Science and Processes of Education, No. 1 (20), 2015
ISSN 2345-0681
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CONTENT
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LIUDMILA BAGDONIENĖ, GINTARĖ VALKAUSKIENĖ
PROFESIONALIŲ PASLAUGŲ INOVACIJOS: TEORINIAI POŽIŪRIAI IR PRAKTINĖS IMPLIKACIJOS |
5 page |
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LINA GINEITYTĖ
ERGONOMIKOS PRINCIPŲ MOKYMŲ IR FIZINĖS VEIKLOS ĮTAKA KOSMETOLOGŲ PROFESIJAI |
14 page |
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IRENA LELIŪGIENĖ, RAMUNĖ MASAITYTĖ
MOKYKLOS IR TERITORINĖJE BENDRUOMENĖJE ESANČIŲ INSTITUCIJŲ SĄVEIKA |
20 page |
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IRENA LELIŪGIENĖ, ANGELĖ KAUŠYLIENĖ, AUDRONĖ BALKAUSKIENĖ
BUVUSIŲ VAIKŲ GLOBOS NAMŲ AUKLĖTINIŲ POŽIŪRIS Į SOCIOEDUKACINĖS VEIKLOS ĮTAKĄ TOLIMESNEI JŲ GYVENIMO KARJERAI |
33 page |
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INGA IŽDONAITĖ-MEDŽIŪNIENĖ, ROLANDAS MEDŽIŪNAS
EVALUATION OF E-LEARNING APPLICATION WHILE STUDYING SOCIAL SCIENCES: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASPECT |
42 page |
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GIEDRIUS ROMEIKA
KONCEPCINIS SMULKAUS IR VIDUTINIO VERSLO SUBJEKTO VERTĖS KŪRIMO GRANDINĖS VERTINIMO MODELIS NAUDOJANT DAUGIAKRITERIO VERTINIMO PRINCIPUS |
51 page |
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JUSTINAS SADAUSKAS
VADYBINĖS KOMPETENCIJOS UGDYMO PRIELAIDOS SOCIALINIO DARBO PRAKTIKOS BENDRUOMENĖJE METU: STUDENTŲ POŽIŪRIS |
61 page |
INNOVATION IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATION, LIUDMILA BAGDONIENĖ, GINTARĖ VALKAUSKIENĖ, (p. 5 – 13)
Keywords: professional services, innovations, client, co-creation, service architecture, service of internal audit.
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Product code - 10036.
Summary
Development of service sector becomes the imperative economic growth and structural changes. Professional services, the purpose of which is to suggest creative and innovative solutions of customers’ problems are particularly important in this aspect. Contemporary business of professional services (often it is called simply consulting business), as well as other businesses face multiple challenges – complexity, globalization, dynamism; thus it has to solve both own and customers’ problems. The article analyses the research problem – what determines the variety professional services’ innovations and the following aim is formulated – to reveal the variety of professional services’ innovations. To attain the aim the following three objectives were formulated: 1) to disclose peculiarities of professional services and their providers, 2) to analyse the factors determining the variety of professional services’ innovations, 3) referring to the results of theoretical analysis to illustrate possible innovations of internal audit analysis. In fulfilling the objectives the following research methods were applied: analysis of scientific literature, logical analysis, methods of comparison and generalization. Peculiarities of professional services and their providers are defined by solutions if unique (not duplicated) business problems. In addition, it is common for all professional services that their providers must possess excellent communicative, advisory, organizational, planning, leadership, cooperative and teamwork abilities. Innovations of professional services manifest in new or essentially modified concepts of existing services and / or service provision systems and processes, links with customers, infrastructure of service provision, business models and so on. They are conditioned by different factors, which can be divided into two interrelated groups: 1) factors related to the service and 2) the factors depending on organization’s relations with customers and other stakeholders. Though all these factors open many possibilities to offer customers innovations of professional services; however, according to scientists, service modular structure and accesses to customers’ roles change are more perspective. Any chosen access to professional services’ innovations requires a motivated customer being involved into the innovative process. The article highlights the importance of the factors determining the creation of professional services’ innovations, which is unequal for different services of this group. Referring to the results of the theoretical analysis, the article illustrates how internal audit service innovations could be offered to the market. It is evident that this projection of the internal audit services’ innovations inspired by the theoretical findings should be checked empirically. This is the essential limitation of the research. Despite the article reduces the gap of knowledge on professional services’ innovations and discloses how organizations could offer their customers innovative and more valuable solutions of their problems.
THE IMPACT OF ERGONOMIC PRINCIPLES TRAINING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THE COSMETOLOGISTS PROFESSION, LINA GINEITYTĖ, (p. 14 -19)
Keywords: ergonomic, physical activity, beautician, physical pain.
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Product code - 10037.
Summary
The analysis of the theoretical concepts of ergonomics and ergonomic principles apply in any physical activity've theoretical analysis.
The hypothesis that the principles of ergonomics training and applied physical activity reduces the feeling of physical pain after a beautician job.
The first stage of the investigation carried out during the survey. Questionnaire survey method was conducted study to find out beauticians informativeness of ergonomic working conditions, risk factors, health problems and physical exercises applied in professional activities. The statistical analysis of the data (analyzed statistically reliable connections, averages).
In the second study made up of two groups. Before and after the study analyzes the physical pain after a beautician job. Done well as statistical data analysis (analysis of statistically significant relationships and averages).
The empirical part deals with the ergonomic working conditions and ergonomics principles and their interface with health beauticians.
The main conclusions of the research:
1. The study found that beauticians working environment has a statistically reliable communication with their health.
2. It was found that the conduct of ergonomics training and taiknat physical activity can minimize physical pain. Beto has proved the hypothesis that the principles of ergonomics training and physical activity reduces application beauticians physical pain of their professional activities.
INTERACTION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONS IN COMMUNITY, IRENA LELIŪGIENĖ, RAMUNĖ MASAITYTĖ, (p. 20 – 32)
Keywords: school, territory community, interaction.
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Product code - 10038.
Summary
Nowadays school suffers from such problems as weak learners‘ motivation, life in destitute or problematic families, drug abuse, bullying between schoolchildren, occupation problems, pregnancy cases, etc. A school is not able to solve these problems alone, so it is essential to cooperate with community. To have good relations with community is one of the most important points if an organization wants to be successful.
School heads, social pedagogues and leaders of territorial community institutions of the surveyed city face these problems as well because they are responsible for the interaction of a school and territorial community, its efficiency and management.
The aim of the research is to reveal of school and territorial community interaction.
The objectives of the research are as follows: To define main management conceptions of school and community interaction; To reveal theoretical and legal aspects of school and community interaction in the European Union context and reformed Lithuanian education system; To analyse the research of school and community interaction abroad and in Lithuania; Referring to the results of the research, to discuss the management of school and community interaction.
The issue of the research. Every educational institution has to interact with territorial community as well as together prevent the negative phenomena or try to minimise them.
That is why in this context the following issues emerge: What interaction is there between school and territorial community institutions?
The methods of the research: Scientific literature and data analysis; Survey-in-written and questionnaire; Statistical and qualitative analysis of content data.
The following research of school and territorial community interactionrevealed that problems at schools existed, therefore every educational institution has to interact with its territorial community. However, institutions‘ representatives are of the opinion that the interaction is not developed enough and schools tend to be incommunicative. On the other hand, school heads and social pedagogues do not try to delimitate schools from community but different reforms and changes require a lot of time and effort, so there is not enough attention for interaction. There is also no common cooperation strategy between institutions and that causes weak interaction. Not enough attention is paid to the management of school and territorial community interaction, sometimes it is elemental, spontaneous, having no clear aims or prediction of expected results and no strategy.
FORMER ORPHANAGE PUPIL'S APPROACH TO SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON FURTHERING THEIR CAREER LIFE, IRENA LELIŪGIENĖ, ANGELĖ KAUŠYLIENĖ, AUDRONĖ BALKAUSKIENĖ, (p. 33 – 41)
Keywords: orphanage, career life, socio-educational activities.
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Product code - 10039.
Summary
Former orphanage pupil‘s career choices and preparation for future live career is poorly researched and a painful problem. Various authors in their works dealt with children in institutions preparing for independent living issues, but did not analyse the former pupil‘s approach to the children‘s home socio-educational activities on furthering their career life.
Aim of the articleis to highlight former inmates approach to children‘s care home socio-educational activities on furthering their career life.
Tasks of the article are totheoretically and legally base child care home socio-educational activities, preparing learners in the career; to empirically reveal the former pupil‘s attitude to the children‘s home socio-educational impact, further their career life.
Methods of the research are analysis of scientific literature, qualitative analysis: content analysis. By qualitative study questionnaire were interviewed the former pupils of the orphanage, who at different time left the orphanage and live independently. Questionnaires were e-mailed to twenty former orphanage pupils to various Lithuanian cities and districts. Fifteen who grew in the orphanage responded.
The study results revealed that children in orphanages acquire good working, communication skills, fostered responsibility, friendliness, honesty and independence. To further pupil‘s successful career in life there must be more effective socio-educational activities, more emphasis on formation of pupil‘s practical skills and clear goals for the future.
EVALUATION OF E-LEARNING APPLICATION WHILE STUDYING SOCIAL SCIENCES: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL ASPECT, INGA IŽDONAITĖ-MEDŽIŪNIENĖ, ROLANDAS MEDŽIŪNAS, (p. 42 – 50)
Keywords: e-learning application, moodle effectiveness, satisfaction with moodle during studies.
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Product code - 10040.
Summary
The main research aim is to evaluate the application of e-learning platform highlighting its strengths and weaknesses while studying social sciences.
The research methodology focuses on literature analysis, survey, and comparative research data analysis.
The research results showed that there no single evaluation of the satisfaction with the Moodle platform as well as its effectiveness. There are students that admit its importance in studies, but at the same time there are students saying that it is not a vital form of study. But all of the research participants agree that they experience stress working with Moodle.
The research limitations are based on the research geography and the sample (students of a higher educational institution). The further research would be useful to expand the research sample and geography including other areas of study and other parties of interest in order to have a multidimensional data as a case of parties involved in the e-learning.
The research originality lies on the fact that strengths and weaknesses of the e-learning platform MOODLE are highlighted. This is the opportunity to ensure e-learning quality for a higher educational institution.
CONCEPT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES VALUE CHAIN EVALUATION MODEL USING MULTIPLE CRITERIA OPTIMIZATION PRINCIPLES, GIEDRIUS ROMEIKA, (p. 51 – 60)
Keywords: value added chain, supply chain, business process, SME subjects, evaluation model.
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Product code - 10041.
Summary
Rapid development of IT industries affects dynamic and constantly grooving supply of various tools, solutions and techniques dedicated for company’s value chain effectiveness. Most of small and medium enterprises with limited resources are faced with difficulties to evaluate large number of different solutions and to select optimal set of tools for value chain optimization.
Purpose of this research is to assess the possibility of usage of multiple criteria optimization methods for optimization of value chain architecture. The goal of research is to create an easy to use and inexpensive tool based on multiple criteria optimization method could allow for small and medium enterprises significantly decrease usage of resources, time and the probabilities of errors in value chain evaluation and optimization decisions. The usage of evaluation tool created on basic of multiple criteria optimization method would increase number of rated alternatives per same period of time and in this way will increase the quality of decision making process. The research methodology is based on the scientific literature, generalization and comparative analysis. Design/methodology/approach is based on the of multiple criteria optimization methods arrangement with basics of value chain optimization based on control theory, value chain transformations to supply chain or supply network. The classification of evaluation criteria is presented. The overview of different methods of value chain evaluation is compared with possibilities of multiple criteria optimization. In spite of Value Chain definition transformations the generation of value for consumer remains as essential factor for enterprise effectiveness measuring. The combination of cost, efficiency and performance indicators is universal solution for primary value chain evaluation. The minimization of value chain components in function-splitting way is aspirational for SME subject in case to increase operational efficiency. Usage of multiple criteria optimization principles in value chain evaluation process allows to analyze alternative solution by comparing with consumers’ expectations expressed system and to pick maximum tantamount set which could allow optimize result of added value process.
BACKGROUND OF MANAGEMENT COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK IN THE COMMUNITY: STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE, JUSTINAS SADAUSKAS, (p. 61 – 67)
Keywords: management of social work, training of social workers, social work practice, competences of social workers.
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Product code - 10042.
Summary
The article deals with the importance of management competence in the professional activity of the social worker and the background of this competence development during the practice of social work in the community. Social work, as the social services provided for individuals, is more and more being understood as an economic activity performed based on the criteria of economic rationality. All those changes in social services disclose the relevance and importance of the role of the social worker as a manager. Nevertheless, it is recognized that the importance of managerial experience in the social work is still underestimated; therefore development of management competence becomes a very important objective in the training of the future professionals of the social work. Study practices, during which students expand and deepen their mastered knowledge and skills, have exclusive significance. A quasi-experiment objective – to check empirically the expression of management competence during the practice of social work in the community – is presented in the article. The scope of the research is 58 the 4th year continuous studies students of MRU social work study program that have selected the alternative study subject of social work practice in the community. Development of management competence relates to the tasks of community analysis, assessment of community needs and organization of a community event, performed during students’ practice. For assessment of education of management competence during the practice of social work in the community a questionnaire survey of the students and the analysis of the content of competences portfolio were used. The goal of the article is to analyse readiness of the future social workers to perform the functions of a manager in a community. It is stated that during the experiment the students were provided with the conditions for further development of the mastered general management skills of planning and organizing different activities of the social worker in a community. Management competence, according to the students, was deepened performing the task of assessment of needs and analysis of the community, planning and organizing an event.
