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Evaluating the Impact: Modernisation of the Cultural Education System in Lithuania

Evaluating the Impact: Modernisation of the Cultural Education System in Lithuania

Client

Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania

Challenge

What is the impact of this modernisation?

Context of the challenge

The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the National Martynas Mažvydas Library and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, implemented the "Modernisation of the Cultural Education System" project. The aim was to strengthen cultural competences and develop other skills through a tailor-made IT platform called KEIS. Activities were carried for almost a year to meet the project's objectives. Therefore, an evaluation was needed to assess the impact of cultural education forums, training programs, the Cultural Education Information System, and cultural education interventions on various participants, including students, teachers, administrators, and developers.

Approach

Approach

Quantitative
research

Quantitative information was gathered through the use of structured questionnaires, enabling the collection of data to measure various aspects of the project.

Interactive
workshops

Workshops were conducted with diverse target groups to evaluate the qualitative impact of the project. These interactive sessions provided a platform for participants to share their experiences, perspectives, and feedback.

Participatory
observation

Observational methods were employed, allowing researchers to actively engage and observe project activities and their effects. This approach facilitated the capturing of unarticulated qualitative data and insights.

Mobile
ethnography

Utilized mobile ethnography techniques to gain a deeper understanding of participants' experiences and behaviors in real-world contexts. This method involved collecting data through digital documentation.

Expert
evaluation

Experts in the field provided their evaluation and guidance, offering insights and recommendations to improve the project's services and outcomes. Their expertise and knowledge were systematically integrated into the evaluation process.

Change to the context

Change to the context

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Understanding the context

Understanding the context

Quantitative information was gathered through the use of structured questionnaires, enabling the collection of data to measure various aspects of the project.

Quantitative information was gathered through the use of structured questionnaires, enabling the collection of data to measure various aspects of the project.

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Tools for growth

Tools for growth

Creating a framework and formulas to measure the impact has a long-lasting effect as tools to use for a variety of other assessments and evaluations.

Creating a framework and formulas to measure the impact has a long-lasting effect as tools to use for a variety of other assessments and evaluations.

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Strategic insights

Strategic insights

Sensemaking of all the information allowed to pinpoint essential changes to be made: customize training activities to the specific target groups; enable consistency through cultural passport program and its ecosystem; form a comprehensive evaluation process based on qualitative and quantitative research for each target group to have a more precise view on the impact. 

Sensemaking of all the information allowed to pinpoint essential changes to be made: customize training activities to the specific target groups; enable consistency through cultural passport program and its ecosystem; form a comprehensive evaluation process based on qualitative and quantitative research for each target group to have a more precise view on the impact.