Mokslininkės, kaip paskirtosios lyderės, vaidmuo įgyvendinant švietimo reformą

Abstract

The article discusses the social phenomenon of a scientist who became the appointed leader of the education reform. Based on the shifting educational paradigm in the context of changes taking place in the ideological paradigm of the state, Lithuanian education reform of the last decade of the 20th and the first decade of the 21st centuries is considered a challenge for the appointed leaders. One of such leaders representing multiple levels of education management during the first five years of the reform was educational scientist Prof. Dr. Habil. Marijona Barkauskaitė. The article addresses two periods of her activity, namely that of her duties as Head of Vilnius city Department of Education and as Vice- Minister of Lithuanian Ministry of Culture and Education. The method applied in the article is a case analysis performed using a qualitative research strategy, analysis of scientific literature and education reform documents, an in-depth interview as well as an expert opinion survey