Jolanta Pivorienė
Biographic Data
| ID | 3559550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jolanta Pivorienė |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jolanta |
| FAMILY NAME | Pivorienė |
| SIGNATURE | PIVORIENĖ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Mykolas Romeris University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6328-7940 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Coping strategies and psychological well-being among teachers experiencing victimization
Introduction Teacher victimization is an important occupational stressor that can undermine educators' psychological functioning and professional sustainability. Guided by stress–coping theory, this study examined the relationships among multiple forms of victimization, coping strategies, and psychological well-being. Methods A nationwide sample of Lithuanian teachers ( N = 1,044) completed validated measures assessing exposure to victimization, …
Manifestations of Victimisation Among Lithuanian Teachers and Their Experiences in Educational Institutions
Aim. The aim of this study is to reveal the victimisation of Lithuanian teachers in educational institutions. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the following hypotheses were put forward: traumatic experiences as a student are related to experiences of bullying and violence as a teacher; different forms of violence are interrelated; and teachers who have experienced one form of violence are more likely to experience others. Methods. A quan…
Problematic Behaviour in Foster Care: Insights From Foster Carers and Care Centre Staff in Lithuania
Children’s problematic behaviour is a common issue in care that must be recognised and understood to be effectively addressed. This study explores how foster carers and care centre staff identify and manage internalising and externalising behaviour problems in children. A quantitative study was conducted in Lithuania using a questionnaire administered to 54 care centre staff and 67 foster carers. The results indicate that foster carers feel more …
Factors Affecting Flemish, Lithuanian and Latvian Foster Parents' Perception of Problem Behaviour and Support Needs
Emotional and behavioural problems are common among children in foster care. Foster parents usually are the first to notice problematic behaviour and to estimate support needs. They consider themselves experts for that matter. However, it is unknown what impacts the decisions they make in that regard. A total of 443 Flemish, Lithuanian and Latvian foster parents participated in a study set up to examine how foster parents perceive problem behavio…
Towards Professional Decision‐Making: A Vignette Study on Problem Behaviour in Flemish, Lithuanian and Latvian Foster Children
As directives are often missing or fragmented, foster care workers have a huge amount of discretionary power. They are trusted to use this power for the benefit of the foster families they monitor. Wrong decisions must be prevented at all times. With greater understanding of the factors affecting decision‐making, this can be done for the specific part of professional practice that is about providing extra support for foster children and/or for th…
Digital competences of future social workers: The art of education in uncertain times
Digital literacy plays a crucial role as part of modern-day citizenship and modern life in general. There are a lot of social work practitioners who lack the digital skills or attitudes to fully benefit from the opportunities created by digital technologies for delivering quality youth work. Social workers see digital media only as social media. Their understanding of the possibilities of digital media and technology should be widened (European C…
Social Inclusion of Gen Z Ukrainian Refugees in Lithuania: The Role of Online Social Networks
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Lithuania, a country of barely 3 million inhabitants, has welcomed more than 85,000 refugees, mainly minors and young people. This research focuses on the youth segment, members of Gen Z, which exhibits a marked gender bias, as the majority are women. The purpose of this study is to determine the role played by online social networks in the process of social inclusion in the host community. Methodologically,…
Value of Critical Thinking in the Labour Market: Variations in Employers’ and Employees’ Views
The fragmentation and narrowness of research on critical thinking in the labour market and the lack of critical thinking analysis in the context of the interplay between lifelong learning, education and the labour market presuppose the relevance of this article. The article analyses the views of employers and employees, highlighting their attitude toward the importance and manifestation of critical thinking in the labour market and the need for i…
A Comparative Analysis of Residential Care: A Five-Country Multiple Case-Design Study
The Value of Critical Thinking in Higher Education and the Labour Market: The Voice of Stakeholders
Critical thinking has been more than just a part of academic rhetoric and educational practice for some time now. In the rapidly changing world of information flow, critical thinking is often identified as the goal of higher education, and in the modern labour market, the importance of critical thinking to an organisation's success is emphasised. Critical thinking is recognised as one of the tools for the formation and development of human and so…
Deinstitutionalization of the Child Care System in Lithuania
The reform of the child care system in Lithuania started with the Ministry of Social Security and Labor approving the Strategic Guidelines for Deinstitutionalization in 2012, followed by the Transition from Institutional Care to Community-Based Services in 2014. The strategic aim of the reform was to create a system including a comprehensive range of services that would enable every child and their family or guardians to receive individual servic…
Critical Thinking Embeddedness in Higher Education Programmes
Aim. The aim of this research is to examine how critical thinking is reflected in Lithuanian higher education study programmes and what conceptual model(s) of critical thinking are used by study programme makers. Methods. The subject of the study encompasses 8 higher education study programmes and their subjects. They are analysed based on a constructed conceptual framework, which defines 9 critical thinking skills and 18 critical thinking dispos…
The Value of Critical Thinking in Higher Education and the Labour Market: The Voice of Stakeholders
Critical thinking has been more than just a part of academic rhetoric and educational practice for some time now. In the rapidly changing world of information flow, critical thinking is often identified as the goal of higher education, and in the modern labour market, the importance of critical thinking to an organisation's success is emphasised. Critical thinking is recognised as one of the tools for the formation and development of human and so…
Deinstitutionalization of the Child Care System in Lithuania
The reform of the child care system in Lithuania started with the Ministry of Social Security and Labor approving the Strategic Guidelines for Deinstitutionalization in 2012, followed by the Transition from Institutional Care to Community-Based Services in 2014. The strategic aim of the reform was to create a system including a comprehensive range of services that would enable every child and their family or guardians to receive individual servic…
Critical Thinking Embeddedness in Higher Education Programmes
Aim. The aim of this research is to examine how critical thinking is reflected in Lithuanian higher education study programmes and what conceptual model(s) of critical thinking are used by study programme makers. Methods. The subject of the study encompasses 8 higher education study programmes and their subjects. They are analysed based on a constructed conceptual framework, which defines 9 critical thinking skills and 18 critical thinking dispos…
The Value of Critical Thinking in Higher Education and the Labour Market: The Voice of Stakeholders
Critical thinking has been more than just a part of academic rhetoric and educational practice for some time now. In the rapidly changing world of information flow, critical thinking is often identified as the goal of higher education, and in the modern labour market, the importance of critical thinking to an organisation's success is emphasised. Critical thinking is recognised as one of the tools for the formation and development of human and so…
A Comparative Analysis of Residential Care: A Five-Country Multiple Case-Design Study
Value of Critical Thinking in the Labour Market: Variations in Employers’ and Employees’ Views
The fragmentation and narrowness of research on critical thinking in the labour market and the lack of critical thinking analysis in the context of the interplay between lifelong learning, education and the labour market presuppose the relevance of this article. The article analyses the views of employers and employees, highlighting their attitude toward the importance and manifestation of critical thinking in the labour market and the need for i…
Digital competences of future social workers: The art of education in uncertain times
Digital literacy plays a crucial role as part of modern-day citizenship and modern life in general. There are a lot of social work practitioners who lack the digital skills or attitudes to fully benefit from the opportunities created by digital technologies for delivering quality youth work. Social workers see digital media only as social media. Their understanding of the possibilities of digital media and technology should be widened (European C…
Social Inclusion of Gen Z Ukrainian Refugees in Lithuania: The Role of Online Social Networks
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Lithuania, a country of barely 3 million inhabitants, has welcomed more than 85,000 refugees, mainly minors and young people. This research focuses on the youth segment, members of Gen Z, which exhibits a marked gender bias, as the majority are women. The purpose of this study is to determine the role played by online social networks in the process of social inclusion in the host community. Methodologically,…
Problematic Behaviour in Foster Care: Insights From Foster Carers and Care Centre Staff in Lithuania
Children’s problematic behaviour is a common issue in care that must be recognised and understood to be effectively addressed. This study explores how foster carers and care centre staff identify and manage internalising and externalising behaviour problems in children. A quantitative study was conducted in Lithuania using a questionnaire administered to 54 care centre staff and 67 foster carers. The results indicate that foster carers feel more …
Factors Affecting Flemish, Lithuanian and Latvian Foster Parents' Perception of Problem Behaviour and Support Needs
Emotional and behavioural problems are common among children in foster care. Foster parents usually are the first to notice problematic behaviour and to estimate support needs. They consider themselves experts for that matter. However, it is unknown what impacts the decisions they make in that regard. A total of 443 Flemish, Lithuanian and Latvian foster parents participated in a study set up to examine how foster parents perceive problem behavio…
Towards Professional Decision‐Making: A Vignette Study on Problem Behaviour in Flemish, Lithuanian and Latvian Foster Children
As directives are often missing or fragmented, foster care workers have a huge amount of discretionary power. They are trusted to use this power for the benefit of the foster families they monitor. Wrong decisions must be prevented at all times. With greater understanding of the factors affecting decision‐making, this can be done for the specific part of professional practice that is about providing extra support for foster children and/or for th…
Coping strategies and psychological well-being among teachers experiencing victimization
Introduction Teacher victimization is an important occupational stressor that can undermine educators' psychological functioning and professional sustainability. Guided by stress–coping theory, this study examined the relationships among multiple forms of victimization, coping strategies, and psychological well-being. Methods A nationwide sample of Lithuanian teachers ( N = 1,044) completed validated measures assessing exposure to victimization, …
Manifestations of Victimisation Among Lithuanian Teachers and Their Experiences in Educational Institutions
Aim. The aim of this study is to reveal the victimisation of Lithuanian teachers in educational institutions. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the following hypotheses were put forward: traumatic experiences as a student are related to experiences of bullying and violence as a teacher; different forms of violence are interrelated; and teachers who have experienced one form of violence are more likely to experience others. Methods. A quan…
Political science (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Critical thinking (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (3 works)