Applied Studies in Klaip da in 1934–1939: Aspects of Local Specialization Taikomosios studijos Klaip doje 1934–1939 m.: lokalinio specializavimo aspektai

Based on the research of archival and published sources, the article analyses the conditions of organisation of studies at the Republic’s Pedagogical and Commerce Institutes in Klaip da, their structure and intentions of local vocational specialization, and attempts to assess the impact of higher education on the expression of social and cultural identities of the Lithuanian intelligentsia in the region, from the beginning of the process of the establishment of the Institutes in 1934 up to their relocation from Klaip da in 1939. Data presented in the article provides that the total duration of training courses in the Institutes as well as the volumes of courses differed; however the principles of curricula content formation had much in common: the combination of theoretical and practical disciplines was sufficiently rational, the curricula covered vocational specialization opportunities and facilitated the relationship between the studies and the environment. Particular focus in the area of planning and organisation of studies was given to the organization of educational practices and interaction with Lithuanian entrepreneurs of Klaip da as well as strengthening of communities. This created assumptions for the development of professional as well as cultural socialization skills of graduates. Graduates acquired necessary practical skills, some successfully adapted and engaged in vocational activities within companies and institutions of the region of Klaip da, others establishing a new businesses as well as sought for possibilities to associate themselves with the Lithuanian intelligentsia in the region and learned the specifics of its activities. Activities of the academic community of Klaip da created the preconditions for the development of social and cultural expression and interaction of Lithuanian intelligentsia with the entire Lithuania. Article in Lithuanian Specialist , siekian i gyti auk t j i silavinim , rengimas Klaip doje, traukus miest nepriklausomos Lietuvos sud t 1923 m., buvo labai aktualus, ta iau tik nuo 1934 m. jame buvo prad ta steigti auk t sias mokyklas taikomosioms studijoms organizuoti, siekta stiprinti lietuvi verslum , vietimo ir kultūros pl tr Klaip dos kra te. Remiantis archyvini , rankra tini ir skelbt altini tyrimu, straipsnyje analizuojamos Respublikos pedagoginio (RPI) ir Prekybos instituto studij organizavimo Klaip doje s lygos, lokalin s profesin s specializacijos intencijos, siekiama vertinti auk tojo mokslo tak io kra to lietuvi inteligentijos socialinio ir kultūrinio tapatumo rai kai visuomen