Congratulations to the new  doctor Jovita Starkutė on the successful defence of her doctoral thesis  “The Expression of Organisational Culture Traits in Lithuanian General Education Schools” (Edukologija (S 007)), supervisor – prof. habil. dr. Rimantas Želvys (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Educational Science, S 007; supervised from 07-12-2022 to 07-08-2023). Supervisor – prof. dr. Aušrinė Gumuliauskienė (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Educational Sciences, S 007; supervised from 2011-10-01 to 2022-12-06)), and acquiring the  degree of Doctor of Social Sciences in Education Field.

The dissertation is available at Vilnius University, Klaipėda University, Mykolas Romeris University, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuanian University of Sport, and on the website of Vilnius University at: www.vu.lt/lt/naujienos/ivykiu-kalendorius

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The relevance of the topic of the dissertation and the necessity of its research is primarily related to the theoretical problems caused by the differences in the identification of the features of organisational culture, which led to a practical problem – there is no clear, practically applicable organisational culture instrument for educational institutions and the identification of the features of organisational culture, which would enable an organisation to diagnose, create and develop the existing organisational culture and initiate changes in the existing culture. Therefore, the study aims to analyse and systematise the features of organisational culture and the indicators that support them, and to apply the chosen research instrument to educational institutions.
The object of the study is the expression of organisational culture traits. The aim of the study is to reveal the expression of organisational culture traits in Lithuanian general education organisations. The primary research data used in the study of the expression of organisational culture traits in Lithuanian general education schools allows for a deeper understanding of the organisational culture in the country by looking for a systematic approach and the integration of the traits into other processes and the overall activity of the educational institution. This work is one of the first studies in the field of organisational culture in Lithuania, answering the hitherto under-researched question: what is the organisational culture in Lithuanian general education schools? What are the characteristics of organisational culture that can be used to create or develop organisational culture in Lithuanian educational institutions?

Dissertation Defence Council:

Chair – prof. dr. Renata Bilbokaitė (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Education – S 007).
Members:
Prof. dr. Liudvika Leišytė (University of Dortmund, Germany, Social Sciences, Education – S 007),
Prof. dr. Daiva Malinauskienė (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Education – S 007),
Prof. dr. Odeta Merfeldaitė (Mykolas Romeris University, Social Sciences, Education – S 007),
Assoc. prof. dr. Irena Stonkuvienė (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Education – S 007).