Learning has to go on constantly and has to be the aim of existence for each person. These changes such as a challenge for educational and training system make us to change the educational system according to the concept of a learning society (Chapman, 1996). This is the topicality of the researched area. The idea of the research is that the author has used the theoretical basis of B. Simonaitiene dissertation and the indicators of a learning educational organization and a part of the survey instrument presented by the author of the dissertation. However, the author of this research has changed the geography of the research grip (Siauliai city). Hopefully, the situation of gymnasiums as learning organizations can potentially be characterized as peculiar that was quite meaningful to research. The problematic question of the research is what characteristics of learning organizations are present in Siauliai gymnasiums. The research object is a learning organization. The research point is educational institution as a learning organization. The research hypothesis is that socio-demographic variables influence the teacher point of view towards the occurrence of characteristics of a learning organization. The research aim is to empirically research the occurrence of learning organization peculiarities in Siauliai gymnasiums. The research objectives are to identify the peculiarities of a learning organization in educational institutions, to present the indicators and activity... [to full text]

Today education in Lithuania is going through the period of changes. The conception of school is defined in the General programs of Lithuanian Secondary schools, which bases on the law of Lithuanian education. The direction drawn by the conception of Lithuanian education defines, that a secondary school of Lithuania is self-dependent, organized democratically, bases its life on the principals of humanism and the general human values, the community of pupils, their parents and teachers that seek their set upbringing aims. Teacher is a stimulator of the upbringing process in such school, a tutor of all working community (class or group). However, it is defined in “Educational landmarks for years 2003-2012” that, in the society of knowledge the very role of the teacher is changing: the teacher – a holder and a conveyer of knowledge is changed by a teacher – an organizer of learning, a creator of learning opportunities, a helper of learning process, an advisor, a partner, a go-between among a pupil and various sources of modern knowledge. The aim of the research is to ascertain what peculiarities of change of professional abilities of gymnasium teachers are revealed in nowadays dynamic conditions. The terms to fulfill the aim are: to become acquainted with scientific pedagogical and psychological literature on the topic, to find out what characteristics and abilities of teachers are important in the work of gymnasium teachers, to evaluate the tendencies of change of professional... [to full text]

This master‘s final paper formulates the problems of image creation in educational organizations (gymnasiums), it also analyses the technique of image formation in organization examining the concept of organization’s image, reputation, discussing the principal features, types and the meaning of image. A lot of attention was paid to the analyses of organization’s image creation and management, i.e. identity, the main elements of which are- culture, communication and visual identity. The master paper presents possible models of image’s creation and strategic management which are adapted according to the features of educational institutions. The analyses of the image of Šiauliai gymnasiums have been carried out, on the grounds of employees (teachers) and consumers (parents) attitude to the phenomenon. The master’s final paper proves these hypotheses: I. the influence of image is very important to the successful management of gymnasium as it can be considered the way of communication with society and it helps to form the favourable attitude towards the educational institution. II. The positive image of gymnasiums has been formed by creating a focused inner and outer image.

Decision Making Characteristic of Older Gymnasium Pupils It was searched in this work decision making peculiarities of older gymnasium pupils. Determinant of professional purposefulness and revealed subjective and objective conditions: sex, age, academic progress, decision making conditions, dominating valuable orientations were investigated. 508 pupils from Utena Adolfas Šapoka Gymnasium were observed using S. Kregždė questionnaire of professional interests and H. J. Eysenck personality test. ( extraversion- intraversion, neurotisme and lie scales ). The aim of the work was investigate decision making of pupils from X, XI, XII forms. This aim was realized solving such tasks: 1. Compare decision making decisive circumstances of pupils from X, XI, XII forms. 2. Compare decision making peculiarities of pupils in different levels of professional purposefulness ( decided and non-decided) groups. 3. Investigate the relation between pupils’ personal characteristics ( extraversion, introversion and neurotisme ) and decision making. 4. Establish the relation between pupils’ academic progress and decision making. 5. Compare decision making peculiarities of pupils from X – XII forms in ladies and lasses groups. Decision making differences were found in different professional purposefulness level ( decided and non-decided) groups. The hypothesis was confirmed partly that characteristics of personality (extraversion, introversion and neurotisme) are connected with decision making of... [to full text]