiauliai University) – 2015–2018

Head of the Department of Education Sciences (Šiauliai University) – 2004–2015

Associate Professor of the Department of Education Sciences (Šiauliai University) – 2001–2012

Lecturer of the Department of Pedagogy (Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute) – 1985–2001

Publications:

 eLABA

Study subjects:

Preschool and Pre-primary Pedagogy; Preschool Pedagogy; Pre-primary Education; Pedagogy of Play; Childhood Education; Leadership in an Educational Organization; Child Protection Policy; Child and Family Counselling/Representation; Concepts and Systems of Early Childhood Education; Curriculum Theories.

Projects:
  • Consultant of the international early prevention programmes “Zippy’s Friends”, “Apple’s Friends” and the national programme “We Overcome Together” (2002–present).
  • Applied research project of the Research Council of Lithuania “Content of preschool education: current practice and prospects” (registration No. P-REP-22-11), developer, 2022.
  • STEAM / STEAM JUNIOR programme “Steamie’s Smart Lab” (registration No. SŽ-1166/SU-70-(8.2)) developer, 2019.
  • Project “Ensuring the opportunities of people of retirement age to create social action groups and quality participation in public life” of the national research programme “Healthy Aging”, developer, 2016.
  • International project “Participation, Experience and Empowerment of Roma Youth”, developer and executor, 2015–2016.
  • Bilingual education training for Preschool Education teachers working in educational institutions implementing the curriculum in the language of the national minority. SFMIS No. VP1-2.2-ŠMM-02-V-01-009 “Development of the teacher qualification improvement and retraining system (Phase II)”, developer and executor, 2014–2015.
  • Bilingual education training for Pre-primary Education teachers working in educational institutions implementing the curriculum in the language of the national minority. SFMIS No. VP1-2.2-ŠMM-02-V-01-009 “Development of the teacher qualification improvement and retraining system (Phase II)”, developer and executor, 2014–2015.
  • International project “Children’s Rights Erasmus Academic Network / CREAN”, executor, 2012–2015.
  • Project financed by European funds for the integration of third-country nationals “Social Educational Initiatives Centre PLUS” (No. EIF/2010/4/15/IP/4), independent evaluator of services, 2011–2012.
  • Scientific research project of the National Science Programme of the Research Council of Lithuania “Influence of factors of failure of coherence between social and educational policies on the social mobility of rural children” under the programme “Social challenges for national security”, developer and executor, 2010–2011.
  • EU SF project “Development of preschool and pre-primary education”, No. VP-1-2.3-ŠMM-03-V-01-002, executor, 2009–2013.
  • Development and implementation of the modular programme of Master’s studies “Career Counselling”. No. BPD2004-ESF-2.5.0-01-04/0011.  Partners: VMU, VPU, KU, developer and executor, 2005–2008.
  • Expansion of the vocational teacher training network to the regions of Lithuania. No. BPD2004-ESF-2.4.0-01- 04/0033.  Partners: VMU, VPU, KU, developer and executor, 2005–2008.
  • Training of education quality managers in developing the quality assurance system in Lithuania. No. BPD2004-ESF-2.5.0-01-04/0014. Partners: VMU, VPU, KU, developer and executor, 2005–2008.
  • Priority directions of the children’s ecology strategy of the city of Šiauliai. Partners: Education Department of Šiauliai City Municipality Administration, developer and executor, 2002–2004.

Internships, Grants:
  • Erasmus+ mobility for teaching at Liepaja University, Latvia. 16–18 October, 2019.
  • Erasmus+ mobility for teaching at Liepaja University, Latvia. 14–16 November, 2018.
  • Childhood research (comparative aspect). Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. 22–29 September, 2013.
  • “Children’s Rights Research: From Theory to Practice”. Organised by: Children’s Rights Erasmus Academic Network (CREAN). Meeting of partners. Madrid, Spain. 22–30 September, 2013.
  • Good pedagogical practice: getting acquainted with the education system of Scotland, visits to education and training institutions in Edinburgh and Glasgow. 5–13 October, 2010.

Scientific Dissemination:

Expert, consulting activities:

  • 2020–2021 participation in the expert group for the update of the description of the group of education and training study fields (Order of the Director of the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, 29 January, 2020, V-11).
  • 2020–2021 participation in the expert group in the assessment carried out by the PPMI team commissioned by the National Education Agency regarding the “Impact of Anticipated Structural Changes on Teacher Training”.
  • 2021, participation in an expert discussion group, which is part of the project “Changing norms of masculinity in early education” carried out by the Equal Opportunities Development Centre (ECaRoM, REC Action Grant, n. 101005885).
  • 2020–2021 participation in discussions in the Presidency regarding the earlier start of preschool education.
  • 2005, assessment of the project of the Primary Education. Vilnius. (Commissioned by the Education Development Centre).
  • 2003–present, expertized/reviewed over 40 international and national scientific works: monographs, scientific studies, methodological publications, etc.

Awards:

  • Award by A. Šerpatauskas, Director of the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education for contribution to the improvement of the system of descriptions regulating Lithuanian studies through active participation in the update of the description of the group of study fields of education and training sciences. Vilnius, Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (2021).
  • Award by Prof. A. Gumuliauskas, Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, the Chair of the Freedom Struggle and State Historical Memory Commission for many years of scientific and pedagogical activity and on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of higher education in Šiauliai. Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (13 December, 2018).
  • Award by V. P. Andrushchenko, Rector of Kyiv National Pedagogical M. P. Drahomanov University for effective cooperation in the field of science, exchange of pedagogical technologies in training future teachers, effective cooperation in implementing new changes in education. Ukraine (2018).

Other Related Activities:
  • Member of the International Childhood and Youth Research Network.
  • Member of the Lithuanian Association for Educational Research (LETA), member of the Committee of the Network of Preschool Education.
  • Member of the European Educational Research Association (EERA).
  • Member of the World Educational Research Association (WERA).
  • Member of the National Association of Childhood Researchers.
  • Member of the Šiauliai University Council (2015 –2020).
  • Member of the Scientific Society.
  • Member of the editorial board of the international scientific methodological journal “Švietimas: politika, vadyba, kokybė / Education Policy, Management and Quality”. http://www.gu.puslapiai.lt/SVIETIMAS_PVK_redkolegija.htm
  • Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Jaunųjų mokslininkų darbai / Journal of Young Scientists”.

Research

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