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The authors of the article state that the development of precariat is a social phenomenon produced by the neoliberal political and economic project, for the scientific analysis of which both worldwide and in Lithu- ania, according to the authors, insufficient attention is paid. The article introduces a qualitative analysis reviewing the formation and develop- ment of precariat, as a comparatively new qualitative economic-social phenomenon. The influence of this phenomenon for various areas of the societal life has not raised any doubts recently, yet they have huge influence on such areas as closer and more distant work environment, the opportunities of social dialogue and social security of employees. Theoretically it is not clear if the development of precariat should be considered as the formation of "some kind of class" with its own attrib- utes, or "work status", where an employee is merely short of a number of things within his work environment and his social security rights are not ensured. Even though for some "voluntary" precariat representatives such unstable, "unbound" situation associates with the "economics of happiness", for many members of involuntary precariat it marks a much greater exploitation by the employers, less security, "dequalification" and worse rights in the area of social security. At the end of the article the authors provide their conclusions and pro- posals regarding the issues related to the undefined status of precariat, as well as possible solutions. Increasing the scope of social security and the ensuring the guarantees of self-employed is one of the measures in socially oriented countries to solve the issues related to the precariat. Allocation of basic, universal income for all residents is one of the pos- sibly effective measures in improving the situation of precariat and other residents and ensuring social safeness in modern world. Another needed measure for overcoming the negative conditions of precarious- ness is effective social work with its reviving of values of life and people abilities by means of social services in the present world. Social work with its professional and ethical strength can enable the necessary "par- ticipative" and "empowerment" changes in policy and politics on the local, national and international levels and development towards social cohesion and sustainability in society.

The authors of the article state that the development of precariat is a social phenomenon produced by the neoliberal political and economic project, for the scientific analysis of which both worldwide and in Lithu- ania, according to the authors, insufficient attention is paid. The article introduces a qualitative analysis reviewing the formation and develop- ment of precariat, as a comparatively new qualitative economic-social phenomenon. The influence of this phenomenon for various areas of the societal life has not raised any doubts recently, yet they have huge influence on such areas as closer and more distant work environment, the opportunities of social dialogue and social security of employees. Theoretically it is not clear if the development of precariat should be considered as the formation of "some kind of class" with its own attrib- utes, or "work status", where an employee is merely short of a number of things within his work environment and his social security rights are not ensured. Even though for some "voluntary" precariat representatives such unstable, "unbound" situation associates with the "economics of happiness", for many members of involuntary precariat it marks a much greater exploitation by the employers, less security, "dequalification" and worse rights in the area of social security. At the end of the article the authors provide their conclusions and pro- posals regarding the issues related to the undefined status of precariat, as well as possible solutions. Increasing the scope of social security and the ensuring the guarantees of self-employed is one of the measures in socially oriented countries to solve the issues related to the precariat. Allocation of basic, universal income for all residents is one of the pos- sibly effective measures in improving the situation of precariat and other residents and ensuring social safeness in modern world. Another needed measure for overcoming the negative conditions of precarious- ness is effective social work with its reviving of values of life and people abilities by means of social services in the present world. Social work with its professional and ethical strength can enable the necessary "par- ticipative" and "empowerment" changes in policy and politics on the local, national and international levels and development towards social cohesion and sustainability in society.

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).

The article presents empirical data from qualitative interviews with leaders and representatives of Russian ethnic group nongovernmental organizations conducted inthe cities of Vilnius, Klaipėda and Kaunas in 2016–2017. The analysis of aspects of social justice in civic participation of the Russian ethnic minority group is presented in the article. The author applies the definition of Nancy Fraser (1996, 2007), who distinguishes three dimensions of social justice: economic, cultural and political, associated with redistribution, recognition policy and political representation. It is discussed if and how the motives, goals and activities of the Russian nongovernmental organizations are linked or related to these mentioned dimensions. The study revealed that the field of activity of the Russian nongovernmental organizations mainly focuses on cultural activities and cultural aspects related to the policy of recognition of ethnic groups. The empirical data is collected in the framework of the research project which addresses the experiences of social and historical justice by different generations of Lithuanians and Lithuanian Russians. The research project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania and conducted by a group of researchers from the Lithuanian Social Research Centre (the number of this project is LIP-031/2016).

The study examines the development of higher-order thinking skills of grade 4 students in the context of social and natural science and real-life. The review of scientific literature has defined what context-based learning is and highlighted the conditions for developing a higher order thinking skills. In the empirical part, according to the criteria selected in the course of the analysis of the scientific literature, the national achievement tasks of the social and natural science for grade 4 were analyzed. It has been determined that the context of the analyzed tasks is related to real-life situations. Tasks are close to the child with their content, and their context is brought closer to the child's living environment. There were no tasks that would involve a more global life context: political issues, international relationship, environmental issues, etc. It has been investigated that most of the students in grade 4 are required to analyze the situation and draw conclusions about it. More rarely applied argumentation skills and answers to complex quastions. There were no tasks focused on creating graphs, models or redefining submitted models.

Książka stanowi tom studiów autorstwa polskich i zagranicznych językoznawców poświęcony zmianom we współczesnych językach słowiańskich, szczególnie widocznym w słownictwie i słowotwórstwie. Uwzględnienie aspektu stylowo-funkcjonalnego w rozwoju leksyki pozwala lepiej zrozumieć dynamikę zmian językowych i skuteczność działań komunikacyjnych. Celowościowy i pragmatyczny charakter zachowań komunikacyjnych ujawnia się szeroko w uwzględnionych przez Autorów kontekstach społecznych, politycznych i kulturowych. Prace zostały pogrupowane w trzy działy tematyczne: - Zjawiska, procesy i tendencje rozwojowe w słownictwie specjalistycznym (terminologii); - Dynamika mechanizmów słowotwórczych i leksykalnych; - Zmiany leksykalne we współczesnej komunikacji językowej i dyskursie. Wyodrębnione działy pomagają uporządkować przedstawioną w tomie problematykę, wskazując na dominantę tematyczną w poszczególnych tekstach. Zakresy tych grup nie są jednak ostre, złożona i wielowarstwowa problematyka tendencji i zmian we współczesnym słownictwie słowiańskim jest omawiana w różnym stopniu w każdym z wydzielonych działów. W większości prac zastosowano podejście konfrontatywne, pozostałe stanowią podstawę do takiego ujęcia. Do badań wykorzystany został bogaty materiał języków słowiańskich: polskiego, czeskiego, słowackiego, białoruskiego, rosyjskiego, ukraińskiego, bułgarskiego, słoweńskiego, a także innych języków, jak np. nowogreckiego. ; This volume of studies by Polish and international linguists is devoted to changes in modern Slavic languages, which are especially noticeable in the spheres of vocabulary and word formation. Taking into consideration the stylistic and functional aspect of lexis development allows for a better understanding of the dynamics of language change and the efficacy of communicational acts. The purposeful and pragmatic character of communicational behaviour manifests itself widely in the social, political and cultural contexts considered by the Authors. The works comprising the volume are divided into three thematic sections: - Phenomena, processes and tendencies in the development of specialist lexis (terminology); - Word formation and lexical mechanisms dynamics; - Lexical change in modern language communication and discourse. The sections help organize the volume by highlighting the dominant theme in particular texts. The scopes of the sections are, nevertheless, not sharply delineated – each section is to an equal extent devoted to the complex and multifaceted subject-matter of the tendencies and changes in modern Slavic vocabulary. Most of the works comprised in the volume adopt a contrastive approach, the remaining ones can serve as bases for contrastive studies. The text analyse the rich material of the Slavic languages – Polish, Czech, Slovak, Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Slovene – as well as of other languages, like Modern Greek. ; Publikacja finansowana ze środków Instytutu Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk

The importance of state-owned enterprises in social and economic point of view is increasing all around the world, and their financial returns are rising rapidly every year. In Lithuania, these companies contribute to the state budget growth, they create a significant number of workplaces and provide socially important services that are sufficiently sensitive in our society, such as energy supplies or official registers. With the growing importance of these companies and with state seeking membership in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, important decisions were taken to improve and make more effective the legislation of state-owned enterprises and their coordinating institution. This Master thesis examines the valid aspects of legal regulation of state-owned enterprises governance, covering different legal forms of such companies and their distribution of profits. Also, in different parts of this thesis are analyzed the competition of state-owned enterprises in the market, along with other shareholders rights of the limited liability companies, models of corporate governance functions regarding situation of Lithuanian coordinating institution. There is also analyzed the latest requirements regarding the process of independent and competent board members appointment, transparency and disclosure of information. All of these aspects are compared to other countries practices and the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-owned Enterprises, which were published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. At the end of this thesis are summarized conclusions regarding the legal regulation of the state-owned enterprises management.

The importance of state-owned enterprises in social and economic point of view is increasing all around the world, and their financial returns are rising rapidly every year. In Lithuania, these companies contribute to the state budget growth, they create a significant number of workplaces and provide socially important services that are sufficiently sensitive in our society, such as energy supplies or official registers. With the growing importance of these companies and with state seeking membership in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, important decisions were taken to improve and make more effective the legislation of state-owned enterprises and their coordinating institution. This Master thesis examines the valid aspects of legal regulation of state-owned enterprises governance, covering different legal forms of such companies and their distribution of profits. Also, in different parts of this thesis are analyzed the competition of state-owned enterprises in the market, along with other shareholders rights of the limited liability companies, models of corporate governance functions regarding situation of Lithuanian coordinating institution. There is also analyzed the latest requirements regarding the process of independent and competent board members appointment, transparency and disclosure of information. All of these aspects are compared to other countries practices and the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-owned Enterprises, which were published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. At the end of this thesis are summarized conclusions regarding the legal regulation of the state-owned enterprises management.

The importance of state-owned enterprises in social and economic point of view is increasing all around the world, and their financial returns are rising rapidly every year. In Lithuania, these companies contribute to the state budget growth, they create a significant number of workplaces and provide socially important services that are sufficiently sensitive in our society, such as energy supplies or official registers. With the growing importance of these companies and with state seeking membership in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, important decisions were taken to improve and make more effective the legislation of state-owned enterprises and their coordinating institution. This Master thesis examines the valid aspects of legal regulation of state-owned enterprises governance, covering different legal forms of such companies and their distribution of profits. Also, in different parts of this thesis are analyzed the competition of state-owned enterprises in the market, along with other shareholders rights of the limited liability companies, models of corporate governance functions regarding situation of Lithuanian coordinating institution. There is also analyzed the latest requirements regarding the process of independent and competent board members appointment, transparency and disclosure of information. All of these aspects are compared to other countries practices and the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-owned Enterprises, which were published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. At the end of this thesis are summarized conclusions regarding the legal regulation of the state-owned enterprises management.

The importance of state-owned enterprises in social and economic point of view is increasing all around the world, and their financial returns are rising rapidly every year. In Lithuania, these companies contribute to the state budget growth, they create a significant number of workplaces and provide socially important services that are sufficiently sensitive in our society, such as energy supplies or official registers. With the growing importance of these companies and with state seeking membership in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, important decisions were taken to improve and make more effective the legislation of state-owned enterprises and their coordinating institution. This Master thesis examines the valid aspects of legal regulation of state-owned enterprises governance, covering different legal forms of such companies and their distribution of profits. Also, in different parts of this thesis are analyzed the competition of state-owned enterprises in the market, along with other shareholders rights of the limited liability companies, models of corporate governance functions regarding situation of Lithuanian coordinating institution. There is also analyzed the latest requirements regarding the process of independent and competent board members appointment, transparency and disclosure of information. All of these aspects are compared to other countries practices and the Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-owned Enterprises, which were published by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. At the end of this thesis are summarized conclusions regarding the legal regulation of the state-owned enterprises management.

The Master thesis sought to answer the question of how application of responsible research and innovation (RRI) in educational practice of natural science subjects determines students' intrinsic motivation. It examines the relation between basic schooll's pupils intrinsic motivation, perceived competence, operational autonomy and social interaction by applying RRI in natural science subjects. As the activities of RRI there were selected the activities developed by the project ENGAGE of European Union Framework Program "Science for Society" which is on the involvement of the future generation in the scientific problem solving by changing science teaching. The theoretical basis of the Master thesis is the theory of self-determination.

The Master thesis sought to answer the question of how application of responsible research and innovation (RRI) in educational practice of natural science subjects determines students' intrinsic motivation. It examines the relation between basic schooll's pupils intrinsic motivation, perceived competence, operational autonomy and social interaction by applying RRI in natural science subjects. As the activities of RRI there were selected the activities developed by the project ENGAGE of European Union Framework Program "Science for Society" which is on the involvement of the future generation in the scientific problem solving by changing science teaching. The theoretical basis of the Master thesis is the theory of self-determination.

Thesis topic – "Social value created by non-governmental organizations in Utena District Municipality". Relevance of the topic. There is a lot of debate about NGOs as a phenomenon, a concept as well as benefits and value created for the state and the man in terms of public administration. One of the ways of determining the contribution of an NGO to an individual, a society and a country is to analyse social value created. As the concept of social value is not widely discussed in the scientific literature, an analysis of the activities of NGOs covering various aspects (cost efficiency, efficiency, social justice, quality of service, accessibility, distribution of responsibility, structure, publicity, administration, etc.) is needed. Therefore, it is important to reveal the phenomenon of social value in the most comprehensive and diverse aspects. Problem. What social value is created by non-governmental organizations in Utena District Municipality? Aim of the research is to investigate the social value created by non-governmental organizations in Utena District Municipality. Objectives: 1. To study theoretical assumptions of non-governmental organizations in developing social values analysing scientific literature; 2. To investigate the relationship between non-governmental organizations in developing social value and public governance in Utena District Municipality; 3. To carry out an empirical research to study the expression of social value created by non-governmental organizations in the Utena District Municipality. Research methods. The quantitative strategy is used for empirical research. The analysis of the research results was carried out using descriptive statistics and comparative methods. Research results and conclusions. The notion of social value created by non-governmental organizations is not unanimously and clearly regulated. The social value components are social entrepreneurship, social capital and social responsibility. There is no approved single and universal methodology for measuring social value. The social value created by each organization is unique and distinctive. Activities undertaken by a non-governmental organization create direct or indirect and short-term or long-term social value; Non-governmental organizations have an opportunity to participate in the decision-making and implementation process of the Utena District Municipality, receive partial funding to help them to function effectively and create social value, but they must realize themselves as an organization representing the public interest and being accountable to the public; Non-governmental organizations operating in Utena district participate sufficiently in the programs allocated to the strategic plan of the Utena District Municipality for 2017-2019. In this way, a close relationship with local self-government is established. Sharing of experiences and future perspectives for further cooperation is a precondition for the creation of high-quality and continuous social value. Structure of the thesis. Introduction, three chapters, eight subchapters, conclusions, recommendations, summaries in Lithuanian and English, 32 pictures, 3 tables, 83 references, 1 annex. Scope of the thesis is 61 pages. Keywords: non-governmental organization, social value, social entrepreneurship, social capital, social responsibility.