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Over the last decade the issues concerning higher education quality and its assurance have become very important in European countries therefore the aim of this article is to carry out a comparative analysis of conditions that determined introduction of accreditation process in Western and Central / Eastern European countries and to discuss Lithuania's case. Methods: literature analysis, document analysis, causative – comparative analysis. First of all the experience of European countries in the field of introduction of higher education accreditation is analysed. In the second part the influence of Bologna process on the expansion of accreditation process is presented. In the second part Lithuania's case is discussed. The conclusions are presented in the end of the article. Having analysed the experience of European countries in the field of higher education quality assurance, it can be stated that Western and Central / Eastern European countries chose different ways and time for introduction of accreditation process because of different political, social, and cultural situations. The demand for accreditation procedures gained extreme importance in Europe after the acceptance of The Bologna declaration. Nevertheless quality assurance was not the strong point of Bologna declaration, further documents of this process and its initiated reforms filled in the gap paying enormous attention to the aspects of quality and naming accreditation as one of the possible ways to assure quality Lithuania adopted accreditation together with most Central / Eastern European countries during the first generation of implementation of accreditation mechanisms.

Over the last decade the issues concerning higher education quality and its assurance have become very important in European countries therefore the aim of this article is to carry out a comparative analysis of conditions that determined introduction of accreditation process in Western and Central / Eastern European countries and to discuss Lithuania's case. Methods: literature analysis, document analysis, causative – comparative analysis. First of all the experience of European countries in the field of introduction of higher education accreditation is analysed. In the second part the influence of Bologna process on the expansion of accreditation process is presented. In the second part Lithuania's case is discussed. The conclusions are presented in the end of the article. Having analysed the experience of European countries in the field of higher education quality assurance, it can be stated that Western and Central / Eastern European countries chose different ways and time for introduction of accreditation process because of different political, social, and cultural situations. The demand for accreditation procedures gained extreme importance in Europe after the acceptance of The Bologna declaration. Nevertheless quality assurance was not the strong point of Bologna declaration, further documents of this process and its initiated reforms filled in the gap paying enormous attention to the aspects of quality and naming accreditation as one of the possible ways to assure quality Lithuania adopted accreditation together with most Central / Eastern European countries during the first generation of implementation of accreditation mechanisms.

The main aim of this work is to determine what problems of realization the academic community perceives. The system of realization trends was projected in the state education strategy enacted on the 4th of July in 2003 by Parliament. It is paid attention to the calibre, the management culture and the opportunity to learn all the life. There are five the realization trends of state education strategy: the management, the infrastructure, the support, the content and the personnel. The analysis of the research shows that the finance of higher education, the modernization of teaching, the present learning load of students which belongs to the implementation of information technology are the main trends of state education strategy. The finances of a state will be introduced in 2009 which will offset the best part expenses of students learning. The educational institution should have to help persons to gain the qualification which should meet the requirements of these days and satisfy modern technology.

The main aim of this work is to determine what problems of realization the academic community perceives. The system of realization trends was projected in the state education strategy enacted on the 4th of July in 2003 by Parliament. It is paid attention to the calibre, the management culture and the opportunity to learn all the life. There are five the realization trends of state education strategy: the management, the infrastructure, the support, the content and the personnel. The analysis of the research shows that the finance of higher education, the modernization of teaching, the present learning load of students which belongs to the implementation of information technology are the main trends of state education strategy. The finances of a state will be introduced in 2009 which will offset the best part expenses of students learning. The educational institution should have to help persons to gain the qualification which should meet the requirements of these days and satisfy modern technology.

Research object – creativity education in physical education lessons. Hypotheses: 1. Students and teachers opinion about to creativity education about physical education lessons is different. 2. Girls and boys attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons are different. Research target – find out teachers and students attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons. Research objectives: 1. Analyze scientific literature and discuss the concept of creativity, factors influencing and inhibit creativity and creativity in education physical education classes. 2. To determine student"s approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 3. Compare girls and boys attitude about creativity education. 7 4. Compare the IX – X and XI – XII classes" students approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 5. Set the physical education teacher's approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 6. Comparison of physical culture teachers' and students' attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons. Conclusions: 1. Consensus in the scientific literature on the concept of creativity is not, but in my opinion, this is a person's ability to solve tasks and issues an original, flexible and efficient. Creativity leads to inheritance, environmental influences, and both factors together. Creativity inhibits criticism, evaluation and personal growth unfavorable political system. Only a creative teacher can develop creative personalities. Therefore, modern physical education lesson the teacher must ensure creativity, critical thinking, the ability to work in a group. 2. 74, 9% of the students ' point of view (p. < 0, 05), creativity is innate and partly a desire to grow as students. Many students refer desire to improve for a creative personality, which is manifested through the originality. Teachers more favorably assesses the student's ability to adapt to one another and create a task for ...

Research object – creativity education in physical education lessons. Hypotheses: 1. Students and teachers opinion about to creativity education about physical education lessons is different. 2. Girls and boys attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons are different. Research target – find out teachers and students attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons. Research objectives: 1. Analyze scientific literature and discuss the concept of creativity, factors influencing and inhibit creativity and creativity in education physical education classes. 2. To determine student"s approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 3. Compare girls and boys attitude about creativity education. 7 4. Compare the IX – X and XI – XII classes" students approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 5. Set the physical education teacher's approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 6. Comparison of physical culture teachers' and students' attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons. Conclusions: 1. Consensus in the scientific literature on the concept of creativity is not, but in my opinion, this is a person's ability to solve tasks and issues an original, flexible and efficient. Creativity leads to inheritance, environmental influences, and both factors together. Creativity inhibits criticism, evaluation and personal growth unfavorable political system. Only a creative teacher can develop creative personalities. Therefore, modern physical education lesson the teacher must ensure creativity, critical thinking, the ability to work in a group. 2. 74, 9% of the students ' point of view (p. < 0, 05), creativity is innate and partly a desire to grow as students. Many students refer desire to improve for a creative personality, which is manifested through the originality. Teachers more favorably assesses the student's ability to adapt to one another and create a task for something new, but in psychical education classes" creativity educating tasks are assigned rarely. Creativity is educated only partially because of the development of physical education teacher is a partially creative. 3. The analysis of questionnaire data, disaggregated by sex, it should be noted that even a significant disagreed when p<0.05, so all this data confirm a second hypothesis that boys and girls differ in opinion on the creativity education and its" development through psychical education lessons. 4. Taking into account the classes have not received significant difference that creativity is innate or the result of education. In all other aspects of the students' approach to creativity education in accordance with the classes differed significantly (p < 0, 05). 5. 79,5% of teachers think that creativity is innate and partly educated. Most of the teachers described themselves as a likeness of new impressions, although in physical education classes creativity developing tasks are rare and the educates creativity only in part. In terms of teachers, students" lack of initiative prevents them from being creative in physical education classes. In teachers" point of view, for physical education lesson to be more creative, students lack of self-expression. 6. 56,4% of teachers believe (p< 0,05), that creativity leads to an environment in which student grow, where family, friends, teachers are and the creativity development is engaging in an activity that can be suppressed by the authoritarian relationships, strict discipline, and the negative 8 reaction of the teacher. Pupils in terms of criticism. (47.6 percent) creativity is determined by the environment in which the student grow, where family, friends, teachers are and creativity education condition is freedom of expression, which is not suppressed by authoritarian relationships, strict discipline, and the negative reaction of the teacher and criticism. Teachers and students think different what could make the psychical education lessons more creative. So while students and teachers aims in physical education lessons are quite similar, but their views on this issue are different, and this confirms the first raised hypothesis.

Research object – creativity education in physical education lessons. Hypotheses: 1. Students and teachers opinion about to creativity education about physical education lessons is different. 2. Girls and boys attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons are different. Research target – find out teachers and students attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons. Research objectives: 1. Analyze scientific literature and discuss the concept of creativity, factors influencing and inhibit creativity and creativity in education physical education classes. 2. To determine student"s approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 3. Compare girls and boys attitude about creativity education. 7 4. Compare the IX – X and XI – XII classes" students approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 5. Set the physical education teacher's approach to creativity education during physical education lessons. 6. Comparison of physical culture teachers' and students' attitudes towards the education of creativity in physical education lessons. Conclusions: 1. Consensus in the scientific literature on the concept of creativity is not, but in my opinion, this is a person's ability to solve tasks and issues an original, flexible and efficient. Creativity leads to inheritance, environmental influences, and both factors together. Creativity inhibits criticism, evaluation and personal growth unfavorable political system. Only a creative teacher can develop creative personalities. Therefore, modern physical education lesson the teacher must ensure creativity, critical thinking, the ability to work in a group. 2. 74, 9% of the students ' point of view (p. < 0, 05), creativity is innate and partly a desire to grow as students. Many students refer desire to improve for a creative personality, which is manifested through the originality. Teachers more favorably assesses the student's ability to adapt to one another and create a task for something new, but in psychical education classes" creativity educating tasks are assigned rarely. Creativity is educated only partially because of the development of physical education teacher is a partially creative. 3. The analysis of questionnaire data, disaggregated by sex, it should be noted that even a significant disagreed when p<0.05, so all this data confirm a second hypothesis that boys and girls differ in opinion on the creativity education and its" development through psychical education lessons. 4. Taking into account the classes have not received significant difference that creativity is innate or the result of education. In all other aspects of the students' approach to creativity education in accordance with the classes differed significantly (p < 0, 05). 5. 79,5% of teachers think that creativity is innate and partly educated. Most of the teachers described themselves as a likeness of new impressions, although in physical education classes creativity developing tasks are rare and the educates creativity only in part. In terms of teachers, students" lack of initiative prevents them from being creative in physical education classes. In teachers" point of view, for physical education lesson to be more creative, students lack of self-expression. 6. 56,4% of teachers believe (p< 0,05), that creativity leads to an environment in which student grow, where family, friends, teachers are and the creativity development is engaging in an activity that can be suppressed by the authoritarian relationships, strict discipline, and the negative 8 reaction of the teacher. Pupils in terms of criticism. (47.6 percent) creativity is determined by the environment in which the student grow, where family, friends, teachers are and creativity education condition is freedom of expression, which is not suppressed by authoritarian relationships, strict discipline, and the negative reaction of the teacher and criticism. Teachers and students think different what could make the psychical education lessons more creative. So while students and teachers aims in physical education lessons are quite similar, but their views on this issue are different, and this confirms the first raised hypothesis.

The master's final work analyses how manifestation of multiculturalism is explained and what the elements of multiculturalism in Lithuanian education policy are. Nowadays the conditions of globalization are opening wider possibilities for the development of multiculturalism, for the dialogue of cultures and integration. For that reason every manifestation of multiculturalism in different societies of various countries is differently understood, consequently it influences various arising problems, discussions and their solutions in the political context. The concept of multiculturalism has become stronger not so long ago and it is obviously visible in some Lithuanian education political documents. Noticeably, that multiculturalism in Lithuania is perceived primitively and is rarely discussed manifestation. The studying object of this work is Lithuanian education policy in the context of multiculturalism. The framed hypothesis in this work claims that there is no consecutive multicultural policy in Lithuania as the education policy is formed in the context of nation – ethnic policy. The narrow-minded understanding of this concept hinders to imply the policy of multiculturalism in everyday life. The work seeks open and estimates the forms of manifestation of multiculturalism in Lithuanian education policy, to analyze its peculiarities and prospects. The objectives of this work are to observe the models of multiculturalism theory and compare them with Lithuanian and other countries experience, to open how ethnic culture is understood in Lithuania, to analyze the main law documents, identify the difference between political rhetoric and law situation. Analyzing the chosen topic the qualitative estimating analysis of education policy has been fulfilled. The research has proved the hypothesis that there is no consecutive multicultural policy in Lithuania as the education policy is formed in the context of nation – ethnic policy. As the result, the narrow-minded understanding of this concept hinders to imply the policy of multiculturalism in everyday life. This master's final work consists of two parts. The first part of the work deals with working concepts and the main law resources seeking to distinguish the peculiarities of multiculturalism. The perception of multiculturalism concepts is presented within the experience of the Western European countries. The second part gives the analysis of the qualitative research of the realization of Lithuanian education policy, the answers of the respondents are compared according to certain categories, the elements of multiculturalism within Lithuanian education policy and the spheres of the important issues are discussed with the general education statistical data. As well the comparative analysis of expert – scientist officials and expert teachers is presented. Finally, the fulfilled research data show how education policy in the context of multiculturalism is organized in Lithuania.

The master's final work analyses how manifestation of multiculturalism is explained and what the elements of multiculturalism in Lithuanian education policy are. Nowadays the conditions of globalization are opening wider possibilities for the development of multiculturalism, for the dialogue of cultures and integration. For that reason every manifestation of multiculturalism in different societies of various countries is differently understood, consequently it influences various arising problems, discussions and their solutions in the political context. The concept of multiculturalism has become stronger not so long ago and it is obviously visible in some Lithuanian education political documents. Noticeably, that multiculturalism in Lithuania is perceived primitively and is rarely discussed manifestation. The studying object of this work is Lithuanian education policy in the context of multiculturalism. The framed hypothesis in this work claims that there is no consecutive multicultural policy in Lithuania as the education policy is formed in the context of nation – ethnic policy. The narrow-minded understanding of this concept hinders to imply the policy of multiculturalism in everyday life. The work seeks open and estimates the forms of manifestation of multiculturalism in Lithuanian education policy, to analyze its peculiarities and prospects. The objectives of this work are to observe the models of multiculturalism theory and compare them with Lithuanian and other countries experience, to open how ethnic culture is understood in Lithuania, to analyze the main law documents, identify the difference between political rhetoric and law situation. Analyzing the chosen topic the qualitative estimating analysis of education policy has been fulfilled. The research has proved the hypothesis that there is no consecutive multicultural policy in Lithuania as the education policy is formed in the context of nation – ethnic policy. As the result, the narrow-minded understanding of this concept hinders to imply the policy of multiculturalism in everyday life. This master's final work consists of two parts. The first part of the work deals with working concepts and the main law resources seeking to distinguish the peculiarities of multiculturalism. The perception of multiculturalism concepts is presented within the experience of the Western European countries. The second part gives the analysis of the qualitative research of the realization of Lithuanian education policy, the answers of the respondents are compared according to certain categories, the elements of multiculturalism within Lithuanian education policy and the spheres of the important issues are discussed with the general education statistical data. As well the comparative analysis of expert – scientist officials and expert teachers is presented. Finally, the fulfilled research data show how education policy in the context of multiculturalism is organized in Lithuania.

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Laima Šamatavienė. Theme of the Master's thesis 'Self-expression of Pre-school Education Group Teacher and Quality of Education'. Research supervisor Prof. Habil.Dr. M. Barkauskaitė. Vilnius Pedagogical University, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Department of Educational Sciences. 05.05.2009 . Objective of the research is to examine and make analysis of self-expression of pre-school education group teacher and quality of education. The main objective defined in the thesis is concretized with the tasks as follows: analysed conception of self-expression of pre-school education group teacher and quality of education in research literature, analysed and examined self-realisation of a teacher while making strategy of his/her activities, revealed and described expression of self-realisation of pre-school education group teacher while developing a program of education, plans of activities, a concord of self-expression of pre-school education group teacher and quality is discussed, the attitude of parents to competences of teachers while organizing education procedure is ascertained. All concepts related to the theme of the analysis are discussed following the governmental decrees, principles of equal opportunities, contextuality, efficiency, and continuity of educational system, aims and tasks of education. A qualitative and quantitative analysis was made in accordance with made in advance program of research, aims and tasks defined in the research program were fulfilled, a structured questionnaire and interview were prepared. Thirty six pre-school education teachers and one hundred forty parents of children attending pre-school education school responded to questionnaire. The results of qualitative analysis revealed that a lot of pre-school education teachers are drawing important attention to managerial self-expression of a teacher while seeking for education quality strategy through individual program of educational entity and plans of activities as well, taking needs and expectations of society into consideration. The results of the research show that seeking for better results of quality of education, and improving planning of activities, organizing of educational procedure, self-expression of pedagogical communication and collaboration and managerial competences, the teachers should agree more often on their activities with parents, colleagues, educational entity, and to be able and capable to attain for balance between the provision of knowledge and consulting, management and leadership, to make compromise decisions during class activities. Pre-school education teachers are working creatively, that is especially clearly seen in a Russian-spoken pre-school educational entity, they endeavour to provide information to their pupils in a non-traditional and original way. While improving the artistic, personal, social competences, teachers are recommended to renew their knowledge, to pay more attention on their self-analysis. In analysis of activity and initiative competences of teachers given in this Thesis, it is obviously that teachers are attaining for studying during whole their life, however it should be worth to apply more new technologies in their activities, to improve knowledge in state language, to share the gathered experience, to acquire the required qualification, professional development, to promote motivation of pupils. Data of the research revealed that there are favourable conditions for improvement of self-realisation and acquisition of new competences in a pre-school education entity. Pedagogical competence, planning of activities, competences of educational procedure, pedagogical communication and collaboration, private and educational competences are especially important for self-realization of a teacher. However teachers feel lack of self-education means that could be worth for development of competences, there is a lack of knowledge and new educational methods oriented to development of competences, experience of application. Attitude of parents to competences of teachers in arrangement of educational procedure marks out being provided services: engagement of children, diversity of activity, quality, state language teaching. Self-expression of pre-school education teacher and quality of education is a complex urgent problem both theoretically and in practice. It requires making a wider and deeper analysis in the process of development of educational procedure and attaining for quality of such procedure.

Laima Šamatavienė. Theme of the Master's thesis 'Self-expression of Pre-school Education Group Teacher and Quality of Education'. Research supervisor Prof. Habil.Dr. M. Barkauskaitė. Vilnius Pedagogical University, Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, Department of Educational Sciences. 05.05.2009 . Objective of the research is to examine and make analysis of self-expression of pre-school education group teacher and quality of education. The main objective defined in the thesis is concretized with the tasks as follows: analysed conception of self-expression of pre-school education group teacher and quality of education in research literature, analysed and examined self-realisation of a teacher while making strategy of his/her activities, revealed and described expression of self-realisation of pre-school education group teacher while developing a program of education, plans of activities, a concord of self-expression of pre-school education group teacher and quality is discussed, the attitude of parents to competences of teachers while organizing education procedure is ascertained. All concepts related to the theme of the analysis are discussed following the governmental decrees, principles of equal opportunities, contextuality, efficiency, and continuity of educational system, aims and tasks of education. A qualitative and quantitative analysis was made in accordance with made in advance program of research, aims and tasks defined in the research program were fulfilled, a structured questionnaire and interview were prepared. Thirty six pre-school education teachers and one hundred forty parents of children attending pre-school education school responded to questionnaire. The results of qualitative analysis revealed that a lot of pre-school education teachers are drawing important attention to managerial self-expression of a teacher while seeking for education quality strategy through individual program of educational entity and plans of activities as well, taking needs and expectations of society into consideration. The results of the research show that seeking for better results of quality of education, and improving planning of activities, organizing of educational procedure, self-expression of pedagogical communication and collaboration and managerial competences, the teachers should agree more often on their activities with parents, colleagues, educational entity, and to be able and capable to attain for balance between the provision of knowledge and consulting, management and leadership, to make compromise decisions during class activities. Pre-school education teachers are working creatively, that is especially clearly seen in a Russian-spoken pre-school educational entity, they endeavour to provide information to their pupils in a non-traditional and original way. While improving the artistic, personal, social competences, teachers are recommended to renew their knowledge, to pay more attention on their self-analysis. In analysis of activity and initiative competences of teachers given in this Thesis, it is obviously that teachers are attaining for studying during whole their life, however it should be worth to apply more new technologies in their activities, to improve knowledge in state language, to share the gathered experience, to acquire the required qualification, professional development, to promote motivation of pupils. Data of the research revealed that there are favourable conditions for improvement of self-realisation and acquisition of new competences in a pre-school education entity. Pedagogical competence, planning of activities, competences of educational procedure, pedagogical communication and collaboration, private and educational competences are especially important for self-realization of a teacher. However teachers feel lack of self-education means that could be worth for development of competences, there is a lack of knowledge and new educational methods oriented to development of competences, experience of application. Attitude of parents to competences of teachers in arrangement of educational procedure marks out being provided services: engagement of children, diversity of activity, quality, state language teaching. Self-expression of pre-school education teacher and quality of education is a complex urgent problem both theoretically and in practice. It requires making a wider and deeper analysis in the process of development of educational procedure and attaining for quality of such procedure.

The Bologna declaration stresses the importance of education and educational co-operation in the development and strengthening of stable, peaceful and democratic societies. Additionally the declaration highlights the need to promote European co-operation in quality assurance with a view to develop comparable criteria and methodologies. The cooperative activity of universities created preconditions for students' mobility under the Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes. Hence, a comparison of efficiency of engineering education studies at partner institutions has become a topical issue. The paper presents the problems related to engineering education quality at different universities and suggests a system of indicators that are applicable for education quality estimation. The main idea is to compare the distinguished aspects of the education process and to evaluate quality of teaching. The efficiency of different subjects (social and engineering) is estimated by applying sets of criteria, to be implemented by incorporating a proposed system of criteria into questionnaires for students at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), who participate in student mobility programmes. Processing of the received responses let the author achieve the ultimate aim, i.e. to trace differences in the quality of teaching. Policy implications in the field of engineering education quality management are seen as main outcome of presented research.

The Bologna declaration stresses the importance of education and educational co-operation in the development and strengthening of stable, peaceful and democratic societies. Additionally the declaration highlights the need to promote European co-operation in quality assurance with a view to develop comparable criteria and methodologies. The cooperative activity of universities created preconditions for students' mobility under the Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates programmes. Hence, a comparison of efficiency of engineering education studies at partner institutions has become a topical issue. The paper presents the problems related to engineering education quality at different universities and suggests a system of indicators that are applicable for education quality estimation. The main idea is to compare the distinguished aspects of the education process and to evaluate quality of teaching. The efficiency of different subjects (social and engineering) is estimated by applying sets of criteria, to be implemented by incorporating a proposed system of criteria into questionnaires for students at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), who participate in student mobility programmes. Processing of the received responses let the author achieve the ultimate aim, i.e. to trace differences in the quality of teaching. Policy implications in the field of engineering education quality management are seen as main outcome of presented research.