Viešojo administravimo efektyvumas bendradarbiaujant mokyklai ir vietos bendruomenei / Riešės seniūnijos atvejo analizė

Abstract

Abstract of contents: The process of Lithuania’s turning into a democratic state requires changes in public thinking and this process should involve all the areas of state. Sociality is the basis for existence of a democratic state. The future of a democratic society depends on the ability of youth to take over and further develop the principles of community life. Therefore school takes a crucial role and has to form the ground for the development of personality. School is responsible for raising a person of the future here-and-now. The major aim is to educate a sensible, independent and creative person, a citizen with a critical thinking and able to drive his life to the right direction; provide him with scientific and cultural knowledge, as well as teach to love the homeland. It is obvious that education objectives set are impossible to reach with help of school only. Therefore the cooperation between school and local community is essential. Aim of the paper: to establish the impact on public administration by means of analysis of possibilities of school and local community cooperation. The paper aims to establish what factors influence public administration effectiveness as well as discuss efficiency attributes of school as one of the administration institutions. Compare different settlement residents’ views towards cooperation between school and local community. Riešė Neighbourhood was chosen for conducting the study. Respondents from three settlements were selected, their opinions were intercompared. The settlement where residents are the most active in community activities and cooperation with school was established as well. The first part defines the concept of community and its peculiarities, describes the impact of school and school community on education and development of the young generation. The necessity of relations and cooperation between school and local community is also discussed. Possibilities of school and local community cooperation are reviewed as well as organisation of such cooperation. The second part defines the concept of public administration effectiveness, presents the principles of public administration (according to H. Fayoli) and their importance in modern authorities of public administration. Moreover, analyses effective school features that guide towards togetherness of the community, and consequently, this affects effectiveness of public administration. The third part of the paper represents analysis of expert interviews and results of questionnaire survey.