{"id":682,"date":"2025-08-20T13:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lera.lt\/tyrimu-metodologijos-tinklas\/?page_id=682"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:49:04","slug":"network-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lera.lt\/tyrimu-metodologijos-tinklas\/en\/network-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Network Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\">Network Activities 2024<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Collapse\">Collapse<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 26 March 2024, Network of Research\u00a0 Methodology initiated the Education Forum <strong>\u201eResearch-based educational practice in Lithuania: a reality or a dream?&#8221;<\/strong>. It was aimed at discussing how research is useful for practitioners and how it is used in practice. This was discussed by practitioners: <strong>Virgilijus Pupeikis<\/strong> (Director of the Children&#8217;s Art Studio \u201eDiemedis&#8221;, primary school teacher); <strong>Simona Mi\u0161kinien\u0117<\/strong> (Deputy Director of the Dubysa Auk\u0161tupio School in \u0160iauliai); <strong>Vitalija Bujanauskien\u0117<\/strong> (Head of the Education Centre in Utena); <strong>Natalija Kaunickien\u0117<\/strong> (Head of the Salduv\u0117s Pro-gsymnasium,\u00a0\u0160iauliai); <strong>Dr Arvydas Girdzijauskas<\/strong> (Head of the Klaip\u0117da Vyd\u016bnas Gimnazija). Also, scholars &#8211; <strong>dr. Loreta \u017dydelien\u0117<\/strong> (historian, lecturer, researcher) and <strong>Gra\u017eina \u0160mitien\u0117<\/strong> (chemistry teacher, associate professor at the KU Pedagogy Department). <strong>Prof. dr. Loreta \u017dadeikait\u0117<\/strong> (Chief Adviser, Department of Studies, Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania) participated in the discussion. The forum was moderated by <strong>dr. Egl\u0117 Pranck\u016bnien\u0117<\/strong> (President of LETA) and <strong>assoc. prof. dr. Daiva Penkauskien\u0117<\/strong> (Member of the Board of LETA, Head of Research Methodology Network). .<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-1\">Network Activities 2023<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-1\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n<ol>\n<li>Adding the inscription to the history of LERA.<\/li>\n<li>Section at the LERA Annual Conference.<\/li>\n<li>Preparation and publication of a methodological book for students.<\/li>\n<li>Sharing experiences among network members\u00a0 of teaching research methodology.<\/li>\n<li>Discussion on the responsibility of the researcher, living and experiencing the research &#8222;in the flesh&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Presentation of the research flash on the LERA website.<\/li>\n<li>XXII Education Forum &#8222;How Can We Use Educational Research More Effectively?&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Preparation of information on the activities of the Methodological Network on the LERA website.<\/li>\n<li>Participation of network representatives\u00a0 with announcements at the EERA Conference 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Participation in LETA 2023 Conference<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>On the 12th &#8211; 13th October, 2023,<\/strong> members of the Research Methodology Network participated in the LERA conference <strong>&#8222;EDUCATION AND TRAINING: THE VALUE\u00a0 OF DIVERSITY&#8221;<\/strong>, which was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association. During the conference were presented such key-notes:<strong>&#8222;Thinking Diversity in Educational Research, Re-Visting the Relationship Between Research and Practice&#8221;<\/strong> (President of the European Educational Research Association (EERA), p<strong>rof. Marit Honer\u00f8d Hoveid<\/strong>); <strong>&#8222;The path of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association: where did we start and where are we going?&#8221;<\/strong>(First President of LERA, <strong>prof. dr. Palmira Jucevi\u010dien\u0117<\/strong> and current President of LERA, <strong>prof. dr. Liudmila Rup\u0161ien\u0117<\/strong>); &#8222;<strong>Diversity of Representations of Educational Research in Research Papers&#8221;<\/strong> (prof. dr. Audra Skukauskaite, University of Central Florida); &#8222;<strong>The Different Child &#8211; the Black Swan of Lithuanian Education? Towards Transformative Equality&#8221;<\/strong> (<strong>prof. dr. Jonas Ru\u0161kus<\/strong>); <strong>&#8222;Why is a Physical Education Teacher Likely to Live Longer Than Teachers of Other Subjects?&#8221;<\/strong> (<strong>prof. dr. Ar\u016bnas Emeljanovas<\/strong>) <strong>&#8222;Diversity as (not) a Value in Today&#8217;s University: the View of Lithuanian Academics&#8221;<\/strong> (<strong>dr. R\u016bta Petkut\u0117<\/strong>). Members of the<strong> &#8222;Research Methodology&#8221;<\/strong> network took part in discussions and strengthened the scientific community.<\/p>\n<p>On the second day of the conference, activities took place in the <strong>&#8222;Research Methodology&#8221;<\/strong> section of the network. All those interested could listen to scientific presentations and participate in scientific discussions. During the conference, the following\u00a0 announcements were presented in the <strong>&#8222;Research Methodology&#8221;<\/strong> network section: <strong>&#8222;Methodological Justification of an Analytical Tool: The Case of the No-Gap Research Project&#8221;<\/strong> (Berita Simonaitien\u0117, Egl\u0117 Melnik\u0117, Rasa Erentait\u0117 (project leader), Kaunas University of Technology), <strong>&#8222;Participatory Research&#8221;<\/strong> (Irena \u017demaitaityt\u0117, Mykolas Romeris University), <strong>&#8222;The Experience of Slow Learning and Fast Learning&#8221;<\/strong> (Egl\u0117 Misi\u016bnait\u0117-Ba\u010diauskien\u0117, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences), &#8222;<strong>The Quiet Revolution: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Teaching&#8221; <\/strong>(Natalija Ma\u017eeikien\u0117, Judita Kasperi\u016bnien\u0117, Vytautas Magnus University); <strong>&#8222;Applying the Collaborative Autoethnography Methodology in an International Group of Researchers&#8221;<\/strong> (R\u016bta Girdzijauskien\u0117, Klaip\u0117da University); <strong>&#8222;The Researcher&#8217;s Moral Dilemma in Outsourcing Research&#8221;<\/strong> (Aleksandra Batuchina, Klaip\u0117da University); &#8222;<strong>The Informed Grounded Theory of Thornberg: Pro or Con?&#8221;<\/strong> (Simona Kontrimien\u0117, Vilnius University), <strong>&#8222;Shades of Methodological Brilliance&#8221;<\/strong> (Rasa Pransk\u016bnien\u0117, Vytautas Magnus University), &#8222;<strong>How Much Do We Need and How Much Do we Need Methodological Diversity in Students&#8217; Final Theses?&#8221;<\/strong> (Daiva Penkauskien\u0117, Centre for Contemporary Didactics, Mykolas Romeris University). The <strong>&#8222;Research Methodology&#8221;<\/strong> network section was moderated by <strong>Daiva Penkauskien\u0117<\/strong>\u00a0(Centre for Contemporary Didactics, Mykolas Romeris University) and <strong>Simona Kontrimien\u0117<\/strong> (Vilnius University).<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Presentations of the &#8222;Research Methodology&#8221; Network Section<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Announcements open by clicking on the highlighted\u00a0 anoouncement title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Natalija Ma\u017eeikien\u0117, Judita Kasperi\u016bnien\u0117, Vytautas Magnus University<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lera.lt\/tyrimu-metodologijos-tinklas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/LETA-kaip-ai-keicia-mokymasi_JK_NM.pdf\">The Silent Revolution: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Teaching\/Learning<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Simona Kontrimien\u0117, Vilnius University<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lera.lt\/tyrimu-metodologijos-tinklas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/Thornbergo-grindziamoji-teorija_S.-Kontrimiene-.pdf\"><strong>Thornberg&#8217;s Informed Grounded Theory: For or Against?<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Berita Simonaitien\u0117, Egl\u0117 Melnik\u0117, Rasa Erentait\u0117 (project leader), Kaunas University of Technology<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lera.lt\/tyrimu-metodologijos-tinklas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/Prototipo-pristatymas_doc.dr_.-Berita-Simonaitiene_-LETA-2023.pdf\"><strong>Methodological Justification of an Analytical Tool: the Case of the No-Gap Research Project<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-2\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-2\">Network Activities 2022<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-2\"  tabindex=\"0\"><i title=\"Expand\">Expand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t1. 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