Magistro baigiamajame darbe analizuojamas profesinio mokymo kokybės išorinio vertinimo veiksmingumo reiškinys Lietuvos švietimo sistemoje. Tai itin aktualus procesas, orientuotas į kokybiškų paslaugų teikimą ir sėkmės užtikrinimą profesinio mokymo rinkoje. Profesinio mokymo institucijų kokybės vertinimas analizuojamas dviem aspektais: visų pirma, jo sudėtingumas grindžiamas formaliojo švietimo programomis (tai įstaigos, kuriose suteikiamas vidurinis išsilavinimas), kita vertus, lygiagrečiai vykdomas profesinis mokymas (vadovaujamasi Profesinio mokymo įstatymu). Tokiu būdu ryškėja formaliojo švietimo ir profesinio mokymo grandžių dermės klausimas. Išorinis kokybės vertinimas vykdomas pagal vertinimo kriterijus, susietus su Formaliojo švietimo kokybės užtikrinimo koncepcija. Tačiau kyla problema, Lietuvos švietimo sistemos sudedamai daliai – profesiniam mokymui – dėl menko prestižo visuomenėje, švietimo politikų ir visuomenės dėmesio stokos iki šiol nėra Vyriausybės patvirtintų išorinio vertinimo kriterijų, kurie optimizuotų profesinio mokymo kokybės užtikrinimo procesą. Baigiamuoju darbu siekiama – išanalizuoti profesinės mokyklos kokybės išorinio vertinimo sistemą ir įvertinti jos veiksmingumą. Siekiant darbui iškelto tikslo, buvo įgyvendinami šie uždaviniai: 1) išanalizuoti Lietuvos švietimo kokybės ir jos užtikrinimo sampratas; 2) atlikti profesinės mokyklos išorinio kokybės vertinimo sistemos analizę; 3) išnagrinėti bendrojo ugdymo išorinio vertinimo sistemą; 4)... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Master‘s thesis analyses the phenomenon of the effectiveness of vocational training external quality assessment in the Lithuanian educational system. This is a particularly relevant process, which is focused on provision of high-quality services as well as assurance of success in the vocational training market. The quality assessment of the vocational training institutions is analysed in two aspects: first of all, its complexity is substantiated by the formal education programs (these are the institutions which provide secondary education), on the other hand, vocational trading is carried out simultaneously (regulated by the Law on Vocational Training of the Republic of Lithuania). Thus, a question of the harmony between the links of formal education and vocational training emerges. External quality assessment is carried out in accordance with the assessment criteria, which are associated with the concept of assurance of the quality of formal education. However, an issue arises: due to low social prestige, lack of regard from politicians in the education department as well as limited attention of the society, there has not yet been external assessment criteria approved by the government in regards to the vocational training – a part of the Lithuanian educational system – which would optimise the vocational training quality assurance process. The aim of the thesis is to provide an analysis of the vocational school external quality assessment system as well as to evaluate its... [to full text]

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK Relevance of the Research Over the past several years, solution of issues of quality of development, modernization, reconstruction and maintenance of international railway corridors has been in focus, considering the changing needs of an individual country’s residents and common needs of railway users in general. The development of railway transport systems influences the quality of life in separate countries and regions, as defined by complex equilibrium of economic, social and political factors. The railway transport sector in countries in Central and Eastern Europe is outdated in the technical, economic, technological and organizational sense, lagging far behind modern and efficiently interacting railway transport systems of Western and Northern Europe. Their main weaknesses include low train speeds, different conditions for the use of railway networks in different countries (differing requirements for infrastructure, projecting standards and rolling stock), low-level services, noise and vibration, insufficient level of traffic safety and environmental protection. The problem of increasing train speeds is of key importance. Development of a joint European high-speed railway network has been started, and Lithuania should join the system as well. The main goal of the Lithuanian railway sector is to increase speeds of passenger and cargo trains on main lines from the current 120 km/h for passenger trains and 90 km/h for cargo trains. The... [to full text]

Over the past several years, solution of issues of quality of development, modernization, reconstruction and maintenance of international railway corridors has been in focus, considering the changing needs of an individual country’s residents and common needs of railway users in general. The development of railway transport systems influences the quality of life in separate countries and regions, as defined by complex equilibrium of economic, social and political factors. The railway transport sector in countries in Central and Eastern Europe is outdated in the technical, economic, technological and organizational sense, lagging far behind modern and efficiently interacting railway transport systems of Western and Northern Europe. Their main weaknesses include low train speeds, different conditions for the use of railway networks in different countries (differing requirements for infrastructure, projecting standards and rolling stock), low-level services, noise and vibration, insufficient level of traffic safety and environmental protection. The problem of increasing train speeds is of key importance. Development of a joint European high-speed railway network has been started, and Lithuania should join the system as well. The main goal of the Lithuanian railway sector is to increase speeds of passenger and cargo trains on main lines from the current 120 km/h for passenger trains and 90 km/h for cargo trains. The increase of train speeds is not a technical issue only – as... [to full text]