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Phone : +370 68619902 ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8104-9337 Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Milda-Damkuviene-2 |
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Research Area: |
Social sciences, Management |
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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. |
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Present Position: |
Associate Professor, senior researcher at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy |
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Education: |
2009 Doctor of Social Sciences (Management and Administration). Kaunas University of Technology 2000 Master of Social Sciences (Management). Šiauliai University. 1998 m. Bachelor of Business Administration. Šiauliai University. |
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Experience (Past Positions): |
From 2000 Šiauliai University Faculty of Social Sciences, Dept. of Management, Lecturer. From 2013 Associate Professor. From 2014 Šiauliai University Centre of Social Research, Senior Researcher. 2011-2014 Šiauliai University Faculty of Social Sciences. Vice-Dean. 2011-2015 Managing Editor of the journal „Socialiniai tyrimai // Social Research“, ISSN 1392-3110. |
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Study subjects: |
Change management and leadership (master studies) LT, EN. International marketing (master studies) EN. Marketing (bachelor studies) EN. Marketing communications (bachelor studies) LT, EN. |
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Projects: |
Year 2017–2020. The “Time for Leaders” project, Stage 3 (45 municipalities of Lithuania). A national initiative of the Centre of School Improvement and the Ministry of Education and Science. Role in the project: researcher (measurement of impact of the project activities on education institutions, consulting municipality project teams). Year 2020. Project “Evaluation of the relevance, effectiveness and impact of the „Erasmus+“ Key Action 1 adult education staff mobility (KA104)” run by the Education Exchanges Support Foundation of Lithuania. Role in the project: researcher. Year 2017–2021. The programme “I choose to teach!” run by the Centre for Schools Improvement. Role in the project: researcher, consultant (measurement of impact of the project activities on school, consultations for project teams). Year 2012 – 2014. A research group project funded by the Research Council of Lithuania “The value of customer participation as a factor in increasing the competitiveness of the organization (VALORE)”. Role in the project: senior researcher. Year 2012 – 2015 Project “Development of international joint study programme „Economic and Sustainable Business (JUSPA)”. Role in the project: developer of the study programme, the specialist of valorisation. Year 2013 – 2014. Project „ Preparation and implementation of retraining programs (modules) for specialists in the Šiauliai region and improvement of qualifications (PERKVA)“. Developer of the training programs "Place marketing" and ““Marketing decisions for business companies”. Year 2011 – 2013. Project „Inquiry based Master studies (INTERMAG)”. Role in the project: expert, responsible for study course renewal and pilot trial. Year 2010 – 2011. Project ““The Empowerment of Scientific Researches for the Development of Regional Competitiveness“ run by Lithuanian Scientific Society Šiauliai Department “Salduvė“. Role in the project: valorisation specialist. Year 2010 – 2012. Project „Study Programme Development: Problem based method integration into the programme (PROMOK)”. Role in the project: lecturer, responsible for study course improvement and pilot trial (courses: Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing for Public Institutions). |
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Internships, Grants: |
2012 08 05 – 2012 08 09 Manchester Municipal University, University of Manchester (UK). Topic: International Research (inquiry) based Master studies. 2010 09 27 – 2010 10 01 Middlesex University (UK). Topic: Work Integrated Learning method (WIL) in student placements. 2002 (January-March) University of Nebraska in Omaha (USA) III session of IPD (International Professional Development) program. |
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Practical experience: |
1998 – 2000 A. Juotka individual company, manager. 2015 – till present self-employed person (Self-employment Certificate). Areas of activities: consulting, training, research, development and management of training programs) |
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Applied research projects: |
Year 2022. Research “Quality of student learning assistance in Leipijai school (Plungė district)”. Year 2020. Research “Evaluation of the relevance, effectiveness and impact of the „Erasmus+“ Key Action 1 (adult education staff mobility (KA104)). Research funded by the Education Exchanges Support Foundation of Lithuania. Year 2017 – 2019. Longitudinal study of the impact of the program "I choose to teach! For school changes". Year 2015 – 2019. International longitudinal study “Impact and sustainability of the ERASMUS+ programme Key Action 1 Mobility Projects for School Education Staff”. International research (Estonia, Poland, Lithuania, Finland, Germany). Role: researcher. Research funded by the Education Exchanges Support Foundation of Lithuania. Year 2017. National research “Evaluation of children's and youth cultural education in Lithuanian museums”. Role: researcher. Funded by the Lithuanian museum association. Year 2015. Study of the need for topical preparations in the sports market. Client: UAB "Ruvera". |
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Dissemination of scientific results: |
Valuckienė, Jūratė; Damkuvienė, Milda; Balčiūnas, Sigitas, Evandželina Petukienė (2021). How to enable municipalities to implement systemic changes in education? Analysis of Education Problem]. November 2021, No. 5 (195). https://www.nsa.smm.lt/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/nr5-abKaip-igalinti-savivaldybes_elektroninis.pdf Valuckienė, Jūratė; Damkuvienė, Milda; Balčiūnas, Sigitas, Evandželina Petukienė (2018). Leadership in education is a process, not a position. Interview.http://www.svietimonaujienos.lt/lyderyste-svietimo-sistemjeme-procesas-ne-pozicija/ March 19, 2018 Valuckienė, Jūratė; Damkuvienė, Milda; Balčiūnas, Sigitas (2016). How does professional development strengthen teacher leadership? Analysis of Education Problem, 2016, no. 5(148) (May). Valuckienė, Jūratė; Damkuvienė, Milda; Balčiūnas, Sigitas (2016). Strengthening the internationality of the school by implementing the teacher professional development abroad project. Analysis of Education Problem], 2016, no. 8(151) (June). Balčiūnas, Sigitas; Valuckienė, Jūratė; Damkuviene, Milda; Miltenienė, Lina; Bacys, Vaidas. Museum - school - student. Together or separately? Presentation of the results of the study "Evaluation of the state of cultural education of children and youth in museums" at the Litexpo Republican exhibition of educational innovations "School 2017", 2017-11-24, Vilnius. |
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Other Related Activities: |
Member of the Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LERA) Member of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) |
