The Benefits and Obstacles of Prie-school Education Service Co-production in Lithuania

Abstract

The article analyses the benefits and obstacles of prie-school education service co-production in Lithuania. The methodology of the current research is based on the combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. During the present research, the managers of the kindergardens and the active parents (involved in NGO‘s) were surveyed. The questionnaires were developed based on the contemporary literature in the field of co-production. Three focus groups were organized by interviewing NGO‘s representatives, local politicians and public servants from the Klaip?da municipality. According the research findings citizens‘ involvment in co-production implied as political participation. There are few main obstacles for development of co-production at local level: lack of clear tool for the involvment; the question of legitimacy.