Network Activities 2023

Network Activities 2023

  1. Adding the inscription to the history of LERA.
  2. Section at the LERA Annual Conference.
  3. Preparation and publication of a methodological book for students.
  4. Sharing experiences among network members  of teaching research methodology.
  5. Discussion on the responsibility of the researcher, living and experiencing the research “in the flesh”.
  6. Presentation of the research flash on the LERA website.
  7. XXII Education Forum “How Can We Use Educational Research More Effectively?”.
  8. Preparation of information on the activities of the Methodological Network on the LERA website.
  9. Participation of network representatives  with announcements at the EERA Conference 2023.

Participation in LETA 2023 Conference

On the 12th – 13th October, 2023, members of the Research Methodology Network participated in the LERA conference “EDUCATION AND TRAINING: THE VALUE  OF DIVERSITY”, which was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association. During the conference were presented such key-notes:“Thinking Diversity in Educational Research, Re-Visting the Relationship Between Research and Practice” (President of the European Educational Research Association (EERA), prof. Marit Honerød Hoveid); “The path of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association: where did we start and where are we going?”(First President of LERA, prof. dr. Palmira Jucevičienė and current President of LERA, prof. dr. Liudmila Rupšienė); “Diversity of Representations of Educational Research in Research Papers” (prof. dr. Audra Skukauskaite, University of Central Florida); “The Different Child – the Black Swan of Lithuanian Education? Towards Transformative Equality” (prof. dr. Jonas Ruškus); “Why is a Physical Education Teacher Likely to Live Longer Than Teachers of Other Subjects?” (prof. dr. Arūnas Emeljanovas) “Diversity as (not) a Value in Today’s University: the View of Lithuanian Academics” (dr. Rūta Petkutė). Members of the “Research Methodology” network took part in discussions and strengthened the scientific community.

On the second day of the conference, activities took place in the “Research Methodology” section of the network. All those interested could listen to scientific presentations and participate in scientific discussions. During the conference, the following  announcements were presented in the “Research Methodology” network section: “Methodological Justification of an Analytical Tool: The Case of the No-Gap Research Project” (Berita Simonaitienė, Eglė Melnikė, Rasa Erentaitė (project leader), Kaunas University of Technology), “Participatory Research” (Irena Žemaitaitytė, Mykolas Romeris University), “The Experience of Slow Learning and Fast Learning” (Eglė Misiūnaitė-Bačiauskienė, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences), “The Quiet Revolution: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Teaching” (Natalija Mažeikienė, Judita Kasperiūnienė, Vytautas Magnus University); “Applying the Collaborative Autoethnography Methodology in an International Group of Researchers” (Rūta Girdzijauskienė, Klaipėda University); “The Researcher’s Moral Dilemma in Outsourcing Research” (Aleksandra Batuchina, Klaipėda University); “The Informed Grounded Theory of Thornberg: Pro or Con?” (Simona Kontrimienė, Vilnius University), “Shades of Methodological Brilliance” (Rasa Pranskūnienė, Vytautas Magnus University), “How Much Do We Need and How Much Do we Need Methodological Diversity in Students’ Final Theses?” (Daiva Penkauskienė, Centre for Contemporary Didactics, Mykolas Romeris University). The “Research Methodology” network section was moderated by Daiva Penkauskienė (Centre for Contemporary Didactics, Mykolas Romeris University) and Simona Kontrimienė (Vilnius University).

Presentations of the “Research Methodology” Network Section

Announcements open by clicking on the highlighted  anoouncement title

Natalija Mažeikienė, Judita Kasperiūnienė, Vytautas Magnus University

The Silent Revolution: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Teaching/Learning

Simona Kontrimienė, Vilnius University

Thornberg’s Informed Grounded Theory: For or Against?

Berita Simonaitienė, Eglė Melnikė, Rasa Erentaitė (project leader), Kaunas University of Technology

Methodological Justification of an Analytical Tool: the Case of the No-Gap Research Project