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Papers by Skaistė Kovienė

Research paper thumbnail of The Expression of Teacher Leadership in the Preschool Institution: The Context of Lithuania

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of The Teacher’s Role in Organizing Pedagogical Education of Parents in the Preschool Education Institution

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Development of Pre-School Children’s Cognitive Competence Through Games

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship Between Personal Qualities of Modern Parents and Deficiencies in Their Pedagogical Preparation to Educate Their Children

EDULEARN proceedings, Jul 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Mamos santykio su vaiku vaidmuo jo savireguliacijai ir adaptacijai darželyje

Research paper thumbnail of Studentų pedagoginės praktikos pradinėje mokykloje refleksijos: pedagoginės praktikos tobulinimo kontekstas

Research paper thumbnail of Pre-school and pre-primary teacher training: teachers university educational necessity

The aim of pre-school education – taking into account child’s innate powers, his/ her individual ... more The aim of pre-school education – taking into account child’s innate powers, his/ her individual experiences, referring to the regularities of development to help a child to develop the fundamentals of independence, healthy lifestyle, positive communication with adults and children, creativity, knowledge about the environment and the country, knowing how to learn. The purpose of pre-primary education – to help a child prepare to successfully learn according to the curriculum of primary education. Both pre-school and pre-school teacher's goal – to help the family to educate pre-school and pre-school age child. In Lithuania pre-school and pre-primary education teachers are trained both at universities and at colleges. In the society it is often discussed whether for a teacher who works with pre-schoolers – little citizens of the country – it is enough to have higher non-university (college) education of higher university education is obligatory. In the present essay the concepts o...

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of cooperation opportunities between teaching practice participants in pursuit of teaching practice quality: Quality Days at Šiauliai University

In our competitive society, special attention is paid to competence development. Teaching practic... more In our competitive society, special attention is paid to competence development. Teaching practice is a relevant issue for teacher training programmes since it is an important part of the study process aimed at skills development.Teaching practice is organised in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Teacher Training Regulation. The document emphaises that the quality of teaching practice depends on cooperation between all teaching practice participants therefore it is important to find ways and means how to strengthen it. The paper deals with teaching practice issues and cooperation between teaching practice participants, Quality Days annually held at Šiauliai University since 2011 are discussed. Quality Days organised by the Faculty of Education in 2014 and 2015 focused on teaching practice issues. The opinions of practice participants (students, tutors, mentors, school heads) about teaching practice were collected, analysed and discussed with the aim to ensure its qualit...

Research paper thumbnail of Possibilities for Improving the Situation of Parental Pedagogical Education in Pre-School Institutions

ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY

Under the conditions of constant social, economic and political change, parents face new, previou... more Under the conditions of constant social, economic and political change, parents face new, previously unexperienced social phenomena and challenges of parenting, therefore the need for parental pedagogical education arises. Successful parental pedagogical education is one of the main educational conditions for achieving higher quality pre-school education. The aim of the research is to analyse the possibilities for improving the situation of parental pedagogical education in pre - school education institutions. The qualitative research was carried out. The applied research methods include the analysis of scientific, pedagogical, psychological literature, documents, meta-analysis (to reveal the theoretical context), semi-structured oral interview (to collect empirical research data) and content analysis (to analyse empirical data). The results of the empirical research revealed that traditional forms of individual communication are the most recognized and the most widely used by pre-s...

Research paper thumbnail of Expression and organisation of parent-centered pedagogical education in the activity of pre-school education institution

The concept of parental pedagogical education is theoretically based on the dissertation research... more The concept of parental pedagogical education is theoretically based on the dissertation research aimed at analysing the expression and organization of parental pedagogical education in the activities of pre-school education institution, enabling educational conditions: innovative forms of teacher cooperation with parents, the content of parental pedagogical education meeting the needs of parents, and the role of the teacher. A qualitative research was carried out using the content analysis of pre-school education curricula, structured interviews with the parents of children attending pre-school education institutions orally and with pre-school education institution teachers in written. The analysis of the content of pre-school education institution curricula revealed the pedagogical education of parents contextualized in the programs, the directions of interaction between parents and teachers, and the attention to the satisfaction of parents’ needs and their involvement in children...

Research paper thumbnail of Improvement of Lecturer Qualification by Internships at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY

The editorial discusses the attention given to the development of human intellectual potential of... more The editorial discusses the attention given to the development of human intellectual potential of lecturers, the strengthening of competences at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy. The project “Optimization of the Network of Higher Education Institutions and Improvement of the Quality of Studies by Connecting Šiauliai University to Vilnius University” has been prepared and launched. The project activities aim to help lecturers acquire new pedagogical, subject, methodological, psychological knowledge, abilities and skills that are necessary for the qualitative training of future pedagogues. One of the opportunities is internship in Lithuanian and foreign education institutions. Internships for high school lecturers are essential for the development of qualification, competencies and personal development, especially for those who do not have real pedagogical practice in education institutions. Actual school situations, practical examples and various problem cases enrich the content o...

Research paper thumbnail of Educational Conditions Enabling Parental Pedagogical Education

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Reflections of Students' Pedagogical Internship in Primary School: The Context of Improving Pedagogical Internship

ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY, 2020

First cycle students’ pedagogical internship in primary school helps to improve the preparation o... more First cycle students’ pedagogical internship in primary school helps to improve the preparation of future pedagogues – teachers, social pedagogues, organisers of extracurricular activities. Three cycles reflecting a consistent change of roles of students who do pedagogical internship are distinguished in the model of pedagogical internship of Šiauliai University – from the observer, or pedagogue assistant under the supervision of mentor and the head of internship, to independent teacher. Pedagogical internship is not only a part of the study process, but also the factor encouraging the professional progress of a student and school where s/he is appointed for internship to and the higher school preparing the future pedagogue. Following internship, students are prompted to reflect their experience, notice its negative and positive sides, successes and failures they faced, reconsider acquired competences and foresee the ways of their professional improvement. The aim of the research is...

Research paper thumbnail of Rilevazione Dell Atteggiamento Creativo a Scuola Attraverso Il Test Validato Sulla Personalita Creativa TCD Sviluppare La Resilienza in Risposta Alle Emergenze

Edizioni Scientiche Italiane, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Parental Expectations for Pedagogical Education in Pre-School Education Institutions

INTED2022 Proceedings, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Pedagogical Conditions Facilitating Parents’ Sharing of Children Education Experiences

ICERI2021 Proceedings, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of Taxpayers' Intention to Use Tax E-Filing System in Tanzania: Controlling for Self-Selection Based Endogeneity

This paper aims at analysing factors that influence taxpayers' intention to use electronic ta... more This paper aims at analysing factors that influence taxpayers' intention to use electronic tax filing system. The paper employs Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework. We first estimated traditional TAM model using OLS. Using econometric tests we observed self-selection endogeneity bias in intention to use e-filing system. To account for this bias we estimated endogenous switching regression model. Results of endogenous switching model show that risk, social influence and performance expectancy have significant effects on intention to use e-filing. Further, we found that these factors affect users and non-users intentions differently, calling for differentiated strategies in influencing e-filing use intention. Lastly, we recommended both administrative and technical issues to be considered for enhanced intention to use and adoption of e-filing system.

Research paper thumbnail of The Competences of Pedagogues Ensuring Successful Partnership with Parents of the Contemporary Generation: the Attitude of Students – the Future Pre-school Teachers

Labor et Educatio, 2020

The change of society, in particular concerning the generation of contemporary parents, imposes n... more The change of society, in particular concerning the generation of contemporary parents, imposes new requirements on pre-school education teachers and their competences. In case of teachers, it is not only pedagogical literacy, consisting of general, psychological knowledge, as well as knowledge about the child that are necessary. The skills of activity planning and organisation, organisation of education process, active involvement in the change of pre-school education system are also required. Moreover, the competences of communication and collaboration with parents, the ability to adapt and find necessary access to parents of the contemporary generation, the ability to involve them into the activities of an educational institution, empower parents to become competent partners of teachers are of appropriate significance. All these skills, although within different scopes, are taught and developed by future pre-school education teachers during their university education and internsh...

Research paper thumbnail of First-Cycle Students’ Reflections in the Aspect of the Improvement of the Organization of Pedagogical Practice

EDULEARN Proceedings, 2019

Pedagogical practice performed by first-cycle students in educational institutions helps to impro... more Pedagogical practice performed by first-cycle students in educational institutions helps to improve the training of future educators-teachers, tutors, social pedagogues, organizers of non-formal activities. In the university model of pedagogical practice three stages are distinguished that reflect a consistent change in roles of a student who performs the practice-from an observer or a pedagogue's assistant working under the care of a mentor and a practice supervisor to an independent worker under the supervision of a mentor and a practice supervisor. The first pedagogical practice in the first year of studies is performed in preschool educational institutions, in preschool education groups. During the second semester students already perform the practice in 1-4 grades of primary school. After the completion of the practice students are encouraged to reflect on their experience, to notice its positive and negative sides, the successes and failures they faced, to rethink the acquired competences and to project the ways and means of their professional development. In the article the experiences and insights of first-cycle students' pedagogical practice in primary grades for the improvement of the model of practice will be analysed. To achieve the aim of the research and to collect the data of the research the method of written reflection has been used.

Research paper thumbnail of Competence Conditions Enabling Education in Pre-School Education Establishments: Parents’ Evaluation

Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2017

Competence, psychological and material-organisational conditions determine favourable educational... more Competence, psychological and material-organisational conditions determine favourable educational environment for parent education in pre-school education establishments. The aim of this research is - to identify competence conditions determining favourable educational environment for parent education in pre-school education establishment. Competence conditions, determining favourable educational environment for parent education in pre-school education establishments, which are formed of pedagogues and parents’ collaboration and parents’ communication between themselves, have been examined in the research. One of the determining factors, forming favourable educational environment for parent education is- pre-school educational establishment pedagogues, therefore both professional and personal pedagogues’ abilities were analysed to apply the most suitable communication and collaboration forms with parents in a concrete situation, to give parents pedagogical-psychological support. Sta...

Research paper thumbnail of The Expression of Teacher Leadership in the Preschool Institution: The Context of Lithuania

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of The Teacher’s Role in Organizing Pedagogical Education of Parents in the Preschool Education Institution

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Development of Pre-School Children’s Cognitive Competence Through Games

Research paper thumbnail of Relationship Between Personal Qualities of Modern Parents and Deficiencies in Their Pedagogical Preparation to Educate Their Children

EDULEARN proceedings, Jul 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Mamos santykio su vaiku vaidmuo jo savireguliacijai ir adaptacijai darželyje

Research paper thumbnail of Studentų pedagoginės praktikos pradinėje mokykloje refleksijos: pedagoginės praktikos tobulinimo kontekstas

Research paper thumbnail of Pre-school and pre-primary teacher training: teachers university educational necessity

The aim of pre-school education – taking into account child’s innate powers, his/ her individual ... more The aim of pre-school education – taking into account child’s innate powers, his/ her individual experiences, referring to the regularities of development to help a child to develop the fundamentals of independence, healthy lifestyle, positive communication with adults and children, creativity, knowledge about the environment and the country, knowing how to learn. The purpose of pre-primary education – to help a child prepare to successfully learn according to the curriculum of primary education. Both pre-school and pre-school teacher's goal – to help the family to educate pre-school and pre-school age child. In Lithuania pre-school and pre-primary education teachers are trained both at universities and at colleges. In the society it is often discussed whether for a teacher who works with pre-schoolers – little citizens of the country – it is enough to have higher non-university (college) education of higher university education is obligatory. In the present essay the concepts o...

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of cooperation opportunities between teaching practice participants in pursuit of teaching practice quality: Quality Days at Šiauliai University

In our competitive society, special attention is paid to competence development. Teaching practic... more In our competitive society, special attention is paid to competence development. Teaching practice is a relevant issue for teacher training programmes since it is an important part of the study process aimed at skills development.Teaching practice is organised in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Teacher Training Regulation. The document emphaises that the quality of teaching practice depends on cooperation between all teaching practice participants therefore it is important to find ways and means how to strengthen it. The paper deals with teaching practice issues and cooperation between teaching practice participants, Quality Days annually held at Šiauliai University since 2011 are discussed. Quality Days organised by the Faculty of Education in 2014 and 2015 focused on teaching practice issues. The opinions of practice participants (students, tutors, mentors, school heads) about teaching practice were collected, analysed and discussed with the aim to ensure its qualit...

Research paper thumbnail of Possibilities for Improving the Situation of Parental Pedagogical Education in Pre-School Institutions

ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY

Under the conditions of constant social, economic and political change, parents face new, previou... more Under the conditions of constant social, economic and political change, parents face new, previously unexperienced social phenomena and challenges of parenting, therefore the need for parental pedagogical education arises. Successful parental pedagogical education is one of the main educational conditions for achieving higher quality pre-school education. The aim of the research is to analyse the possibilities for improving the situation of parental pedagogical education in pre - school education institutions. The qualitative research was carried out. The applied research methods include the analysis of scientific, pedagogical, psychological literature, documents, meta-analysis (to reveal the theoretical context), semi-structured oral interview (to collect empirical research data) and content analysis (to analyse empirical data). The results of the empirical research revealed that traditional forms of individual communication are the most recognized and the most widely used by pre-s...

Research paper thumbnail of Expression and organisation of parent-centered pedagogical education in the activity of pre-school education institution

The concept of parental pedagogical education is theoretically based on the dissertation research... more The concept of parental pedagogical education is theoretically based on the dissertation research aimed at analysing the expression and organization of parental pedagogical education in the activities of pre-school education institution, enabling educational conditions: innovative forms of teacher cooperation with parents, the content of parental pedagogical education meeting the needs of parents, and the role of the teacher. A qualitative research was carried out using the content analysis of pre-school education curricula, structured interviews with the parents of children attending pre-school education institutions orally and with pre-school education institution teachers in written. The analysis of the content of pre-school education institution curricula revealed the pedagogical education of parents contextualized in the programs, the directions of interaction between parents and teachers, and the attention to the satisfaction of parents’ needs and their involvement in children...

Research paper thumbnail of Improvement of Lecturer Qualification by Internships at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY

The editorial discusses the attention given to the development of human intellectual potential of... more The editorial discusses the attention given to the development of human intellectual potential of lecturers, the strengthening of competences at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy. The project “Optimization of the Network of Higher Education Institutions and Improvement of the Quality of Studies by Connecting Šiauliai University to Vilnius University” has been prepared and launched. The project activities aim to help lecturers acquire new pedagogical, subject, methodological, psychological knowledge, abilities and skills that are necessary for the qualitative training of future pedagogues. One of the opportunities is internship in Lithuanian and foreign education institutions. Internships for high school lecturers are essential for the development of qualification, competencies and personal development, especially for those who do not have real pedagogical practice in education institutions. Actual school situations, practical examples and various problem cases enrich the content o...

Research paper thumbnail of Educational Conditions Enabling Parental Pedagogical Education

INTED proceedings, Mar 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Reflections of Students' Pedagogical Internship in Primary School: The Context of Improving Pedagogical Internship

ŠVIETIMAS: POLITIKA, VADYBA, KOKYBĖ / EDUCATION POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY, 2020

First cycle students’ pedagogical internship in primary school helps to improve the preparation o... more First cycle students’ pedagogical internship in primary school helps to improve the preparation of future pedagogues – teachers, social pedagogues, organisers of extracurricular activities. Three cycles reflecting a consistent change of roles of students who do pedagogical internship are distinguished in the model of pedagogical internship of Šiauliai University – from the observer, or pedagogue assistant under the supervision of mentor and the head of internship, to independent teacher. Pedagogical internship is not only a part of the study process, but also the factor encouraging the professional progress of a student and school where s/he is appointed for internship to and the higher school preparing the future pedagogue. Following internship, students are prompted to reflect their experience, notice its negative and positive sides, successes and failures they faced, reconsider acquired competences and foresee the ways of their professional improvement. The aim of the research is...

Research paper thumbnail of Rilevazione Dell Atteggiamento Creativo a Scuola Attraverso Il Test Validato Sulla Personalita Creativa TCD Sviluppare La Resilienza in Risposta Alle Emergenze

Edizioni Scientiche Italiane, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Parental Expectations for Pedagogical Education in Pre-School Education Institutions

INTED2022 Proceedings, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Pedagogical Conditions Facilitating Parents’ Sharing of Children Education Experiences

ICERI2021 Proceedings, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of Taxpayers' Intention to Use Tax E-Filing System in Tanzania: Controlling for Self-Selection Based Endogeneity

This paper aims at analysing factors that influence taxpayers' intention to use electronic ta... more This paper aims at analysing factors that influence taxpayers' intention to use electronic tax filing system. The paper employs Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework. We first estimated traditional TAM model using OLS. Using econometric tests we observed self-selection endogeneity bias in intention to use e-filing system. To account for this bias we estimated endogenous switching regression model. Results of endogenous switching model show that risk, social influence and performance expectancy have significant effects on intention to use e-filing. Further, we found that these factors affect users and non-users intentions differently, calling for differentiated strategies in influencing e-filing use intention. Lastly, we recommended both administrative and technical issues to be considered for enhanced intention to use and adoption of e-filing system.

Research paper thumbnail of The Competences of Pedagogues Ensuring Successful Partnership with Parents of the Contemporary Generation: the Attitude of Students – the Future Pre-school Teachers

Labor et Educatio, 2020

The change of society, in particular concerning the generation of contemporary parents, imposes n... more The change of society, in particular concerning the generation of contemporary parents, imposes new requirements on pre-school education teachers and their competences. In case of teachers, it is not only pedagogical literacy, consisting of general, psychological knowledge, as well as knowledge about the child that are necessary. The skills of activity planning and organisation, organisation of education process, active involvement in the change of pre-school education system are also required. Moreover, the competences of communication and collaboration with parents, the ability to adapt and find necessary access to parents of the contemporary generation, the ability to involve them into the activities of an educational institution, empower parents to become competent partners of teachers are of appropriate significance. All these skills, although within different scopes, are taught and developed by future pre-school education teachers during their university education and internsh...

Research paper thumbnail of First-Cycle Students’ Reflections in the Aspect of the Improvement of the Organization of Pedagogical Practice

EDULEARN Proceedings, 2019

Pedagogical practice performed by first-cycle students in educational institutions helps to impro... more Pedagogical practice performed by first-cycle students in educational institutions helps to improve the training of future educators-teachers, tutors, social pedagogues, organizers of non-formal activities. In the university model of pedagogical practice three stages are distinguished that reflect a consistent change in roles of a student who performs the practice-from an observer or a pedagogue's assistant working under the care of a mentor and a practice supervisor to an independent worker under the supervision of a mentor and a practice supervisor. The first pedagogical practice in the first year of studies is performed in preschool educational institutions, in preschool education groups. During the second semester students already perform the practice in 1-4 grades of primary school. After the completion of the practice students are encouraged to reflect on their experience, to notice its positive and negative sides, the successes and failures they faced, to rethink the acquired competences and to project the ways and means of their professional development. In the article the experiences and insights of first-cycle students' pedagogical practice in primary grades for the improvement of the model of practice will be analysed. To achieve the aim of the research and to collect the data of the research the method of written reflection has been used.

Research paper thumbnail of Competence Conditions Enabling Education in Pre-School Education Establishments: Parents’ Evaluation

Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2017

Competence, psychological and material-organisational conditions determine favourable educational... more Competence, psychological and material-organisational conditions determine favourable educational environment for parent education in pre-school education establishments. The aim of this research is - to identify competence conditions determining favourable educational environment for parent education in pre-school education establishment. Competence conditions, determining favourable educational environment for parent education in pre-school education establishments, which are formed of pedagogues and parents’ collaboration and parents’ communication between themselves, have been examined in the research. One of the determining factors, forming favourable educational environment for parent education is- pre-school educational establishment pedagogues, therefore both professional and personal pedagogues’ abilities were analysed to apply the most suitable communication and collaboration forms with parents in a concrete situation, to give parents pedagogical-psychological support. Sta...