Furthermore, actions were taken so as to define the basis and developing the concept of early childhood education for children below 3 years old. The establishment of a coherent early childhood education system in Romania is a necessity derived from the priorities of education at national and global levels. Early learning facilitates learning opportunities later in life. Early skills and knowledge make it easier to develop new ones in the future. The early childhood education can be an essential lever in reducing social inequalities. The definition of early childhood education in the Romanian legislation will allow for the central and local authorities to concentrate funds on this area of education, and this long-term investment will lead to a decrease in the rate of early school leavers, the establishment of the foundation for lifelong learning and an increased rate of social and professional insertion.
The document Raport asupra stării sistemului naţional de învăţământ 2009 (Report on the Situation of the National Education System 2009) issued by the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation identifies the following priorities and directions for development in the period 2009-2012:
1. Achieving a stable, equitable, efficient and relevant education system.
2. An allocation of 6 % of the GDP to education.
3. Transforming early education into a public good.
4. Decentralizing school education and increasing the autonomy of schools.
5. Introduction of a competence-based curriculum.
6. Promoting a performance-based salary system in accordance with teachers’ status in society. Romania (February 2011)
7. A legislative system which ensures the modernization, the stability and the predictability of the education system, as well as guaranteeing the equality of opportunity with regard to access to education.
8. Quality assurance and encouraging excellence in public and private higher education.
9. Lifelong learning to acquire new qualifications, extended specialization and advanced training.
10. For each of these priorities/directions for development, strategic objectives are provided and a series of measures are foreseen together with their expected impact.
List of useful websites:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/national_summary_sheets/047_RO_EN.pdf
http://www.educativa.ro/index_en.html
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1259/Romania-HIGHER-EDUCATION.html
http://www.riuf.ro/index.php?page=why_riuf&lang=en
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/International/ICE/natrap/Romania.pdf
http://www.fulbright.ro/educational-advising-center/47-romanian-students-in-the-us-undergrad-study.html
http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/isp.php?id=338
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_educational_system
The document Raport asupra stării sistemului naţional de învăţământ 2009 (Report on the Situation of the National Education System 2009) issued by the Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation identifies the following priorities and directions for development in the period 2009-2012:
1. Achieving a stable, equitable, efficient and relevant education system.
2. An allocation of 6 % of the GDP to education.
3. Transforming early education into a public good.
4. Decentralizing school education and increasing the autonomy of schools.
5. Introduction of a competence-based curriculum.
6. Promoting a performance-based salary system in accordance with teachers’ status in society. Romania (February 2011)
7. A legislative system which ensures the modernization, the stability and the predictability of the education system, as well as guaranteeing the equality of opportunity with regard to access to education.
8. Quality assurance and encouraging excellence in public and private higher education.
9. Lifelong learning to acquire new qualifications, extended specialization and advanced training.
10. For each of these priorities/directions for development, strategic objectives are provided and a series of measures are foreseen together with their expected impact.
List of useful websites:
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/eurybase/national_summary_sheets/047_RO_EN.pdf
http://www.educativa.ro/index_en.html
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1259/Romania-HIGHER-EDUCATION.html
http://www.riuf.ro/index.php?page=why_riuf&lang=en
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/International/ICE/natrap/Romania.pdf
http://www.fulbright.ro/educational-advising-center/47-romanian-students-in-the-us-undergrad-study.html
http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/isp.php?id=338
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanian_educational_system