Faculty of Philosophy

Sukurta: 09 September 2013

fsf 9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7601, fax 266 7600
E-mail:
www http://www.fsf.vu.lt

Dean – Doc. Dr. Kęstutis Dubnikas

STAFF

72 teachers (16 habilitated doctors and 55 doctors), 10 research fellows (1 habilitated doctors and 8 doctors), 76 doctoral students.

Department of Philosophy
Department of History of Philosophy and Logic
Department of General Psychology
Department of Clinical and Organizational Psychology
Department of Sociology
Department of Educology
Department of Social Work

MAIN RESEARCH AREAS OF THE FACULTY

Nature, role and historical genesis of contemporary philosophy
Psychological factors of society, community and personality development
Educational policy in Lithuania: coherency issues, national and global
Sociological analysis of social structure and change
Social work and development of social welfare

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS DEFENDED IN 2012

A. Bartkienė. A search for methodological basis in theories of bioethics, based on deontology and utilitarianism.

V. Daraškevičiūtė. The transformation of the concept of aesthetics: B. Croce and H. G. Gadamer.

E. Molotokienė. The problem of relation between perception and imagination in Husserl’s philosophy.

A. Radzevičienė. The mechanisms of lines fragments orientation and location in the depth perception.

J. Šalaj. Experience of aliveness within experience of being: interpretative phenomenological analysis.

I. Povilaitienė. Relatives of the first episode psychosis patients: the relationship between appraisal of illness situation, social support, and psychological distress over time.

Ž. Šarakauskienė. Schoolchildren’s psychological well-being: structure and sociodemographic and personality factors.

A. Šimelionienė. Factors affecting the achievements of intellectually gifted children.

M. Dobrynina. The construction of crime knowledge in public discourse.

A. Malinauskaitė. The dramaturgical model of social interaction: the case of former users of psychoactive substances.

G. Rapolienė. Is old age a stigma? Ageing identity in Lithuania.

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ORGANIZED IN 2012

Symposium of Classical Philosophy Ad Fontes Philosophia

9th conference of young scientists of psychology Freedom of Thoughts and Limitations of Research in Psychology

3rd international annual Vilnius Trauma Psychology Conference

Third Europlat conference European Psychology Learning and Teaching conference

Seminar Managing in Uncertainty in Organizations and Communities: Roles and Risks

International scientific-practical conference Do I Know Young People?

International conference on children’s mental health

Periodical seminars Consilium Educationis

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7617, fax 266 7600
E-mail:

Head – Docent Dr. Kęstutis Dubnikas

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. E. Nekrašas, Dr. A. Plėšnys, Habil. Dr. Emeritus A. Šliogeris.
Docents: Dr. M. Gutauskas, Dr. L. Jakavonytė, Dr. (HP) S. Jankauskas, Dr. A. Mickevičius, Dr. N. Milerius.
Lecturers: Dr. J. Čiurlionis, V. Gustas, Dr. K. Sabolius, Dr. M. Stoškus, V. Pivorius.
Doctoral students: J. Bujokas, A. Dovydėnas, V. Gustas, J. Kučinskas, E. Rimkus, N. Stasiulis, J. Tuleikytė, L. Valantiejūtė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

General trends in the development of philosophy and specific manifestations of these trends at the turn of the Millennia
Changes in the role of philosophy during the transition from the classical to postmodern informational civilization, focusing on the changes in the methods and modes of philosophical reflection
History of positivist philosophy, focusing on relations between positivist and pragmatist philosophy
The problem of value-neutrality of science in philosophy of science, sociology of science and analytical metaethics
The fundamental structure of Western metaphysics
Historical change of the fundamental structure of Western metaphysics
The impact of metaphysics on the rise of modern natural science
Metaphysical elements in modern science
Philosophical reflection of everyday world
Philosophy of cinema
Practical philosophy with special consideration given to ecological ethics
The problem of dialogue in the hermeneutical philosophy
The ontology of language
Language as fundamental philosophical problem
Philosophical poetics in contemporary philosophy
Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein
The place of philosophy in the process of globalization
Methodical problems in the teaching of philosophy at secondary and higher schools
Local and global culture
Philosophy of Martin Heidegger
The place of local cultures in the process of globalization
Natural and artificial language

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Analysis of the Impact of Globalization Processes upon Culture. Prof. A. Šliogeris, Doc. K. Dubnikas, 2009–2014.

Lecturers, professors and postgraduates of the Department of Philosophy investigated themes that were planned for 2012. Many articles were published, mainly in the journal Problemos, on different topics. Concrete aspects of the problem of relationship between media and culture were tackled by Nerijus Milerius. Phenomenological and hermeneutical aspects were dealt with in the articles of Kristupas Sabolius and Arūnas Mickevičius.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Monographs, Studies

K. Sabolius. Įnirtingas miegas. Vaizduotė ir fenomenologija : monografija. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2012. 284 p.

Articles

N. Milerius. Apokalipsės kinas kaip kontrfaktinis fenomenas // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 165-175.

A. Bartkienė. Bioetikos metodologinio pagrindo paieška (II): vienaprincipinė prieiga // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 58-66.

A. Mickevičius. Emilio Betti versus Hansas-Georgas Gadameris: hermeneutinio prasmės supratimo dilema // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 82, p. 139-152.

S. Jankauskas. Faidonas: filosofavimas kaip "antrasis plaukimas" // Logos. Vilnius : Logos. 2012, nr. 72, p. 19-37.

S. Jankauskas. Faidonas: filosofavimo subjekto demarkavimo problema // Logos. Vilnius : Logos. 2012, nr. 71, p. 8-24.

A. Plėšnys. Jurgis Matulaitis - lietuviškosios socialinės filosofijos pradininkas // Filosofija, sociologija. 2012, t. 23, nr. 1, p. 70-76.

K. Sabolius. Kaip įmanomas įnirtingas žalių bespalvių idėjų miegas? // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 44-57.

E. Rimkus. Kantiškoji "daikto paties savaime" problema Rae Langton interpretacijoje // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 144-156.

N. Stasiulis. Parankiškumas kaip būties mąstymo anticipacija M. Heideggerio Būtyje ir laike // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 17-32.

K. Sabolius. Paveikslinė sąmonė, reprezentacija ir vaizduotė // Logos. Vilnius : Logos. 2011, nr. 69, p. 37-45. [vėluojanti].

E. Molotokienė. Stebinių tipai ir reikšmė Husserlio fenomenologijoje // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 131-143.

V. Gustas. Iš skirties perspektyvos: apie kūrybiškumo ir socialumo nebendramatiškumą // Inter-studia humanitatis. Šiauliai : Šiaulių universitetas. 2012, nr. 14: Kūrybiškumo galimybės kintančio socialumo kontekste, p. 77-88.

K. Sabolius. Trys vaizduotės vardai // Religija ir kultūra / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2011 t. 9, p. 58-76.[vėluojanti].

J. Tuleikytė. Politinės filosofijos ir politikos mokslo santykio tyrimas : M. Stoškaus disertacijos gynimas // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 196-198.

Translations

G. Deleuze, L. Perkauskytė, N. Milerius, A. Žukauskaitė. Derybos / Gilles Deleuze; vertė: Lina Perkauskytė, Nerijus Milerius, Audronė Žukauskaitė // Vilnius : Baltos lankos, 2012. 280 p.

COOPERATION

Novosibirsk Institute of Economics, Psychology and Law (Russia)
European Humanities University, Vilnius

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Doc. M. Gutauskas –

editorial board member of the journal Religija ir kultūra (Religion and Culture);
board member of the Lithuanian Association of Phenomenology.

Doc. L. Jakavonytė –

board member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society;
editorial board member of the international project The Encyclopaedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory, http://www.ffst.hr/ENCYCLOPAEDIA/doku.php?id=on_encyclopaedia.

Doc. A. Mickevičius –

manager and board member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society.

Doc. N. Milerius –

board member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society.

Prof. E. Nekrašas –

editorial board member of the journal Problemos (Problems), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=39;
editorial board member of the journal Politologija (Political Science), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/en/journals/politologija/politologija-2010-vol-4-60/editorial-board/);
member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, http://lma.lt/;
chairman of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society.

Prof. A. Plėšnys –

editorial board member of the journal Soter, http://biblioteka.vdu.lt/en/sp-soter.htm;
member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science, http://lkma.lt/.

Prof. A. Šliogeris –

editorial board member of the journal Problemos (Problems), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=39;
editorial board member of the journal Filosofija. Sociologija (Philosophy. Sociology), http://www.lmaleidykla.lt/filosofijasociologija/2010/3/;
member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, http://lma.lt/.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY AND LOGIC

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7617
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Marius Povilas Šaulauskas

STAFF

Professors: Dr. M. P. Šaulauskas, Dr. A. Jokubaitis, Dr. V. Radžvilas, Habil. Dr. Emeritus V. B. Pšibilskis.
Docents: Dr. J. Dagys, Dr. K. Dubnikas, Dr. N. Kardelis, Dr. N. Radavičienė, Dr. L. Šabajevaitė.
Lecturers: V. Dranseika, M. Kubilius, Dr. D. Viliūnas.
Postdoctoral students: Dr. G. Kabelka, Dr. K. Kirtiklis.
Doctoral students: R. Bikauskaitė, V. Dranseika, M. Gilaitis, I. Giraitė, L. Jokubaitis, G. Kurlavičiūtė, M. Markuckas, T. N. Mickevičius, M. Ruzas, V. Silius, I. Straukaitė, Ž. Svigaris, I. Vasilionytė, J. Žalgirytė.

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
Religion studies

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Methodological Research on the Historical and Contemporary Development of Philosophical Discourse. Prof. M. P. Šaulauskas. 2011–2015.

The main research titles accomplished in 2012: history and contemporary appropriation of ancient Greek and Chinese philosophies; recent development and the current stance of Lithuanian philosophy; ongoing controversies on the methodological status of the theory of communication; fundamental issues of contemporary analysis: philosophy of science, philosophy of mind as well as morals and aesthetics; theoretical and historical underpinnings of nowadays political philosophy.

Projects, Programmes, Issues Supported by Research Council of Lithuania

Publishing of the journal Problemos. Contract No LIT-2-56/LSS-250000-380. Doc. N. Radavičienė. 2010–2012.

Reductionism in Contemporary Philosophy. Contract No MIP-023/2011/LSS-250000-1222. Dr. J. Dagys. 2011–2012.

Translation of Classical Works in Philosophy into Lithuanian: student workshop. Contract No LIT-6-16/LSS-250000-1544. Dr. K. Kirtiklis. 2012.

Postdoctoral fellowship The Outline of the Philosophy of Communication Studies. Contract No 64/MTDS-250000-2030. K. Kirtiklis. 2011–2012.

Postdoctoral fellowship Post-soviet Transformation of Lithuanian Philosophy from the Viewpoint of Sociology of Knowledge. Contract No 61/MTDS-250000-2034. G. Kabelka. 2011–-2012.

Other projects

NORDPLUS Network in Philosophy. Partner of Vilnius University. Coordinator: University of Iceland. V. Dranseika. 2010–2012.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Monographs, Studies

A. Bumblauskas, S. Jegelevičius, B. Juodka, A. Jakubčionis, M. Jučas, L. Jovaiša, A. Kulakauskas, S. Kaubrys, R. Plečkaitis, A. Pacevičius, E. Raila, B. Riauba, V. Pšibilskis, E. Ulčinaitė, I. Leonavičiūtė. Alma Mater Vilnensis: Vilniaus universiteto istorijos bruožai : kolektyvinė monografija : antras pataisytas ir papildytas leidimas / vaizdinę medžiagą parengė Inga Leonavičiūtė. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2012. 1060 p.

Parts of the Books

E. Gefenas, A. Čekanauskaitė, E. Tuzaitė, V. Dranseika, D. Characiejus. New ethical paradigm in preventive, predictive and personalised medicine. Advances in predictive, preventive and personalised medicine / edited by Olga Golubnitschaja. - Monographic series. Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012, p. 471-484.

Articles

K. Kirtiklis. Ar natūralistiniai socialiniai mokslai gali būti kritiniai? // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 82, p. 163-173.

G. Kabelka. Lietuvos filosofijos raida 1960-2010: apimtis, institucijos, leidiniai // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 109-123.

I. Straukaitė. Meno apibrėžties problema: Morriso Weitzo metodologinis reduktyvizmas // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 82, p. 174-183.

P. Marius. Moderniosios epistemologijos solipsizmas Ex principio interno. Metafilosofinis agneologijos svarstymas // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 33-43.

I. Vasilionytė. Rationality: Normal Mental Functioning or Psychological Coherence? // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 82, p. 99-111.

V. Dranseika. Reductionism and action predicates // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 51-62.

J. Bujokas. Redukcinis empirizmas - metodologija ar epistemologija? // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 78-88.

V. Grenda. Reduktyvizmo raiška šiuolaikinėje priežastingumo filosofijoje // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 7-21.

R. Bikauskaitė. Rūpesčio etika ir Emmanuelis Levinas // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 82, p. 112-125.

J. Dagys. Šiuolaikinė psichofizinio reduktyvizmo ir antireduktyvizmo polemika ir jos metodologinės išdavos // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 22-36.

I. Vasilionytė. The Open Question Argument and the possibility of reductionism // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 37-50.

N. Kardelis. Homerinių himnų struktūros bruožai // Literatūra / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 54(3), p. 37-60.

J. Dagys. Ar kelias į tiesą galėtų būti grįstas geriausio paaiškinimo išvedimu? : A. Mackonio disertacijos gynimas // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 186-190.

Translations

G. Jankevičiūtė, M. Adomėnas, A. Aleksandravičiūtė, V. Ališauskas, R. Andriušytė-Žukienė, J. Augustytė, L. Balaišytė, J. Baronienė, K. Bubnytė-Montvydienė, A. Burnytė, R. Butvilaitė, L. Dovydaitytė, R. Drazdauskienė, J. Fomina, A. Gailius, A. Grigaravičiūtė, E. Grigoravičienė, L. Jablonskienė, A. Jackutė, R. Janonienė, I. Katilienė, L. Laučkaitė-Surgailienė, E. Lubytė, J. Malinauskas, S. Maslauskaitė, G. Mickūnaitė, I. Miškinienė, K. Mitalaitė, A. Narušytė, A. Paliušytė, I. Pavlovskaitė, R. Rachlevičiūtė, A. Simanavičiūtė, V. Stalioraitytė, M. Strockis, H. Šabasevičius, S. Trilupaitytė, B. Vitkauskienė. Dailės istorijos šaltiniai : nuo seniausių laikų iki mūsų dienų : antologija : [mokymo priemonė humanitarinių specialybių studentams]. / sudarytoja Giedrė Jankevičiūtė ; įvadinius straipsnius ir komentarus parašė: doc. dr. Mantas Adomėnas, prof. dr. Aleksandra Aleksandravičiūtė, dr. Vytautas Ališauskas, doc. dr. Rasa Andriušytė-Žukienė, Justina Augustytė, dr. Lina Balaišytė, Karolina Bubnytė-Montvydienė, doc. dr. Rasa Butvilaitė, doc. dr. Linara Dovydaitytė, Julija Fomina, dr. Erika Grigoravičienė, doc. dr. Lolita Jablonskienė, Asta Jackutė, prof. dr. Giedrė Jankevičiūtė, dr. Rūta Janonienė, dr. Laima Laučkaitė-Surgailienė, prof. dr. Elona Lubytė, dr. Sigita Maslauskaitė, doc. dr. Giedrė Mickūnaitė, dr. Kristina Mitalaitė, doc. dr. Agnė Narušytė, dr. Aistė Paliušytė, Inesa Pavlovskaitė, Ramutė Rachlevičiūtė, doc. dr. Helmutas Šabasevičius, dr. Skaidra Trilupaitytė, doc. dr. Birutė Rūta Vitkauskienė; Vertė: Vytautas Ališauskas, Rasa Andriušytė-Žukienė, Lina Balaišytė, Jūratė Baronienė, Auksa Bunytė, Rasa Drazdauskienė, Antanas Gailius, Aušra Grigaravičiūtė, Erika Grigoravičienė, Giedrė Jankevičiūtė, Rūta Janonienė, Irena Katilienė, Laima Laučkaitė-Surgailienė, Jonas Malinauskas, Irena Miškinienė, Agnė Narušytė, Aistė Paliušytė, Inesa Pavlovskaitė, Aušra Simanavičiūtė, Vaidilė Stalioraitytė, Helmutas Šabasevičius, Mindaugas Strockis // Vilnius : Vilniaus dailės akademijos leidykla, 2012. 816 p.

J. Dagys. Apie denotaciją / Bertrand Russell; vertė Jonas Dagys // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 99-109.

N. Radavičienė. Meno pasaulis / Arthur Danto ; vertė Nijolė Radavičienė // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 82, p. 184-193.

N. Radavičienė. Reliatyvizmo paneigimas / Monroe C. Beardsley ; vertė Nijolė Radavičienė // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 110-116.

COOPERATION

Institute of Philosophy at the Nikolaus Copernicus University, Torun (Poland)
Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy, Cracow (Poland)
Polish Academy of Art and Sciences (Poland)
Novosibirsk Institute of Economics, Psychology and Law (Russia)
European Humanitarian University, Vilnius

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. M. P. Šaulauskas –

director of the Centre for Information Society Studies, Vilnius University, http://www.infovi.vu.lt/mps/index.html;
editorial board member of the journal Sociologija (Sociology), http://www.ku.lt/sociologija/;
editorial board member of the journal Informacijos mokslai (Information Sciences), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/mokslo-darbai/informacijos-mokslai/;
editorial board member of the journal Problemos (Problems), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=39.

Doc. J. Dagys –

member of the Appeals Committee of the Faculty of Philosophy at Vilnius University;
executive secretary of the editorial board of the journal Problemos (Problems), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=39.

V. Dranseika –

member of the International Association of Bioethics, http://bioethics-international.org;
member of the Nordic Network for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare, http://www.imh.liu.se/avd_halsa_samhalle/nnpmme/hem?l=en;
member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society;
member of the Lithuanian Society for History and Philosophy of Science, http://www.bahps.org/contact-information.

Doc. K. Dubnikas –

expert of the Lithuanian Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, http://www.skvc.lt.

Dr. K. Kirtiklis –

member of the Lithuanian Social Science Forum, http://www.socforumas.lt/?lang=en.

Doc. N. Radavičienė –

editor-in-chief of the journal Problemos (Problems), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=39;
member of the Academic Commission of the Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University;
member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society, member of the council;
member of the Centre for Information Society Studies, Vilnius University, http://www.infovi.vu.lt/.

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7605, fax 266 7600
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Gintautas Valickas

STAFF

Professors: Prof. Dr. A. Bagdonas, Prof. Dr. G. Valickas.
Docents: Dr. R. Bliumas, Dr. L. Bulotaitė, Dr. D. Čekuolienė, Dr. I. Čėsnienė, Dr. G. Gintilienė, Dr. S. Girdzijauskienė, Dr. R. Jusienė, Dr. F. Laugalys, Dr. V. Pakalniškienė, Dr. B. Pociūtė, Dr. R. Stanikūnas, Dr. A. Švegžda.
Lecturers: D. Butkienė, Dr. M. Dovydaitienė, K. Dragūnevičius, Dr. A. Kairys, Dr. V. Navickas, Dr. D. Noreika, Dr. K. Vanagaitė.
Doctoral students: G. Ambrulaitienė, R. Breidokienė, D. Jančiūrė, I. Juodkūnė, J. Kaliatkaitė, A. Lošakevičius, I. Makauskienė, V. Mikuličiūtė, J. Narmontienė, L. Rakickienė, V. Rimienė, I. Salialionė, U. Stadnikė, J. Stasiukynienė, K. Voropaj, O. Zamalijeva.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Influence of colour contrast, adaptation and location of stimuli in visual field on colour Perception (on colour constancy)
Selection and registration of psychophysical parameters for estimation of effectiveness of human being activity
Procedural justice in criminal and civil proceedings
Development of asocial personality
The problems of psychological functioning of students and teachers in the system of higher education of Lithuania
Development of language and thinking
Intelligence testing with children
Psychopathology of early relationships
Addiction psychology: early detection and intervention
Cognitive development and social cognition in adolescence
Career psychology
Emotion and behavioural problems of Lithuanian schoolchildren

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

The Investigation of the Static and Dynamic Features Involved in the Cognitive Processes. Dr. R. Stanikūnas. 2011–2015.

The temporal sensitivity of flashing light on human visual system was investigated. The two separate lights flashing at different temporal intervals were presented under coloured background. The subject’s task was to evaluate which light flashed first or both lights flashed together. First part of the experiment was devoted to analyze dependency between temporal resolution and lightness difference between stimuli. Two red stimuli with different lightness were tested under achromatic background. The second part of the experiment was devoted to analyzing dependency between temporal resolution and background colour. The three primary LED’s (red, green and blue) were used as flash lights. The background including full visual field was illuminated by one of the primary LED’s or D65 illuminant composed of three primary LED’s. Results show, that for some subjects two flashed stimuli with different lightness shows better temporal resolution than flashed equal lightness stimulus. For others there was no significant difference between stimuli lightness and temporal resolution. The background colour has an effect on temporal resolution of two spatially separated flashing stimuli. At this point of the research it is difficult to derive a relationship because of high attention impact on decision making.

Early Development of Self-Regulation: the Study of Biological and Psychosocial Factors. Doc. R. Jusienė. 2009–2012.

This longitudinal research aims at analyzing prospectively the predictors of self-regulation in early childhood. The participants are more than 70 children and their parents. During the 2009–2011 years the 6 assessment stages were implemented (during the prenatal period, 1 month after birth, at infants’ age 3, 6 and 12 months, and at age of 2 years). Different biomedical and psychosocial factors were considered; also children’s emotional and behavioural problems and developmental milestones, and parental self-efficacy were assessed. In 2012 the 7th stage of research was implemented. The children’s emotional and behavioural problems, the children’s temperament, the parenting behaviour strategies were assessed. Two papers for master degree and two bachelors’ thesis (under the supervision of R. Jusienė) reporting the data analysis are recently prepared.

Psychological Factors and Outcomes of Social Interaction. Prof. G. Valickas. 2011–2015.

In 2012 the two research works were conducted. The first research examined the congruence between functioning of Lithuanian criminal justice and the requirements of procedural justice as well as people’s attitudes towards the law, law enforcement institutions and officers. During the implementation of research work, the criminal court trials were observed (n = 57), prisoners (n = 73), victims of crime (n = 70), drivers (n = 361) and other citizens (n = 416) of our country were interviewed. The results revealed that there are some positive changes in law enforcement officers’ (particularly judges’) behaviour. In comparison with previous (2004 year) results, law enforcement officers’ behaviour is more congruent with the requirements of procedural justice. However, the changes are not sufficient. Still there are quite big differences between existing and desirable behaviour of officers. Respondents’ evaluations are ambivalent and express both favourable and unfavourable attitudes towards law and law enforcement officers. It was found, that people trust in law enforcement institutions more than in officers; moreover, behaviour of judges is evaluated as more positive than behaviour of policemen. These evaluations of the behaviour of law enforcement officers are related to the personal experience of respondents.
The second research was devoted to further standardization of Lithuanian Well-Being Scale (LPGS). First of all, the structure of LPGS was determined on the sample of students. In total, 461 university students took part in the study (68.8 % female, 31% male, 0.2% non-identified; M = 22.6 years). After conducting exploratory factor analysis and parallel analysis, 91 item was retained and the following subscales were distinguished: Global satisfaction with life and oneself as a person, Negative emotionality, Purposefulness in life, Satisfaction with interpersonal relationships, Satisfaction with family relationships, Satisfaction with the living standards, Satisfaction with physical health, Perceived control, Satisfaction with life in Lithuania. In this study, the LPGS has proven to have adequate psychometric properties. The above nine subscales account for 53.7 percent of total variance. The internal consistency test revealed average to very high subscale reliability, Cronbach alphas ranging from 0.67 (Satisfaction with life in Lithuania) to 0.95 (Global satisfaction with life and oneself as a person). After determination of LPGS structure the relations of its subscales with sociodemografic variables in a sample drawn from Lithuanian adult population (528 subjects). Statistically significant gender differences were found in three out of nine psychological well-being subscales. Females seem to be more satisfied with their interpersonal relationships and their family relationships, whereas males demonstrate higher scores in perceived control. Respondent age was found to be positively correlating with purposefulness, satisfaction with interpersonal relationships and satisfaction with life in Lithuania, however, it is negatively correlating with satisfaction with one’s physical health. Moreover, a between-group comparison (using a two-way ANOVA) has revealed that, compared to males, females in 18–22, 23–29 and 30–49 age groups tend to be more satisfied with their family relationships; whereas in the >50 age group the results are reverse – males in this age group demonstrate higher satisfaction with their family relationships. Marital status seems to be an important factor as well. Respondents living with a partner (married or cohabiting) report higher scores in the majority of psychological well-being domains than respondents who indicated to be single, separated or widowed. Furthermore, as seen from the regression analysis, marital status is a relatively important predictor of psychological well-being. Compared between different places of residence, respondents living in central locations (e.g. regional centre) report higher psychological well-being than those residing in the periphery. It was a rather important predictor of well-being as well. Subjective evaluation of one’s financial status was found to be the most important correlate – it is correlated with all psychological well-being domains. In turn, the regression analysis has shown that, all the socio-demographic variables put together, subjective evaluation of one’s financial status is the best predictor of psychological wellbeing, i.e. the better the evaluation of one’s financial status, the higher the psychological well-being.

Psychological Well-Being of Students: Learning, Behaviour and Health Problems. Doc. Dr. L. Bulotaitė. 2011–2015.

The aim of this study was to analyse well-being, stress and subjective health status of students.
213 students of social sciences participated in the research. 86.9% female, 13.1% male; 131 1st year students, 82 4th year students. Specially designed questionnaire and Ryffscales of Psychological Well-being were used.
Well-being of students was connected to stress in different life areas. Results revealed that when stress fullness of different life areas of students increases, the wellbeing scores decrease. The strongest correlation was between well-being and stress, connected to independence of students. The lowest impaction on students well-being was caused by such stressful events as student life, changed relations with parents and selected study programme. The overall psychological well-being scores of students increased from freshman to senior years. Psychological well-being of students was also connected to health status of students. There was negative correlation between different symptoms, which students experience at least once per week, and different aspects of psychological wellbeing. The more students were satisfied with the selected study programme, the higher was their psychological wellbeing estimation.

Test Adaptation and Standardization. Doc. Dr. G. Gintilienė. 2011–2015.

Lithuanian sample of 3455 children aged 11 to 17.5 was tested using Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices Plus (SPM+) and also 1087 children from 14 to 17.5 years were tested using Advanced Progressive Matrices (APM). Data from this study was used to assess scale ability and validity of the tests. Split- half internal consistency and Kuder-Richardson correlations were used to determine test reliability. The construct validity of SPM+ and APM was supported by Item- Response Theory based analysis and also by correlation analysis between age and mean raw scores. The criterion-related validity was confirmed by relationship of tests scores and children’s school achievement (marks in Lithuanian language and mathematics).

Projects, Programmes, Issues Supported by Research Council of Lithuania

Personality, Health and Socio-Demographic Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being of Lithuanian Population. Contract No. SIN-11/2010/ LSS-250000-959. Prof. A. Bagdonas. 2010–2013.

Influence of Differences Inmonocular Features on Binoculary Perceived Location of Object in Space. Contract No. MIP-015/2011/ LSS-250000-1220. Prof. H.Vaitkevičius. 2011–2013.

Modulated Light Influence on Colour Perception. Contract No MIP-013/2012/ LSS-250000-426. Dr. R. Stanikūnas. 2012–-2014.

Early Development of Self-Regulatory Skills. Contract No MIP-014/2012/ LSS-250000-427. Dr. R. Jusienė. 2012–2014.

D. Matuzevičius Post doc internship Research on Factors Influencing Stereo Vision. Contract No. 004/13/MTDS-250000-396. Mentor prof. P. H. Vaitkevičius. 2012–2014.

Projects Supported by European Social Fund Agency

Identification of Gifted School Children: Adaptation and Use of Psychological Tests. Contract No VP1-2.3-ŠMM-06-K-01-004. Dr. I. Žukauskaitė. 2011–2013.

Purposive Requalification of Psychologists without Full Professional Qualification According to the Bachelor and Master Study Programs in Psychology of Vilnius University – VUPSIS. Contract No VP1-2.3.-ŠMM-04-V-02-001/Pars-13700-2068. Prof. A. Bagdonas. 2011–2013.

Infrastructure and Basic Equipment Development for Vilnius University’s Philology, Social Sciences and Communication Sciences Studies. Project No VP3-2.2-ŠMM-18-V-02-009. Dr. R. Stanikūnas. 2011–2013.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Textbooks, Manuals

A. Diržytė, J. Sondaitė, N. Norvilė, I. Čėsnienė, V. Justickis, S. Raižienė, A. Mažeikienė, A. Valickas, R. Pilkauskaitė-Valickienė. Verslo psichologija : vadovėlis. Vilnius : Mykolo Romerio universitetas, 2012. 233 p. :.

Articles
R. Berniūnas. Folk concept of 'a person': structure and warrant // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, priedas, p. 63-77.

M. Motiejūnaitė-Timinskienė, L. Bulotaitė. Asmenų, praradusių vairuotojo pažymėjimą dėl vairavimo apsvaigus nuo alkoholio, alkoholio vartojimo įpročiai ir aštrių pojūčių siekis // Visuomenės sveikata. Vilnius : Higienos institutas. 2012, nr. 3, p. 93-100.

S. Krutulienė, A. Bagdonas, V. Jakutienė, G. Zdanavičiūtė. Epilepsija sergančių asmenų psichosocialinė situacija // Specialusis ugdymas / Šiaulių universitetas. Šiauliai : Šaulių universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 1, p. 29-44.

R. Margevičiūtė, G. Kaubrys, J. Liutkienė, R. Mameniškienė, A. Bagdonas. Išsėtine skleroze ir epilepsija sergančių asmenų kognityvinių funkcijų ypatumai // Neurologijos seminarai. Vilnius : Rotas. 2012, t. 16, nr. 1, p. 33-44.

A. Bagdonas, A. Liniauskaitė, I. Urbanavičiūtė, S. Girdzijauskienė, A. Kairys. Lietuviškoji psichologinės gerovės skalė: struktūros paieškos studentų imtyje // Psichologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 45, p. 22-41.

V. Paliaukienė, A. Kairys. Muzikos atlikimo patirties ir lyties sąsajos su atlikimo nerimu // Lietuvos muzikologija. Vilnius : Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija. 2012, t. 13, p. 22-38.

A. Dobryninas, M. Dobrynina, I. Čėsnienė, V. Giedraitis, R. Merkevičius. On Perceptions of Criminal Justice in Society // Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2012, nr. 2, p. 222-238.

B. Pociūtė, E. Krancaitė. Paauglių aktyvumas vs. pasyvumas interneto socialiniame tinkle "Facebook" ir sąsajos su jaučiamu vienišumu bei asmenybės bruožais // Psichologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 46, p. 60-79.

J. Miežytė-Tijūšienė, L. Bulotaitė. Pensinio amžiaus žmonių socialinis aktyvumas bei psichologinė savijauta // Gerontologija / Lietuvos gerontologų ir geriatrų draugija. Vilnius : Gilija. 2012, t. 13, nr. 4, p. 199-205.

M. Dovydaitienė, I. Maslauskienė. Sergančiųjų valgymo sutrikimais ligos suvokimas ir motyvacija sveikti // Visuomenės sveikata. Vilnius : Higienos institutas. 2012, nr. 4, p. 113-125.

L. Bulotaitė, B. Pociūtė, R. Bliumas, M. Dovydaitienė. Socialinių mokslų studentų psichologinės gerovės, patiriamo streso ir subjektyvaus sveikatos vertinimo sąsajos // Visuomenės sveikata. Vilnius : Higienos institutas. 2012, nr. 3, p. 85-92.

A. Liniauskaitė, A. Kairys, I. Urbanavičiūtė, A. Bagdonas, V. Pakalniškienė. Suaugusiųjų psichologinės gerovės sąsajos su socialiniais ir demografiniais kintamaisiais // Tiltai / Klaipėdos universitetas. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 3, p. 35-53.

G. Valickas, K. Voropaj, V. Justickis. Terapinė jurisprudencija: naujas požiūris į nusikaltimo auką // Socialinių mokslų studijos. Vilnius : Mykolo Romerio universitetas. 2012, nr. 4(4), p. 1645-1663.

B. Pociūtė, L. Bulotaitė, R. Bliumas. Universiteto dėstytojų pasitenkinimas darbu, darbo vertybės ir patiriamas darbe stresas // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 37-48.

B. Pociūtė, L. Bulotaitė, R. Bliumas. Universiteto studentų įsipareigojimas profesijai: sąsajos su asmenybės bruožais ir pasitenkinimu studijomis // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 29, p. 111-122.

S. Girdzijauskienė, L. Rakickienė. Vykdomosios funkcijos raida // Psichologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 45, p. 42-54.

I. Salialionė, A. Bagdonas, S. Girdzijauskienė, R. Balkūnė. Wechslerio trumposios intelekto skalės faktorių analizė: Lietuvos ir JAV standartizacinių imčių bei skirtingų amžiaus grupių palyginimas // Psichologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2011, t. 43, p. 7-20. [vėluojanti].

R. Jusienė, R. Breidokienė, O. Zamalijeva. Žindymo trukmę iki vienerių metų amžiaus prognozuojantys psichologiniai, socialiniai ir medicininiai veiksniai // Tiltai / Klaipėdos universitetas. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 3, p. 183-198.

R. Breidokienė, R. Jusienė. Savireguliacijos sunkumų ir psichosocialinės aplinkos veiksnių sąsajos ankstyvoje vaikystėje // Jaunųjų mokslininkų psichologų darbai. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2012, nr. 1, p. 18-26.

G. Širvinskienė, N. Žemaitienė, A. Zaborskis, E. Markūnienė, R. Jusienė. Infant difficult behaviors in the context of perinatal biomedical conditions and early child environment // BMC pediatrics. London : BioMed Central Ltd. 2012, vol. 12, p. art. no 44.

J. Kulikowski, A. Daugirdienė, A. Panorgias, R. Stanikūnas, P. Vaitkevičius, I. Murray. Systematic violations of von Kries rule reveal its limitations for explaining color and lightness constancy // Journal of the Optical Society of America A. Optics, Image Science & Vision. Washington : Optical Society of America. 2012, vol. 29, iss. 2, p. A275-A289.

R. Viliūnienė, C. Evans, J. Hilbig, V. Pakalniškienė, V. Danilevičiūtė, E. Laurinaitis, A. Navickas. Translating the clinical outcomes in routine evaluation outcome measure (CORE-OM) into Lithuanian // Nordic journal of psychiatry. London : Informa Healthcare. 2012, vol. p.

Materials of conferences

L. Bulotaitė. Psichologinės rizikingos elgsenos prevencijos prielaidos // Į sveiką gyvenseną ir skaidrią būtį Vydūno keliu : tarptautinė mokslinė-praktinė konferencija : programa ir konferencijos medžiaga. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla, 2012. p. 131-133.

H. Geissler, V. Vanagas, A. Švėgžda, R. Bliumas, R. Stanikūnas, P. Vaitkevičius. Real-time gating of cyclic brain activity: evidence from modulations of binoculr rivalry induced by rapid stimulus interruptions // Fechner day 2012 : proceedings of the 28th annual meeting of the internatuional society for psychophysics, Ottawa, October 18-21, 2012 / Editors : Leth-Steensen, C. Schoenherr, J. R. Ottawa : The International Society of Psychophysics, 2012, p. 97-112.

A. Astrauskienė, L. Bulotaitė, R. Stukas, A. Kavaliūnas. The Prevalence of Drug Use among Night Clubbers in Lithuania // IFEH 12th World Congress on Environmental Health, Vilnius, Lithuania, 22-27 May, 2012 /Editor: Andrius Kavaliunas. Bologna : Medimond, 2012, p. 57-61.

R. Jusienė, D. Čekuolienė, G. Širvinskienė, O. Zamalijeva, R. Breidokienė, N. Žemaitienė. Associations between maternal postnatal depression and infant problem behavior // 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology : MEDIMOND intermnational proceedings. Bologna : MEDIMOND, 2012, p. 149-154.

R. Jusienė, O. Zamalijeva, R. Breidokienė, G. Širvinskienė. Reaching the developmental milestones in the first year of life: the importance of paternal involvement // 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology : MEDIMOND intermnational proceedings. Bologna : MEDIMOND, 2012, p. 187-190.

L. Bulotaitė, S. Girdzijauskienė. Vyresnio amžiausžmonių pažintinių gebėjimų ypatumai // Sveikas senėjimas - nauji iššūkiai Lietuvai : Nacionalinės sveikatos tarybos metinis pranešimas, 2012. Vilnius, p. 28-31.

COOPERATION

Child Development Centre (Lithuania)
Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania)
UK Manchester UMIST (UK)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. A. Bagdonas –

editorial board executive secretary of the journal Psichologija (Psychology), www.leidykla.eu/mokslo-darbai/psichologija;
member of Lithuanian Neurobiological Association;
member of General Education Council of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania.

Prof. G. Valickas –

editor–in–chief of the journal Psichologija (Psychology), www.leidykla.eu/mokslo-darbai/psichologija;
member of the Senate of Vilnius University;
vice–chairman of the Committee of Science of Vilnius University;
expert of the Lithuanian Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education;
member of the Board of Criminological Studies Centre of Vilnius University.

Doc. F. Laugalys –

member of ISSBD, www.issbd.org .

Doc. B. Pociūtė –

member of ISSBD, www.issbd.org ;
board member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/.

Doc. L. Bulotaitė –

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of the Scientific Committee of EMCDDA, www.emcdda.europa.eu/;
editorial Board Member of the Journal Ugdymo psichologija (Educational Psychology), www.vpu.lt/.

Doc. R. Bliumas –

member of the of Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
international Affiliate of the American Psychological Association, www.apa.org/.

Doc. G. Gintilienė –

member of ISSBD, www.issbd.org/;
member of the International Study Group on Special Education Needs;
board member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, www.lps.vu.lt/;
member of Certification Commission of School Psychologists under the Ministry of Education and Science;
affiliate Member International School Psychology Association, www.ispaweb.org/ .

Doc. D. Čekuolienė –

member of Society for Research of Child Development (SRCD), www.srcd.org/;
President of the Family Counselling Society;
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/.

Doc. I. Čėsnienė –

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, http://psychweb.cisat.jmu.edu/spcp/;
member of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services, http://www.iafmhs.org/;
editorial Board Member of the journal Socialinių mokslų studijos (Societal Studies), http://www.mruni.eu/lt/mokslo_darbai/sms/apie_leidini/.

Doc. S. Girdzijauskienė –

member of the International Study Group on Special Education Needs;
board member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, of ISSBD, www.issbd.org;

Doc. R. Jusienė –

board member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of ISSBD, www.issbd.org ;
member of European Society for Developmental Psychology, www.esdp.info.

Dr. A. Kairys –

editorial board executive secretary of the journal Psichologija (Psychology), www.leidykla.eu/mokslo-darbai/psichologija;
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/.

Dr. V. Pakalniškienė –

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of European Association for Research on Adolescence, www.earaonline.org;
member of ISSBD, www.issbd.org .

Dr. K. Vanagaitė –

member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminology.

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7605, fax 266 7600
E-mail

Head – Prof. Habil. Dr. Danutė Gailienė

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. D. Gailienė, Dr. R. Kočiūnas, Dr. G. Gudaitė.
Docents: Dr. D. Bagdžiūnienė, Dr. R. Barkauskienė, Dr. R. Bieliauskaitė, Dr. E. Kazlauskas, Dr. V. Lepeška, Dr. R. Sargautytė.
Senior assistants: Dr. J. Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, Dr. P. Skruibis, Dr. I. Žukauskaitė, Dr. N. Grigutytė, Dr. R. Rekašiūtė-Balsienė.
Doctoral students: I. Bieliauskienė, I. Dulinskaitė, V. Domanskaitė-Gota, I. Griauslienė, R. Garckija, A. Grušauskaitė, L. Gudaitienė, B. Jakubkaitė, A. Jurgaitytė-Avižinienė, I. Laukienė, V. Klimaitė, J. Lozovska, A. Matulaitė-Horwood, I. Povilaitienė, M. Skerytė-Kazlauskienė, I. Vaskelienė, R. Tomkevičienė, J. Šalaj, M. Tvarijonavičius.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Investigation of the DSH (deliberate self-harm) and effects of long lasting traumatisation Research in existential-phenomenological psychology and psychotherapy in cross cultural context
Developmental psychopathology

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Psychological Dysfunction and Experience of Extreme Stress: Psychosocial Background, Psychodynamics and Coping. Prof. D. Gailienė. 2011–2015.

Results of investigation of transgenerational effects of trauma and psychosocial stress in families were analysed and published. Data on psychological aftermath of suicide on family members are collected; data on affects of psychotherapeutic help were analysed.

Projects, Programmes, Issues Supported by Research Council of Lithuania

Organizational Citizenship Behaviour in the Context of Work Motivation in Lithuanian Organizations. Contract No SIN-05/2012/ LSS-250000-619. Dr. D. Bagdžiūnienė. 2012–2013.

Psychosocial Factors of Psychological Well-Being in the Context of Psychotraumatology. Contract No SIN-01/2012/ LSS-250000-621. Dr. E. Kazlauskas. 2012–2013.

Psychological Effects and Coping of Extreme Trauma and Social Transformations. Contract No Nr. VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-02-023/ LSS-250000-2257. Prof. D. Gailienė. 2012–2015.

Psychological Difficulties Dynamics in Childhood: Personality Traits, Attachment and Mentalization. Contract No MIP-016/2012/ LSS-250000-428. Dr. R. Barkauskienė. 2012–2014.

Psychological Job Insecurity: its Dimensions and Individual and Organizational Outcomes. Contract No MIP-015/2012/ LSS-250000-429. Dr. D. Bagdžiūnienė. 2012–2014.

Vilnius BEPP Efficacy Study: Comparison with Internet-Based Psychotraumatology Program. Contract No MIP-011/2012/ LSS-250000-425. Dr. E. Kazlauskas. 2012–2014.

Effectiveness in Psychotherapy: Analysis of Personality Change and the Underlying Factors. Contract No MIP-107/2012/ LSS-250000-2150. Prof. G. Gudaitė. 2012–2014.

Projects Supported by European Social Fund Agency

Psychological Effects and Coping of Extreme Trauma and Social Transformations. Contract No VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-02-023. Prof. D. Gailienė. 2012–2015.

International Science Programmes and Projects

EUROPLAT: European Psychology Learning and Teaching. Contract No. 155981-LLP-1-2009-UK-ERASMUS-ENWA. Prof. D. Gailienė. 2009–2012.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Articles

I. Žukauskaitė, D. Bagdžiūnienė. Informacijos įgijimo skirtumai tarp mentorius turėjusių ir jų neturėjusių naujų darbuotojų // International journal of psychology: a biopsychosocial approach = Tarptautinis psichologijos žurnalas: biopsichosocialinis požiūris. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 10, p. 9-26.

A. Jurgaitytė-Avižinienė. Ką turėtų žinoti psichologas prieš naudodamasgrindžiamąją teoriją savo tyrimuose // Psichologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 45, p. 103-115.

M. Skerytė-Kazlauskienė. Paauglių, turinčių mokymosi sutrikimų, savęs vertinimas: ar svarbi patyčių patirtis? // Tiltai / Klaipėdos universitetas. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 3, p. 99-109.

N. Grigutytė. Seksualinę prievartą patyrusių ir jos nepatyrusių merginų bei jų motinų taikomų traumos įveikos strategijų palyginimas // Tiltai / Klaipėdos universitetas. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 3, p. 161-171.

P. Želvienė, E. Kazlauskas, I. Tilvikaitė, D. Tuskenytė. Studentų patiriamo socialinio nerimo ir taikomų įveikos strategijų pokyčiai per vienerius metus // Tiltai / Klaipėdos universitetas. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 3, p. 55-64.

J. Rimkevičienė, D. Gailienė. Vartojančiųjų psichoaktyvias medžiagas mėginimų nusižudyti tipai // Psichologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 45, p. 55-69.

J. Lazauskaitė-Zabielskė, D. Bagdžiūnienė. Darbuotojų suvokiamo žmogiškųjų išteklių valdymo sprendimų teisingumo prielaidos // Tarptautinis verslas : inovacijos, psichologija, ekonomika. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 57-70.

A. Zbarauskaitė. Pagalba vaikui: prieraišumo teorijos perspektyva // Šeima: problemų šaltinis ar ištekliai? : socialinės pagalbos šeimai galimybės : metodinė priemonė. Vilnius : SOTAS, 2012, p. 57-75.

D. Gailienė, E. Kazlauskas, I. Vaskelienė, G. Domanskaitė. Tarpgeneracinis poveikis: potrauminio streso, nevilties, vidinės darnos jausmo sąsajos tarp tėvų ir jų suaugusių vaikų // Jaunųjų mokslininkų psichologų darbai. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2012, nr. 1, p. 76-80.

E. Kazlauskas, I. Salialionė. Pratarmė: Psichologijos mokslas ir praktika // Mokslas praktikai - praktika mokslui : Lietuvos psichologų kongresas 2012 : recenzuotas kongreso pranešimų santraukų leidinys. Klaipėda : Žemaitijos spauda, 2012, p. 3-4.

R. Mottus, J. Allik, A. Realo, H. Pullmann, J. Rossier, G. Zecca, J. Ah-Kion, A. , M. Backstrom, R. Barkauskienė, O. Barry, U. Bhowon, F. Bjorklund, A. Bochaver, K. Bochaver, B. de, H. Cabrera, S. Chen, A. Church, D. Cisse, D. Dahourou, X. Feng, Y. Guan, H. Hwang, F. Idris, M. Katigbak, P. Kuppens, A. Kwiatkowska, A. Laurinavičius, K. Mastor, D. Matsumoto, R. Riemann, J. Schug, B. Simpson, C. Tseung. Comparability of self-reported conscientiousness across 21 countries // European journal of personality. Bognor Regis : John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2012, vol. 26, no. 3, p. 303-331.

A. Matulaitė. I've got you under my skin': the embodied relationship with the baby within // Studies in the maternal. London : University of London. 2012, vol. 4, no 1, [p. 1-22].

E. Kazlauskas, D. Gailienė, G. Domanskaitė, I. Vaskelienė. Uberlebende politischer Unterdruckung in Litauen Langfristige Effekte der traumatischen Vergangenheit // Trauma und Gewalt: Forschung und Praxisfelder. Stuttgart : Verlag Klett-Cotta. 2012, no 2, p. 122-133.

Other Books

A. Valickas, G. Chomentauskas, E. Dereškevičiūtė, I. Žukauskaitė, L. Navickienė. Asmeninės karjeros valdymo pagrindai. Vilnius : Lodvila, 2012. 287 p. :.

A. Valickas, G. Chomentauskas, E. Dereškevičiūtė, I. Žukauskaitė, L. Navickienė. Karjeros valdymo vadovas studentui. Vilnius : Lodvila, 2012. 487 p. :.

D. Kalibatienė, R. Stukas, A. Juocevičius, R. Sargautytė. Mano pilnatvės metai : sveikos gyvensenos vadovas. Vilnius : Lietuvos osteoporozės fondas, 2012. 149 p.

Materials of conferences

R. Sargautytė, R. Šilalytė. Vaizduotė kaip skausmo gydymo ir reabilitacijos veiksnys // Kūrybiniai metodai reabilitacijoje 2012 : tarptautinės mokslinės-praktinės konferencijos pranešimų medžiaga. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universitetas, 2012, p. 184-188.

COOPERATION

Oslo University (Norway)
Umea University (Sweden)
University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
University of Trondheim (Norway)
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas (Lithuania)
University of Pecs (Hungary)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. D. Gailienė –

consulting editor of the journal Archives of Suicide Research, http://www.tandfonline.com/action/aboutThisJournal?show=editorialBoard&journalCode=usui20;
associate editor of the journal European Psychologist, www.hhpub.com/journals/ep/journals.html;
international Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP), http://www.iasp.info/;
associate editor of the journal Psichologija (Psychology), www.leidykla.vu.lt ;
member of the Lithuanian Committee of Medical Bioethics, www.bioetika.sam.lt;
member of International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP), www.med.uio.no/iasp/;
member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Suizidprophylaxe (DGSP), www.suizidprophylaxe.de/;
member of American Association of Suicidology (AAS), http://www.suicidology.org/home;
member of Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), www.estss.org.

Prof. G. Gudaitė –

member of Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of the International Association of Analytical Psychology, www.iaap.org/;
member of the Lithuanian Association of AP;
board member of the Lithuanian Society of Psychotherapy;
board member of Lithuanian Association of Gestalt Therapy.

Prof. R. Kočiūnas –

member of Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of Society for Existential Analysis (Great Britain), http://www.existentialanalysis.org.uk/;
General Secretary of East European Association for Existential Therapy, www.exist-assotiation.eu;
editorial board member of the journal Psichologija (Psychology), www.leidykla.vu.lt ;
editorial board member of the Journal of Baltic Psychology (Latvia), http://www.lu.lv/apgads/izdevumi/elektroniskie-izdevumi/zurnali-un-periodiskie-izdevumi/baltic-journal-of-psychology/;
editorial board member of the journal Existential Analysis (Great Britain), www.existentialanalysis.co.uk;
editorial board member of the journal Psychotherapy (Russia);
editorial board member of the Journal of Mental Medicine and Ecology (Russia);
editorial board member of the international journal Existential Tradition: Philosophy, Psychology, Psychotherapy;
editorial board member of the journal Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (Russia);
editorial board member of the international journal Existentia: Psychology and Psychotherapy, www.existradi.ru;
representative from Lithuania in the Psychotherapy Committee of European Federation of Psychological Assotiations, http://www.efpa.eu/.

Doc. R. Bieliauskaitė –

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of the Lithuanian Society of Individual Psychology;
member of the Board of Experts of the Inspector of Journalists’ Ethics.

Doc. D. Bagdžiūnienė –

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/.

Doc. R. Sargautytė –

member of the Lithuanian Pain Society (LSD);
member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), www.iasp-pain.org/defsopen.html/;
member of Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
member of Steering Committee CEESBM (Central and Eastern Europe Society for Behavioural Medicine (CEESBM), http://www.ceebm-net.hu/.

Doc. E. Kazlauskas –

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

Doc. R. Barkauskienė –

member of Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/;
national Representative at EFPA Standing Committee of Ethics;
member of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, www.iarld.com;
member of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, www.issbd.org;
member of Lithuanian Dyslexia Association.
representative from Lithuania in the Psychotherapy Committee of European Federation of Psychological Assotiations, http://www.efpa.eu/.

Dr. I. Žukauskaitė –

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, http://www.psichologusajunga.lt/.

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;
member of International Society for Justice Research, www.isjr.org;
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, www.lps.vu.lt/;
chair of Organizational Psychology Committee at Lithuanian Psychological Association;
member of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7626
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr. Arūnas Poviliūnas

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Dobryninas, Dr. I. Juozeliūnienė, Habil. Dr. A. Matulionis, Habil. Dr. Z. Norkus, Dr. A. Poviliūnas, Dr. A. Valantiejus.
Docent: Dr. R. Žiliukaitė.
Senior assistant: Dr. L. Žilinskienė.
Assistants: Dr. A. Pocienė, V. Jonikova.
Doctoral students: J. Andrijevskis, D. Čiupailaitė, A. Girkontaitė, R. Juras, L. Kanapienienė, M. Pivoriūtė, Rapolienė, M. Šupa, V. Urbonaitė, A. Vaikšnytė, L. Varnauskaitė, D. Šliužaitė, G. Valatka.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Analysis of theoretical discourses (social constructivism, theories of (post)modernity, critical theory, criminological discourses)
Sociology of education
Sociology of deviations and crime
Rural and urban sociology
Sociology of communities and rural community development
Sociology of science
Sociology of professions
Sociology of youth
Theoretical and empirical issues in the research on family
Corruption and anti-corruption activity
Policy analysis of social inclusion
Social economy
Role of mass media in contemporary society
Post-communist social transformation in Lithuania in the comparative perspective
Social theory of Max Weber
Methodology of comparative historical sociological research
Rational choice approach in sociology
Comparative historical sociological imperiology

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Sociological Discourses, Social Control and Time Structures. Prof. A. Poviliūnas. 2012–2016.

Research of the post-communist transformation in Lithuania from the viewpoint of comparative historical sociology was accomplished. Research in the field of the history of sociology and analysis of the theoretical discourse was continued. The issues of migration and family life were analyzed. The members of the department were participating in the research programmes of criminology and deviance. The members of the department were participating in the research of the field of occupational activities. Research work in the rural and communities sociology was continued. The Lithuanian social policy and social policy discourse were critically analyzed; the impact of crisis on social policy was evaluated. The investigations of phenomenological sociology were accomplished.

Projects, Programmes, Issues Supported by Research Council of Lithuania

Public Trust in the Criminal Justice Institutions in Lithuania and its Determinants. Contract No SIN-07/2010/ LSS-250000-957. Prof. A. Dobryninas. 2010–2012.

Fostering of the of Lithuanian Sociology’s Tradition in the Journal Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas (Sociology. Thought and Action). Contract No LIT-2-70/ LSS-250000-426. Prof. A. Poviliūnas. 2010–2012.

Remembrance of Soviet Times in Life Stories: Relationship between Public and Private Discourses. Contract No VAT-18/2010/ LSS-250000-1246. Prof. D. Leinartė, Dr. L. Žilinskienė. 2010–2012.

Emigration and Family: Challenges, Family Resources, Ways of Coping with Difficulties. Contract No VAT-39/2012/ LSS-250000-643. Prof. I. Juozeliūnienė. 2012–2014.

Homicide in Lithuania: Criminological Research. Contract No SIN-11/2012/ 5T-3/ BS-250000-699. Prof. A. Dobryninas.

Postdoctoral internship Deteritorisation of Ethnic and National Identity: the Cases of Periphery and MigrationPostdoctoral student D. Daukšas. Supervisor A. Valantiejus. Contract No VP1-3.1-ŠMM-01-V-01-001.

Projects Supported by European Social Fund Agency

Reception of Criminal Justice in Society. Contract No VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-01-049. Prof. A. Dobryninas. 2011–2014.

Two Decades of Independence: Kaunas (1918–1940) and Vilnius (1990–2012) Republics of Lithuania from the Viewpoint of Comparative Historical Sociology. Contract No VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-01-010. Prof. Z. Norkus. 2011–2014.

The Research of the Field of Professional Activities. Contract No VP1-2.2-ŠMM-08-V-01-001. Prof. A. Poviliūnas. 2009–2012.

Internationalization in the Studies of Sociology and Criminology. Contract No VP1-2.2.-ŠMM-07-K-02-053/LSS-250000-2507. Prof. A. Poviliūnas. 2011–2013.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Monographs, Studies

Z. Norkus. On Baltic Slovenia and Adriatic Lithuania : a qualitative comparative analysis of patterns in post-communist transformation. Vilnius : Apostrofa, 2012. 375 p.

A. Dobryninas, A. Drakšienė, V. Gaidys, E. Vileikienė, L. Žilinskienė. Pasitikėjimo Lietuvos teisėsauga profiliai : monografija. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2012, 413 p.

A. Poviliūnas, R. Žiliukaitė, V. Beresnevičiūtė. Profesinės veiklos lauko tyrimas. Vilnius : LĮ "Kriventa", 2012. 227 p.

Other Books

V. Beresnevičiūtė, V. Dagytė, R. Korsakienė, A. Poviliūnas, D. Savičiūtė, R. Smaliukienė. Konsultacinių švietimo paslaugų ir pasiūlos Lietuvoje ir užsienyje tyrimas. Vilnius : ŠMM, 2012. 217 p.

A. Poviliūnas. Promoting social inclusion of Roma : a study of national policies : Lithuania. , 31 p.

D. Krupickaitė, A. Poviliūnas. Social impact of emigration and rural-urban migration in Central and Eastern Europe: Lithuania : final country report. , 95 p.

Articles

Z. Norkus. Apie ateinančią sintetinės biologijos Kondratjevo bangą ir biokapitalistinę Lietuvą // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 81, p. 79-97.

Z. Norkus. Kooperacija prieš rinkos ir valdžios nesėkmes, arba kaip anksčiau laiko sukurti gerą kapitalizmą // Problemos / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 82, p. 27-58.

Z. Norkus. Agrarinių reformų Pirmojoje ir Antrojoje Lietuvos Respublikose lyginamoji istorinė sociologinė analizė // Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2012, nr. 1, p. 5-52.

I. Juozeliūnienė, L. Kanapienienė, G. Martinkėnė. Application of Mapping Method in Sociology // Socialiniai mokslai / Kauno technologijos universitetas. Kaunas : Technologija. 2012, nr. 1, p. 9-16.

S. Krutulienė. Gyvenimo kokybė: sąvokos apibrėžimas ir santykis su gero gyvenimo terminais // Kultūra ir visuomenė : socialinių tyrimų žurnalas = Culture and society: journal of social research. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 3, no. 2, p. 117-130.

A. Valantiejus. Haroldas Garfinkelis ir socialinio veiksmo postfenomenologija (III) // Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2012, nr. 1, p. 53-164.

Z. Norkus. Kada Lietuvoje buvo daugiau demokratijos? Pirmosios ir Antrosios Lietuvos Respublikų politinių partijų režimų palyginimas // Politologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 3, p. 3-60.

Z. Norkus. Kapitalizmo raidos Lietuvoje bruožai ir etapai (iki 1940 m.) postmarksistiniu požiūriu // Lietuvos istorijos studijos /Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 29, p. 9-36.

A. Tonkūnaitė. Kokybės vadyba Lietuvos viešojo sektoriaus institucijoje // Viešasis administravimas = Public administration / Lietuvos viešojo administravimo lavinimo institutų asociacija. Vilnius : LVALIA. 2011, nr. 3, p. 87-95.

R. Žiliukaitė. Quantitative growth of the NGO sector in Lithuania: when the number of organizations increases without significant effects on participation level // Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2012, nr. 1, p. 242-257.

A. Tonkūnaitė. Socialiniai ir ekonominiai pokyčiai Rytų ir Vidurio Europs šalyse: valstybės vaidmuo // Viešasis administravimas = Public administration / Lietuvos viešojo administravimo lavinimo institutų asociacija. Vilnius : LVALIA. 2011, nr. 4, p. 55-70.

D. Čiupailaitė. Sociologinė naujųjų būsto projektų posocialistiniame Vilniuje refleksija // Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas. 2012, nr. 2, p. 187-221.

L. Varnauskaitė. Teorijų sintezė ir savitumo paieškos Vytauto Kavolio kultūros sociologijoje: metodologinių prielaidų analizė // Athena: filosofijos studijos / Kultūros, filosofijos ir meno institutas. Vilnius : Kultūros, filosofijos ir meno instituto leidykla. 2011, nr. 7, p. 123-134.

A. Valantiejus. Vytauto Kavolio "Vaizduotės sociologija" // Athena: filosofijos studijos / Kultūros, filosofijos ir meno institutas. Vilnius : Kultūros, filosofijos ir meno instituto leidykla. 2011, nr. 7, p. 78-111.

Z. Norkus. Gintaro Beresnevičiaus ar Antano Smetonos tezė? Lietuvos Didžioji Kunigaikštija kaip imperija tarpukario ir šiuolaikinės Lietuvos istorijos kultūroje // Jogailos ir Vytauto laikai : mokslinių straipsnių rinkinys, skirtas Žalgirio mūšio 600-osioms metinėms. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, 2011, p. 198-220.

A. Tonkūnaitė-Thiemann. Migrantai kaip "gerai informuoti piliečiaiā": gimtosios šalies visuomenėje vykstančių socialinių reiškinių vertinimas // STEPP : socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika / Vilniaus universiteto Specialiosios psichologijos laboratorija. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 6, p. 97-110.

Z. Norkus. Enquete on the current financial crisis. Lithuania // European Societies. Oxon : Routledge. 2012, Vol. 14, no. 1, p. 144-145.

Z. Norkus. Modeling in historical research practice and methodology: contributions from Poland // History and theory. Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2012, vol. 51, iss. 2, p. 292-304.

Z. Norkus. Political Development of Lithuania: A Comparative Analysis of Second Post-communist Decade // World political science review. Berkeley : Berkeley Electronic Press. 2012, Vol. 8, iss. 1, p. 217-251.

I. Smetonienė, J. Moskvina. Language rich Europe : Lithuania // Language rich Europe: trends in policies and practices for multilingualism in Europe / editors : Guus Extra, Kutlay Yagmur. Cambridge : Cambridge University of Press, 2012, p. 154-161.

Materials of conferences

S. Šabanovas, P. Kavaliauskas. Poly-functional zoning as a factor of urban sustainability // WSF 2012 : the 2nd World Sustainability Forum, Basel, Switzerland, 1-30 November, 2012 [e-conference]. Basel : MDPI, 2012, p. [1-9].

COOPERATION

Sociology Department, Uppsala University (Sweden)
Department of Sociology, University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
Department of Social Psychology, University of Helsinki (Finland)
Department of Sociology, Eastern Caroline University (USA)
Swedish School of Social Science (Sweden)
University of Helsinki (Finland)
Political Science and Sociology, National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland)
Oslo University College (Norway)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. A. Dobryninas –

member of Steering Committee of European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control;
editorial board member of the journal Sociologija (Sociology), http://www.ku.lt/sociologija/;
editorial board member of the Universal Lithuanian Encyclopaedia;
editorial bard member of the journal “\riminologijos studijos.

Prof. I. Juozeliūnienė –

member of the Family Research Committee (RC 06) of the International Sociological Association (ISA);
member of the Nordic Family Research Network (NFRN).

Prof. A. Matulionis –

member-Expert of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences;
member-Expert of the Latvian Academy of Sciences;
editorial board member of the journal Filosofija. Sociologija (Philosophy, Sociology), http://www.lmaleidykla.lt/filosofijasociologija/2010/3/;
editorial board member of the journal Socialiniai mokslai (Social Sciences);
editorial board member of the journal Sociologija (Sociology), http://www.ku.lt/sociologija/;
member of the International Sociological Association (ISA).

Prof. Z. Norkus –

editorial board member of thejJournal Filosofija. Sociologija (Philosophy, Sociology), http://www.lmaleidykla.lt/filosofijasociologija/2010/3/;
deputy Dean for Research of the Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University;
editorial board member of the journal Sociologija (Sociology), http://www.ku.lt/sociologija/;
editorial board member of the journal Santalka, http://www.coactivity.vgtu.lt/ ;
member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, http://lma.lt/;
editorial board member of the Universal Lithuanian Encyclopaedia;
member of the Executive Council of the Lithuanian Sociological Society;
editorial board member of the journal Lietuvos istorijos studijos (Studies of Lithuania’s History).

Prof. A. Poviliūnas –

member of the Committee of Humanities and Social Sciences of Research Council of Lithuania, http://www.lmt.lt/en/structure-and-contacts.html;
editorial board member of the journal Sociologija: Mintis ir veiksmas (Sociology: Thought and Action), http://www.ku.lt/sociologija/;
member of SUSTAIN Network (Helsinki University), http://sockom.helsinki.fi/forum/SUSTAIN/network.html;
Lithuanian Expert of the Group of Non Governmental Experts in Fight against Poverty and Social Exclusion, European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities DG, http://www.peer-review-social-inclusion.eu/network-of-independent-experts;
vice-president of the Lithuanian Association of Sociologists, http://www.sociology.lt/EN/50/About-the-LSA.htm;
head of the Doctoral Studies Committee of Sociology, Vilnius University.

Prof. A. Valantiejus –

editor-in-chief of the journal Sociologija: Mintis ir veiksmas (Sociology: Thought and Action), http://www.ku.lt/sociologija/;
editorial board member of the journal Filosofija. Sociologija (Philosophy, Sociology), http://www.lmaleidykla.lt/filosofijasociologija/2010/3/.

Dr. L.Žilinskienė –

editor-in-chief of the journal Kriminologijos studijos.

Doc. R. Žiliukaitė –

National programme director, European Value Survey, http://www.europeanvaluesstudy.eu/evs/about-evs/organisation/newcouncil/;
Programme Director, Civil Society Institute, http://www.civitas.lt/en/?pid=25.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCOLOGY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7625
E-mail:

Head – Doc. Dr. Lilija Duoblienė

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. V. Aramavičiūtė, Habil. Dr. V. Targamadzė, Habil. Dr. R. Želvys, Prof. Dr. L. Duoblienė.
Docents : Dr. T. Bulajeva, Dr. G. Purvaneckienė, Dr. I. Stonkuvienė, Dr. T. Butvilas.
Doctoral students: I. Bankauskienė, V. Venslovaitė, N. Černiauskaitė, R. Voronovič, V. Butkutė, V. Žilionė, P. Jasiūnaitė, R. Bartaševičius, Š. Nagrockaitė, O. Iljina, S. Bieliūnė, S. Kontrimienė, D. Ilevičienė.

CENTRE FOR EDUCATION POLICY

3 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
www.svietimas.lt

Research assistant: Dr. L. Duoblienė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Transformations of education policy in Lithuania
Education objectives and benchmarks of European Union and national adaptations
Research of curriculum development and management
Educational management in Lithuania
Sustainability in education
Studies of Lithuanian educational heritage
Dialogue between cultures in education
Problem of personal identity
Globalization and localization in education
Philosophy of education
Higher education
Child’s socialization
Gender differences in education and science
Education culture

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

National and Global Education Policy. Prof. L. Duoblienė. 2010–2014.

The main aim of the research in 2012 was the analysis of changes in Lithuanian education policy and management while implementing the EU and Lithuanian strategic goals. Some data of theoretical and empirical research were presented in the monograph Education as Enculturation (to be published in 2013) by Irena Stonkuvienė.
In the year of 2012 several research papers written by Lilija Duoblienė, Vanda Aramavičiūte, Tomas Butvilas, Irena Stonkuviene, Giedrė Purvaneckiene, Vilija Targamadze and analyzing issues of education policy and culture were published in Lithuanian, foreign and international educational journals. The co-authored book, dedicated to the prominent Lithuanian educator Professor Leonas Jovaiša was completed, edited and submitted for publishing.
The staff of the Education Department presented their research findings at different conferences held in Lithuania.
Members of the staff have presented their research finding at some international conferences.

Projects, Programmes, Issues Supported by Research Council of Lithuania

Research Study on Project and Problem Based Learning Approach Use in the Final Year Thesis. Contract No MIP-009/2011/ LSS-250000-1221. Prof. V. Targamadzė. 2011–2012.

Education as Enculturation. Contract No LIT-4-16/LSS-250000-829. Dr. I. Stonkuvienė. 2011–2012.

International Science Programmes and Projects

TEMPUS. Development and Introduction of Multilingual Teacher Education Programs at Universities of Georgia and Ukraine (DIMTEGU). Contract No 530360-TEMPUS-1-2012-1-GE-TEMPUS-JPCR. The coordinator of the project is Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia). VU – partner (coordinator prof. V. Targamadzė). 2012–2015.

Children's Rights Erasmus Academic Network. Application number 527696-LLP-1-2012-1-DE-ERASMUS-ENW. The coordinator of the project is Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. VU – partner (coordinator assoc. Prof. T. Butvilas). 2012–2015.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Textbooks, Manuals

T. Bulajeva, A. Jakubė, D. Lepaitė, M. Teresevičienė, V. Zuzevičiūtė. Studijų programų atnaujinimas: kompetencijų plėtotės ir studijų siekinių vertinimo metodika. Vilnius : Vilniaus universitetas, 2011. 131 p.

J. Bielskienė, L. Duoblienė, E. Tamulionytė. Tarpkultūrinis ugdymas Lietuvos mokykloje: į pagalbą mokytojui : metodinė priemonė. Vilnius : Tolerantiško jaunimo asociacija, 2012. 103 p.

V. Targamadzė, V. Gražienė. Projektinio ir probleminio mokymo(si) taikymo edukologijos studijų baigiamuosiuose darbuose rekomendacijos. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2012. 224 p.

Articles

V. Targamadzė. Saugojamoji sistema - laisvojo ugdymo paradigmos įgyvendinimo Lietuvos mokykloje galimybė // Logos. Vilnius : Logos. 2012, nr. 70, p. 146-156.

V. Targamadzė. Saugojamoji sistema - laisvojo ugdymo paradigmos įgyvendinimo Lietuvos mokykloje galimybės // Logos. Vilnius : Logos. 2012, nr. 70, p. 146-156.

N. Černiauskaitė. Alternatyvi mokykla: samprata ir kriterijai // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 29, p. 73-84.

R. Bartaševičius, V. Targamadzė. Bendrojo ugdymo mokyklos ugdymo politika: sąvokinės erdvės kontūrų brėžtis // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 107-120.

S. Kontrimienė. Ego integralumas kaip būtina psichologinės brandos sąlyga // Andragogika. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 1, p. 67-81.

Š. Nagrockaitė. Lietuvos bendrojo ugdymo turinio standartizavimas: kokybė vs kontrolė // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 29, p. 85-99.

L. Duoblienė. Mokyklos kultūra kaip ugdomasis kontekstas ir kaip prievarta // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 29, p. 9-21.

O. Iljina, G. Purvaneckienė. Mokinių socialinės padėties ir profesinių siekių sąsaja // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 49-61.

V. Aramavičiūtė, E. Martišauskienė. Profesoriaus B. Bitino ugdymo realybės įžvalgos šiuolaikiniame kontekste // Pedagogika / Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus pedagoginio universiteto leidykla. 2011, t. 104, p. 57-63.

A. Tereškinas, G. Purvaneckienė. The influence of reconciliation of work and family on the Lithuanian population's childbearing intentions // Kultūra ir visuomenė : socialinių tyrimų žurnalas = Culture and society: journal of social research. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 3, no. 1, p. 51-67.

V. Targamadzė, S. Bieliūnė. Vaikų socializacijos centrų kultūros ir jų ugdytinių socializacijos sąsajos, ugdytinių ir pedagogų požiūriu // Socialinis ugdymas. 2012, nr. 21, p. 31-44.

R. Bartaševičius, I. Stonkuvienė. Internacionalinė konferencija apie nacionalinius, transnacionalinius ir supranacionalinius švietimo diskursus : [konferencijos apžvalga] // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 148-150.

L. Duoblienė. Luckmannas gyvai: Jerevano konferenciją "Žmonių komunikacijos pokyčiai ir rizikos" aptariant // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 29, p. 160-161.

V. Targamadzė. Multidisciplininių sąsajų beieškant: 6-oji tarptautinė PISTA konferencija Floridoje // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 29, p. 162-163.

G. Purvaneckienė. Profesijos pasirinkimo segregacija pagal lytį : [seminaro apžvalga // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 151-153.

R. Bartaševičius. Vilniaus universiteto Filosofijos fakulteto Švietimo politikos centro veiklos dešimtmetis: retrospektyva ir perspektyvos // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 154-156.

C. Lanyi, D. Brown, P. Standen, J. Lewis, V. Butkutė. Results of user interface evaluation of serious games for students with intellectual disability // Acta Polytechnica Hungarica. Budapest : Obudai Egyetem. 2012, Vol. 9, no 1, p. 225-245.

I. Stonkuvienė. In search for cultural identity: strategies of ethno-cultural education in Lithuanian general education schools // International journal of global education. 2012, vol. 1, no 1, p. 83-92.

V. Targamadzė. Koncepcja rodziny w przestrzeni litewskiej polityki rodzinnej // Wychowanie w rodzinie: family upbringing. T. 5 : Obrazy rodziny w ujęciu cznym i historycznym. Wraclaw : Oficyna wydawnicza ATUT, 2012, p. 17-31.

V. Targamadzė. Problemnoje obučenije - vozmožnostj vnedrenija v universitete paradigmy orijentirovannogo na studenta obučenija // Xabaršy vestnik. Serija: Pedagogičeskije nauki. Almaty. 2011, no 3, p. 3-10.

G. Purvaneckienė. Reforms to the system of higher education in Lithuania // Sharing transformation experience : collection of materials on the project results. Kyiv : Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation, 2012, p. 66-76.

Materials of conferences

V. Targamadzė. Problem-based Learning - the Possibility of Networking Schools, Universities, and Communities /Case of Lithuania/ // IMSCI'2012 : The 6th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, July 17-20, 2012, Orlando, USA : proceedings. Orlando : International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, 2012. p. 235-238.

R. Voronovič. Virtual experiment in chemistry lessons: theoretical and practical aspects // The very best of ACEP and SINEX : Erasmus intensive programmes 2009, in Linz, Austria. Linz : University of education, 2012, p. 275-283.

COOPERATION

Bristol University (UK)
Linz Pedagogical Academy University (Austria)
Twente University (The Netherlands)
Daugavpils University (Latvia)
University of Latvia (Latvia)
Tallinn Pedagogical University (Estonia)
ERA (USA)
Middlesex University (London)
Kyiv University (Ukraine)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. V. Aramavičiūtė –

editor-in-chief of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia, http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=36 ;
member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science, http://www.lkma.lt/ .
expert of The Lituanistika Database of The Humanities and Social Sciences in Lithuania;

Prof. V. Targamadzė –

Lithuanian Philology Data Base Expert since 2008;
international PISTA, IMSCI Conferences Reviewer (USA, Florida) since 2006;
MOSTA – renewed programs expert;
member of Program Committee of the 10th international conference on Politics and Information Systems, Technologies and Applications PISTA 2012, USA, Florida);
editorial board member of the Social Education Magazine (LEU, SKI);
editorial board member of the Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia (VU), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=36;
member of the Board of the Faculty of Philosophy, Vilnius University;
member of Lithuanian education university attestation committee since 2006.

Prof. R. Želvys –

expert of the National Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education;
editorial board member of the journals Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia, http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=36 , Pedagogics, Social Sciences. Educology.

Doc. G. Purvaneckienė –

editorial board member of the journal Lyčių studijos ir tyrimai (ISSN 1822-6310) (Gender Studies and Research), http://www.lsc.su.lt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26:mokslo-leidinys-lyi-studijos-ir-tyrimai&catid=6:leidiniai&Itemid=27.

Prof. L. Duoblienė –

member of the Lithuanian Association of Philosophy Teachers;
expert of the National Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education;
expert of the Research Council of Lithuania;
expert of the Commission for Social and Moral Education at the Ministry of Education and Science;
deputy Editor-in-chief of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia, http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=36;
member of the editorial board of the journal Religion and Culture.

Doc. I. Stonkuvienė –

member of the Baltic Association of Educational Historians;
executive secretary of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia, http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=36;
editorial board member of the journal IJGE: International Journal of Global Education, www.ijge.net/ojs/index.php/ijge;
editorial board member of the journal International Journal of New Trends in Arts, Sports & Science Education (IJTASE), http://www.ijtase.net/ojs/index.php/IJTASE/article/view/155/194;
expert of The Lituanistika Database of The Humanities and Social Sciences in Lithuania, http://www.minfolit.lt.

Doc. T. Butvilas –

board member of National Childhood Researchers Association (Lithuania);
member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Washington, DC;
expert of The Lituanistika Database of The Humanities and Social Sciences in Lithuania;
GPM Expert under Lot 9 Culture, Education, Employment and Social (Macedonia);
editor for Social Sciences Branch of International Peer-reviewed Journal IITSBE Innovative Infotechnologies for Science, Business, and Education;
projects’ Expert in Education and Human Resources field at UK Trade and Investment Section (British Embassy Vilnius, since 2010);
external rating expert of the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education.

Doc. T. Bulajeva –

expert of the Commission for Pedagogical and Educational Staff Training and Professional Development at the Ministry of Education and Science;
expert of the Research Council of Lithuania (evaluation of international research projects);
editorial board member of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia, http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/index.php?id=36;
expert of the National Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (external assessment of study programmes);
expert of MOSTA (assessment of renewed study programmes).

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7610, 266 7609
E-mail:

Head – Doc. Dr. Jolita Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė

STAFF

Professors: Dr. R. Lazutka, Dr. B. Gruževskis (part-time), Dr. L. Žalimienė.
Docents: Dr. J. Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė, Dr. V. Gevorgianienė, Dr. B. Švedaitė-Sakalauskė, Dr. Eglė Šumskienė, Dr. D. Skučienė (part-time), Dr. V. Lepeškienė (part-time), Dr. I. E. Laumenskaitė.
Lecturers: Dr. L. Gvaldaitė, Dr. D. Petružytė, Dr. E. Dunajevas, V. Jakutienė (part-time), Dr. J. Mataitytė-Diržienė, A. Vareikytė, E. Ruschhoff.
Senior assistants: D. Beliukevičiūtė, L. Kukuraitis, T. Kurapkaitis.
Doctoral students: N. Bogdanova, V. Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė, T. Jasiukevičiūtė, S. Krutulienė, L. Kotova, U. L. Orlova, A. Tonkūnaitė, L. Radžiūnienė, J. Navickė, D. Mažeikaitė, S. Šabanovas.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Development of social services in Lithuania
Analysis of social policy, social security, pensions
Social support for vulnerable people
Social rehabilitation and integration
Social inclusion
Community development and empowerment
Social prevention and work in dealing with family problems
Drug and alcohol abuse consequences
Social and cultural integration of disabled
Ethnic minorities
Intercultural learning and communication
History of social work
Employment
Labour market policy
Vocational training
Mediation
Palliative social care
Evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and services
Risk factors of young people’s successful socialization
Promoting factors of youth participation
Human Rights
Stigma, stereotypes and discrimination
Mental health
Developmental cooperation and education in social work

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2012

Projects Supported by University Budget

Searching for Effective Social Work Strategies How to Organize Social Services under Conditions of Welfare Pluralism. Prof. L. Žalimienė. 2011–2014.

Research in 2012 was focused on social work empowerment strategies, analysing dilemmas of social assistance policy in Lithuania, problems of social cohesion in Lithuanian countryside.

Modernization of Labour Market and Social Welfare Systems. Prof. R. Lazutka. 2009–2014.

Main focus of research was oriented to the research of impact of economic crisis on labour market developments and living standards of households, income inequality, social policy measures to combat poverty and evaluation of the national minimum income guarantee scheme in term of it’s reconciliation with work incentives of beneficiaries.

Projects, Programmes, Issues Supported by Research Council of Lithuania

Benefits in Cash and in Kind: Dilemmas of Creating Optimal Model of Social Assistance. Contract No SIN-15/2012/LSS-250000-1446). Prof. L. Žalimienė. 2012–2013.

Challenges of Implementation of Mental Health Policy in Lithuania. Contract No SIN-16/2012/LSS-250000-1384. Prof. D. Pūras. 2012–2013.

Social Work – Between Dependency and Autonomy. Contract No SIN-04/2012/ LSS-250000-620). Dr. B. Švedaitė. 2012–2013.

International Science Programmes and Projects

Erasmus IP Multi-Disciplinary Perspective on Working With Youth People in Europe. Contact No. 2009/IP/2/28878. The coordinator: Dr. J. Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė. 2009–2012.

,Employees on the Move, Social Work in Action (EMSWA). Contract No. 2011-0019-ERA10-IP-7. Coordinators: Dr. V. Gevorgianienė, V. Jakutienė. 2011–2013.

European Master in Social Work. Contract No 503611-LLP-1-2009-1-NL-ERASMUS ECDSP/250000-1866. Dr. J. Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė. 2009–2012.

Projects Supported by European Social Fund Agency

Development of Preschool Education (Dr. V. Gevorgianienė as a work group member), Ministry of Science and Education, VP1-2.3-ŠMM-03-V-01-002, 2012–2013.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Textbooks, Manuals

E. Šumskienė, J. Mataitytė-Diržienė. Ot mifov k realnosti: osveščenije temy psichičeskogo zdorovjia v sredstvach massovoj informacii : v pomoščj žurnalistam. Vilnius : Globalnaja iniciativa v psichiatrii, 2012. 63 p.

V. Gevorgianienė, L. Kondrošovienė, R. Lazutka, R. Naujanienė, B. Švedaitė, J. Zabulytė-Kupriūnienė, L. Žalimienė. Socialinio darbo studijų krypties kompetencijų plėtotės metodika. Vilnius : Kriventa, 2012. 106 p.

E. Šumskienė. Sutrikusios psichikos ir sutrikusio intelekto asmenų atstovavimas : metodinė priemonė socialinio darbo studentams ir praktikams : II pataisytas, papildytas ir išverstas leidimas. Vilnius : Globali iniciatyva psichiatrijoje, 2012. 68 p.

Articles

R. Lazutka, D. Šliužaitė. Socialinis teisingumas ir socialinių-ekonominių grupių reprezentavimas skirtingo prestižo studijų programose Lietuvoje // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 9-22.

-. Švedaitė, V. Gevorgianienė. Socialinių darbuotojų moralinės dilemos dirbant su sunkiai pasiekiamais klientais: tarptautinis kokybinis tyrimas // Socialinis darbas : patirtis ir metodai. Kaunas : Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas, p. 39-56.

A. Guogis, N. Bogdanova. Sovietinio socialinės apsaugos modelio funkcijos bei raida ir Lietuva // Politologija / Vilniaus universitetas. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 2, p. 32-77.

L. Gvaldaitė. Subsidiarumas šeimos politikoje: Lombardijos (Italija) modelis // Tiltai / Klaipėdos universitetas. Klaipėda : Klaipėdos universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 1, p. 175-195.

V. Gevorgianienė, S. Fargion. Verslumas socialiniame darbe - profesijos bruožas ar iššūkis? // Acta paedagogica Vilnensia. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, t. 28, p. 83-95.

L. Gvaldaitė. Kodėl svarbu dirbti su šeima? // Šeima: problemų šaltinis ar ištekliai? : socialinės pagalbos šeimai galimybės : metodinė priemonė. Vilnius : SOTAS, 2012, p. 7-13.

D. Pūras, E. Šumskienė. Psichikos galią turinčių asmenų globa Lietuvoje: priklausomybė nuo paveldėtos paslaugų teikimo kultūros // STEPP : socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika / Vilniaus universiteto Specialiosios psichologijos laboratorija. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 6, p. 87-96.

L. Gvaldaitė. Socialinio tinklo intervencijos metodas dirbant su šeima // Šeima: problemų šaltinis ar ištekliai? : socialinės pagalbos šeimai galimybės : metodinė priemonė. Vilnius : SOTAS, 2012, p. 28-56.

K. Buzaitytė, E. Liaudginaitė-Zamalienė. Vaikų dienos centrų tarpdalykinio bendradarbiavimo patirtis // STEPP : socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika / Vilniaus universiteto Specialiosios psichologijos laboratorija. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2012, nr. 6, p. 7-22.

COOPERATION

Applied University of Leipzig (Germany)
University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Education and Nursing, Dresden (Germany)
Hanover Higher SW School (Germany)
University of Berlin, Alice Salomon Hochschule (Germany)
Cardiff Institute of Wales University (UK)
University of Wales, Newport (UK)
School of Social Work, Lund University (Sweden)
School of Social Work, Odense (Denmark)
Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen, Department of Social Work (Belgium)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Oslo University College, Faculty of Social Sciences (Norway)
Stavanger University (Norway)
Umea University (Sweden)
Sheffield Hallam University (UK)
University of Applied Sciences, Northwestern (Switzerland)
University of Lapland (Finland)
University of Applied Sciences Jena (Germany)
School of Social Work, Bern (Switzerland)
Hanze University Groningen, University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
Bergen University College (Norway)
Seinaejoki University of Applied Sciences, School of Healthcare and Social Work (Sweden)
Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogics "Attistiba" (Latvia)
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy)
XIOS Hogeschool Limburg (Belgium)
University of Lodz (Poland)
University of Jyväskylä (Finland)
Heinrich - Heine University of Düsseldorf (Germany)
University of Hildesheim (Germany)
University of Erfurt (Germany)
University of Siegen (Germany)
University of Zaragoza, Escuela de Estudios Sociales (Spain)
University of Turku (Finland)
Linkoping University (Sweden)
The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (UK)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Dr. V. Gevorgianienė –

member of EASSW Executive Committee, http://www.eassw.org/Committee/executiveCommittee.html;
expert of Interim Evaluation of Study Programmes at Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education, http://www.skvc.lt/files/EKSPERTAI.pdf.

Dr. J. Buzaitytė-Kašalynienė –

chair of Ethics Committee of the Lithuanian Scouting Association, www.scout.lt;
member of Lithuanian Sociological Association, http://www.sociology.lt;
Representative of Vydunas Youth Foundation (USA) in Lithuania, http://www.vydunofondas.com/;
member of Council of Social Work at Ministry of Social Security and Labour, http://www.socmin.lt/index.php?1823392820 .

Prof. R. Lazutka –

member of the Research Council of Lithuania, http://www.lmt.lt/EN/STRUCTURE/HS.php;
member of the Council of the Lithuanian Centre for Social Research, http://www.lstc.lt;
member of the Council of the Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics, http://www.laei.lt/?mt=mokslo_taryba;
council member of the Lithuanian Association of Social Welfare, http://www.laei.lt/?mt=mokslo_taryba;
member of Lithuanian Sociological Association, http://www.sociology.lt;
editorial board member of the journal Socialinis darbas (Social Work), http://www.mruni.eu/lt/padaliniai/centrai/leidybos_centras/leidiniai/mokslo_darbai/?LID=598;
editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics), http://www.leidykla.vu.lt/mokslo-darbai/ekonomika/.

Dr. V. Lepeškienė –

lecturer of the Institute of Humanistic and Existential Psychology, www.hepi.lt;
lecturer at Academy of Psychology, www.psichologijosakademija.lt.

Dr. I. E. Laumenskaitė –

member of the International Association for Christian Social Teaching (AIESC), http://doctrinesocialeeglise.org/spip.php?site5;
member of Lithuanian Sociological Association, http://www.sociology.lt;
editorial board member of the journal SOTER (Vytautas Magnus University), http://www.vdu.lt/Leidiniai/SOTER/#kolegija;
member of Lithuanian Committee of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions (Justitia et Pax), http://www.juspax-eu.org.

Dr. D. Petružytė –

member of Lithuanian Social Sciences Forum, http://www.socforumas.lt;
member of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers, http://www.ljms.lt.

Dr. B. Švedaitė-Sakalauskė –

council member of the Social Centre at the Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis’ Parish, www.matulaitis.org, www.spcentras.puslapiai.lt;
member of the National Association of Supervisors, www.supervizija.lt;
member of Vilnius Archdiocese Council for Charitable Affairs, http://vilnius.lcn.lt/kurija;
chair of Council of Social Work at Ministry of Social Security and Labour, http://www.socmin.lt/index.php?1823392820 .

A. Vareikytė –

expert of International Group for External Quality Assessment of Study Programmes in the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education ( CQAHE) under the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania;
member of Laws Preparation Groups in the Seimas and Government of the Republic of Lithuania, www.lrs.lt;
board member of the Lithuanian Red Cross Society, http://www.redcross.lt.

Dr. B. Gruževskis –

national expert for Lithuania in the European Employment Observatory (European Commission), http://www.eu-employment-observatory.net;
national expert/researcher for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/faq/index.htm;
council member of the Lithuanian Social Research Centre, http://www.dsti.lt/darbuot.html;
member of the Council of the Faculty of Economy, Vilnius University, http://www.ef.vu.lt/fakultetas/struktura/komitetai;
editorial board member of the journal Socialinis darbas (Social Work), http://www.mruni.eu/lt/mokslo_darbai/sd/redaktoriu_kolegija;
editorial board member of the journal Human Resources Management (Zarządzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi), Academy of Sciences of Poland, http://zzl.ipiss.com.pl;
editorial board member of the journal Verslo ir teisės aktualijos (Issues of Business and Law), http://www.ttvam.lt/lt/moksline-veikla/leidiniai/mokslo-darbai/verslo-ir-teises-aktualijos/redaktoriu-kolegija.

Dr. L. Gvaldaitė –

member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science, www.lkma.lt;
member of Vilnius Archdiocese Council for Charitable Affairs, www.vilnius.lcn.lt;
vice - director of NGO Sotas, www.sotas.org;
member of the Foundation of AVSI (Association of Volunteers in International Service) Network, www.avsi.org.

D. Beliukevičiūtė –

council member of the Family Support Centre at the Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis Parish, www.matulaitis.org, www.spcentras.puslapiai.lt;
council member of the Non-governmental Institution “Social action”, www.savanoriai.org;
member of the National Association of Supervisors, www.supervizija.lt;
member of the Non-formal Forum of the Christian Social Activities in Vilnius Archdiocese, www.vilnius.caritas.lt.

Dr. L. Žalimienė –

head of the executive Group of the National Research Programme Social Challenges to National Security in Research Council of Lithuania, http://www.lmt.lt;
expert of the Lithuanian Centre of Quality Assessment in Higher Education, http://www.skvc.lt/content.asp?id=79;
editorial board member of the journal STEPP Socialinė teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika;
member of the European Association for Evolutionary Economy (EAEPE), http://eaepe.org:80/user/1994100;
member of Lithuanian Sociological Association, http://www.sociology.lt;
member of Lithuanian Social Work Council, http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter3/dokpaieska.showdoc_l?p_id=410488&p_query=&p_tr2=.

Dr. E. Šumskienė –

member of Lithuanian Social Sciences Forum, http://www.socforumas.lt.

Dr. D. Skučienė –

national expert for Socio-economic Considerations of LMO.