Švietimas: politika, vadyba, kokybė /Education Policy, Management and Quality

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Authors: Vaiva Jucevičiūtė-Bartkevičienė, Vida Palubinskienė

Non-formal education is a promising form of education, which can effectively improve competencies of young people acquired during their studies in schools of higher education. Ethnic culture gains special significance in perceiving our own identity, becoming aware of the national values of other cultures in the context of the globalizing world. The context of this problem exposes questions for the research: how much ethno-cultural music education is important in young people’s life? What motives determine young people’s decision to participate in ethno-cultural music ensemble of non-formal education? What aspects of activities in ethno-cultural musical ensembles emphasize the non-formal education teachers? The aim of the research: to reveal the experience in non-formal ethno-cultural music education accumulated by higher education schools in the neighbouring country – Poland, connected to Lithuania by cultural and historical links. Methods of collecting the research data: The qualitative research was conducted in Wroclaw (Poland) in 2015. A survey (using open-ended type questions) was employed to gather diagnostic information, which was presented in the Polish language. Students (11 informants) who participated in this research provided their written opinions and teachers of non-formal education (2 informants) were interviewed by the researchers. The obtained data were analysed using qualitative content analysis: on the basis of the distinguished keywords, categories were determined, the content of the categories was divided into subcategories, which were further interpreted.

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Authors: Ramune Rimkuviene

Schools in Lithuania appeared in the Europeanization era and were one of the most important parts of this process. Schools have changed over six centuries, they have improved, their number has increased. And now, in the XXIst century the number of schools in Lithuania exceeding one thousand, the school community of Vilnius “Rytas” Progymnasium decided to discover its uniqueness. It is very important for the school to develop a person's personality so that its learners can purposefully achieve their goals and be happy. Our goal is not only to provide education services, but also to strengthen relationships within our community and strive for full respect and tolerance. The school is not an isolated unit, therefore we would like to become a community centre of attraction. Sociable, innovative, aimed to improve and open school – that is the goal of Vilnius “Rytas” Progymnasium. The history, learners’ achievements, teachers’ success, hope and despair of Vilnius “Rytas” Progymnasium are reviewed in this article.