Abstract
As in most countries, the development of the Romanian education system is related to the evolution of the political, economic, and social sectors of public life. From a historical point of view, the education system in Romania – its curriculum, structure, and organization – has been determined by a few moments of national importance.
The chapter below reflects developments up to 2010.
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The main educational policy documents were Education Reform in Romania, drafted by an expert team from the Institute for Educational Sciences (1993); Higher Education Reform in Romania, prepared by the Consultative Group for Higher Education and Research (1994); and The White Book of the Reform of Education in Romania, published by the Ministry of National Education (1995). All these documents are retrievable from www.edu.ro and www.ise.ro.
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All the data presented above is drawn from the Education Act No. 84 from 1995 and other national decrees.
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Dumbrăveanu, L. (2015). Romania. In: Hörner, W., Döbert, H., Reuter, L., von Kopp, B. (eds) The Education Systems of Europe. Global Education Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07473-3_39
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