Mr Darius Klibavicius

(he/him)

Research

2024

A presentation “Pupils as Curriculum Co-Designers: Moving Beyond the Visual Representation of the Four Purposes in Wales" was presented at the Children’s Research Centre 20^th Anniversary Conference "Research for Children, by Children and with Children" | The Open University, 23^rd October 2024. An abstract of the presentation is available here (pp. 15–16).

A presentation “Pupils’ Participation in Curriculum Design: A Children’s Rights Perspective” was presented at the Education Research Group PGR Hybrid Mini Conference | Cardiff University, 22^nd May 2024. An abstract of the presentation is available here (scroll down).

2023

Klibavicius, D. 2023. Does philosophy have a role in school? Wales Journal of Education: Focus on Practice, pp. 1–13. doi: 10.16922/wje.p2

A blog post: Knowledge exchange and impact development programme – why should you get involved? (Doctoral Academy blog, 30 May 2023).

2022

From June until December 2022, I undertook a 6-month internship with the Welsh Government. I conducted a research evidence review on the voices of socio-economically disadvantaged learners (academic supervisor Prof David Egan). This review aimed to inform policymakers about successful strategies and effective practices for engaging disadvantaged learners in education and closing the attainment gap based on social class.

2021

Klibavicius, D. 2021. Teachers’ Perceptions of School Curriculum Reform and its Impact on Their Practice (academic supervisor Dr Kevin Smith). This is an MSc Thesis in Social Science Research Methods at Cardiff University.

A showcase: Images of Research (Doctoral Academy Twitter, 7 December 2021).

2020

Klibavicius, D. 2020. To What Extent Are the Roles of Teacher and Teaching Assistant Complementary? (academic supervisor Prof Sally Power). This is an Unpublished Mixed Methods Case Study.

2019

A blog post: Philosophy in the New Curriculum for Wales (Dr Kevin Smith’s blog, 19 August 2019).

2018

Klibavicius, D. 2018. Teaching Philosophy at School: What are Teachers’ Perceptions of Philosophy and its Role in the School Curriculum? (academic supervisor Dr Kevin Smith). This is an MSc Thesis in Education, Policy, and Society at Cardiff University. 

Thesis

Pupils' Experiences of and Involvement in School Curriculum Reforms

Funding sources

My research is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Biography

	Personal information Year of birth: 1980 Place of birth: Jonava, Lithuania
	Academic qualifications 2022 MSc in Social Science Research Methods (Education Pathway)  at Cardiff University (merit). 2019 MSc in Education, Policy, and Society at Cardiff University (merit).
	Professional experience Since 5 March 2019, I have been working as a Teaching Assistant at Mary Immaculate High School in Cardiff (part-time, permanent). I hold a Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) confirmed by the Education Workforce Council (09 June 2016).

Supervisors

Kevin Smith

Reader in Education

Rhian Barrance

Lecturer