Dvasinio ugdymo svarba dabarties ir ateities mokyklai: M. Lukšienės įžvalgos
Importance of spiritual education for present and future school: M. Lukšienė’s insights

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the leadership phenomenon of the Lithuanian scientist and social figure M. Luksiene during the period of the Lithuanian Education Reform (1988-1997). It is based on the analysis of scientific literature, the qualitative analysis of M. Luksiene’s texts as well as expert surveys. The article aims to describe M. Luksiene’s leadership as a unique leadership phenomenon and to highlight the phenomenal features of the leadership. The problem: what was M. Luksiene’s leadership during the period of Education Reform. The subject matter – M. Luksiene’s leadership during the period of Education Reform. The Goal is to uncover the distinctness of M. Luksiene’sleadership during the period of Education Reform. Tasks: 1) on the basis of scientific literature on leadership to define the concepts of leadership and leadership as a phenomenon; 2) to highlight the conditions during the Lithuanian Education Reform as a prerequisite for leaders to emerge; 3) through empirical examination to disclose the distinctness of M. Luksiene’s leadership. The research methods. The research is based on one type of empirical research, i.e. the case investigation, in which the object of investigation is composed of one social phenomenon – M. Luksiene’s activity during the Lithuanian Education Reform. The investigation is carried out at a personal level. The research is also based on qualitative research strategy and its specific methods: analysis of scientific literature, the qualitative analysis of M. Luksiene’s texts, expert survey. On the basis of the analysis of the research data the following conclusions are drawn: M. Luksiene’s appearance as an emerged leader is a case of a leadership where under the prevailing social and political circumstances, in the absence of bright, nonstandard-minded leaders, the distinctive intellectual and attitudinal maturity of M. Luksiene’s personality has led to her emergence as a leader. It is a case of harmony between maturity of a person as a leader and historical circumstances. The analysis of written word – diaries – suggests that M. Luksiene was engaged in distinctive public activities worth staying in human memory since her childhood.

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