Prof. dr. Jan van Tartwijk

Utrecht University, Netherlands

Prof. dr. Jan van Tartwijk directs the graduate school for teacher education. He has a broad network in education, which he built up through intensive collaboration with teachers and school leaders, and researchers. Research interests: include teacher expertise development and teacher-student communication processes in the classroom.

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Assoc. Prof. dr. Łukasz Albański

 Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland 

Areas of research interest are migration, interracial adoption and the sociology of education. He has authored several books and journal articles on these topics. 

Assoc. Prof. dr. Laima Tomėnienė

Institute of Education of Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

Scientific interests – education of children with special educational needs; mathematical education of children; assistance to educators in implementing inclusive education.  The latest work of the researchers (with co-authors) is the monograph "Special education and its transformations in the context of inclusive education" (2020).

Assoc. Prof. dr. Evandželina Petukienė

Institute of Regional Development, Šiauliai Academy, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Scientific interests – management of customer participation in corporate processes, customer perceived value, leadership in education. Together with the team (assoc. prof. dr. Milda Damkuvienė, assoc. prof. dr. Jūratė Valuckienė and lect. Sigitas Balčiūnas) investigates management and leadership phenomena in general education schools in the contexts of school quality improvement, teacher professional development, and strengthening inclusive education., are co-authors of two monographs and three scientific studies in the field of educational management and leadership. The latest (with co-authors) study of the research team - the monograph „Development of professional capital as the capacity of a complex adaptive system“ (2021).

Prof. habil. dr. Andrea Óhidy

University of Education in Freiburg, Germany and at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway

PhD Andrea Ohidy is the holder of the Jean Monnet Chair Freiburg for European Education. Her research interests include the educational policy in the European  Union, Lifelong Learning, Teacher Training and Pedagogic  Professionalism.

Assoc. Prof. dr. Irena Kaffemanienė

Institute of Education of Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

Scientific Interests – inclusive education of children with special educational needs, innovations in meeting special educational needs.  The latest work of the researchers (with co-authors) is the monograph "Special education and its transformations in the context of inclusive education" (2020), in which Lithuanian legal, political, practical and scientific discourse is analyzed in the context of the approach to disability and international agreements; the study shows the current picture of the special school from the perspective of various educational participants and interested groups; the positive and negative experiences, successes and shortcomings of the education of children with disabilities in these schools are revealed.  

Lect. Sigitas Balčiūnas

Institute of Regional Development, Šiauliai Academy, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Scientific interests – methodology of quantitative research, evaluation and assessment of organisation; management and leadership; quality of education, educational leadership, value co-creation. Together with the team (assoc. prof. dr. Milda Damkuvienė, assoc. prof. dr. Jūratė Valuckienė and assoc. prof. dr. Evandželina Petukienė) investigates management and leadership phenomena in general education schools in the contexts of school quality improvement, teacher professional development, and strengthening inclusive education., are co-authors of two monographs and three scientific studies in the field of educational management and leadership. The latest (with co-authors) study of the research team - the monograph „Development of professional capital as the capacity of a complex adaptive system“ (2021).

Assoc. Prof. dr. Milda Damkuvienė

Institute of Regional Development, Šiauliai Academy, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Scientific interests – management and leadership, change management, educational leadership, customer engagement/participation management, value co-creation, customer perceived value of services, relationship marketing, marketing communications. Together with the team (assoc. prof. dr. Jūratė Valuckienė, assoc. prof. dr. Evandželina Petukienė and lect. Sigitas Balčiūnas) investigates management and leadership phenomena in general education schools in the contexts of school quality improvement, teacher professional development, and strengthening inclusive education., are co-authors of two monographs and three scientific studies in the field of educational management and leadership. The latest (with co-authors) study of the research team - the monograph „Development of professional capital as the capacity of a complex adaptive system“ (2021).

Prof. dr. Anne Looney

Institute of Education, Dublin City University, Ireland

Prof. dr. Anne Looney graduate of the Mater Dei Institute in Dublin, and the Institute of Education in London where she completed her doctoral studies, she taught in a post-primary school for 14 years before joining the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). In 2001 she was appointed Chief Executive. She led the NCCA until 2016 when she moved to the Higher Education Authority as interim Chief Executive. She joined DCU as executive dean in March 2017.  She spent 12 months as a professorial research fellow at the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education at ACU in Brisbane in 2014/15.

Prof. dr. Anne Looney research interests include assessment policy and practice, curriculum, teacher identity and professional standards for teachers and teaching. She has also published on religious, moral and civic education, and education policy. She has conducted reviews for the OECD on school quality and assessment systems, is a member of the boards of Early Childhood Ireland, and the Ark Cultural Centre for Children.

Assoc. Prof. dr. Renata Geležinienė

Institute of Education of Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

Scientific interests – education of children with behavioral and emotional difficulties and/or disorders; positive behavior support; evidence-based teacher practice; individual education/transition planning.  The latest work of the researchers (with co-authors) is the monograph "Special education and its transformations in the context of inclusive education" (2020).

Assoc. Prof. dr. Jūratė Valuckienė

Institute of Regional Development, Šiauliai Academy, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Scientific interests – leadership and management; quality of education; value co-creation. Together with the team (assoc. prof. dr. Jūratė Valuckienė, assoc. prof. dr. Evandželina Petukienė and lect. Sigitas Balčiūnas) investigates management and leadership phenomena in general education schools in the contexts of school quality improvement, teacher professional development, and strengthening inclusive education., are co-authors of two monographs and three scientific studies in the field of educational management and leadership. The latest (with co-authors) study of the research team - the monograph „Development of professional capital as the capacity of a complex adaptive system“ (2021) - focuses on the connections between leadership, teachers‘ professional power and the effectiveness of the educational processes.