Transformations of Structural Divisions of Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions: Case of the Faculty of Pedagogy at Klaipėda University
ENAnalysis of the development of the Faculty of Pedagogy of Klaipėda University and changes from 1990 to 2004 presents the nature, process, and expression of structural and content transformations in Lithuanian higher-education in the context of academic activities of teachers, researchers, and students. The case of the Faculty of Pedagogy of Klaipėda University was chosen because of the exceptional historical, geopolitical, and academic prerequisites in the initial phase of restoration of Lithuania’s independence. The article focuses on the systemic and structural transformation of the Faculty of Pedagogy, touches upon problems of changes in the content of studies, and highlights the positions of professors and students in terms of achievements, negative factors, and future perspectives of the Faculty. Aspects of research, documents, academic literature, and reconstructive presentations of empiric research are employed.
