Vytautas Magnus University

Smart Education: Trust-based Partnership

Research overview

Research reveals the realization of European active inclusion policies in all contexts, by identifying algorithms and models in the context of intelligent education.  Scientists analyse smart education based on research, experimental development (R&D), good practice and positive socialization, positive parenting strategies, social partnership principles and opportunities for experiential pedagogy.

The results of the research are significant for educational innovation, intersectoral, interdisciplinary integration, complex access formation, social partnership, networking, equal opportunities, poverty reduction, health, education, family, national identity policies, direct and local authorities.

Tasks of the cluster are as follows:

  • Analyze and justify the features of smart education and social clustering and inter-sectoral cooperation algorithms.
  • Analyze good practice in smart education and model relationships between family, school, and local community.
  • Systematize educational research, clinical initiatives, good practice cases and other data; develop new knowledge, competences, disseminate good practice arising from joint efforts of scientists, practitioners and users.
  • Analyze and define the links between positive parenting and social clustering.
  • Rationalize the social clustering algorithm as a key indicator of community well-being, sustainable development and active inclusion.

Main researchers

  • Leader of the group prof. Giedrė Kvieskienė (VMU Education Academy)
  • Prof. Gerd-Bodo von Carlsburg (Heidelberg University of Education, Germany)
  • Assoc. Prof. Sigita Burvytė (VMU Education Academy)
  • Prof. Terry Mason (Indiana University, USA)
  • Dr. Giedrė Misiūnienė (VMU Education Academy)
  • Anne Kirschner (Heidelberg University of Education Institute of Educational Science, Germany)
  • dr. Vytas Navickas (VMU Education Academy)
  • Auksė Petruškevičiūtė (VMU Education Academy)
  • Eglė Celiešienė (VMU Education Academy)
  • dr. Angelė Kaušylienė (VMU Education Academy)
  • Danguolė Bylaitė-Šalavėjienė (VMU Education Academy)
  • dr. Morten Flate Paulsen (International Council of Open and Distance Education)
  • dr. Alicja Szerlag (University of Wrocław)
  • Wiel Veugelers (University of Humanistic Studies, The Netherlands)
  • Arvydas Liepuonius (VMU Education Academy)
  • Eszter Salamon (International Partnership Association, IPA, The Netherlands)
  • dr. Augustinas Dainys (VMU Education Academy)

PhD candidates

  • Marius Bytautas (VMU Education Academy)