Irma Budginaitė Mačkinė
Lithuanian
Affiliation
Vilnius University
Levels of education
- ECEC
- School education
- Higher Education
Geographical scope of expertise
Policy themes
- Access to high quality education for all
- Vulnerable groups in education and training, ensuring inclusion and non-discrimination
- Gender, sexual identities
- Education and migration
- Education and training of professional workforce
Selected publications
- Sharmahd, N., Peeters, J., Budginaitė, I. (2018). “Early childhood education and care assistants in Europe: pathways towards continuous professional development and qualification”, European Journal of Education, Special issue: Innovative approaches towards continuous professional development in early childhood education and care. A European perspective.
- Budginaitė, I, Cameron, C., Hanuari, H., Lazzari, A., Peeters, J., Peleman, B., Siarova, H. (2018). “Continuing professional development and ECEC quality”: findings from a European systematic literature review”, European Journal of Education, Special issue: Innovative approaches towards continuous professional development in early childhood education and care. A European perspective.
- Budginaitė, I., Mackonytė, G., Siarova, H., Spurga, S, Sternadel, D. (2016). Policies and practices for more equality and inclusion in and through education: Evidence and policy guidance from European research projects funded under FP6 and FP7, NESET II report, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
- Budginaitė, I., Peeters, J., Sharmahd, N. (2016). ‘Professionalisation of Childcare Assistants in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): Pathways towards Qualification’, NESET II report, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
- Budginaitė, I., Mašidlauskaitė, R. (2015). “Welcome home? Parents and teachers experiences educating returnees‘ children in Lithuania“, Politologija, Vol. 78, 2015. (In Lithuanian).
- Budginaitė, I., Cameron, C., Hanuari, H., Lazzari, A., Peeters, J., Peleman, B., Siarova, H. (2015). Early childhood care: working conditions, training and quality of services – A systematic review, Eurofound report.
- Budginaitė, I. (2012). “Political factors that influence migrants’ decisions to return to their countries: policies and their success”, in (ed.) Barcevičius, Egidijus and Dovilė Žvalionytė, Vicious circle? Return migration and circular migration of Lithuanian population. Vilnius: Vaga, pp. 167-213. (In Lithuanian).
- Budginaitė, I. (2012). “Social factors that influence migrants’ decisions to return to their countries: image of return migrants in public discourse and public perception” in (ed.) Barcevičius, E., Žvalionytė, D. Vicious circle? Return migration and circular migration of Lithuanian population. Vilnius: Vaga, pp. 214-268. (In Lithuanian).
- Budginaitė, I., Žvalionytė, D. (2012). Country report: Lithuania. 2010-2011 Annual Monitoring Review on Migration, Employment and Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Research Questions on Access to Labour Market Information. IOM Independent Network of Labour Migration and Integration Experts (LINET).