Objectives of the Early Education in Romania
– A Theoretical and Practical Teleological
Curricular Study
Objectives of the Early Education in Romania
– A Theoretical and Practical Teleological
Curricular Study
Author(s): Valentina Clapa (Souca), Bianca Pop-Ignat, Muşata BocoşSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: early education; early education curriculum; early education objectives; derivation of kindergarten objectives;
Summary/Abstract: In Romania, early education is undergoing an intense process of curricular reform which began during the school-year of2005-2006, when the first attempts had been implemented by the Minister of Education at the time, university professordr. Mircea Miclea (with the support from the World Bank, UNICEF, universities and NGOs), continued in the followingyears through the implementation of two projects (PETI and PRET, with the support of UNICEF), and culminated withthe publication of The Ordinance by the Ministry of Education no. 4.694 of 2nd August 2019 regarding the approval ofthe curriculum for early education. It was by this ordinance that the Educational Plan as well as the Teaching Methodologyand the Teaching Programme for early education were enacted. Thus, new objectives were established for the earlyeducational system, capable of reflecting the changes in our society, the recent contributions from the learningpsychology, as applicable to preschool education, and able to conform to the reform and the general principles of theRomanian educational system, to the contemporary orientations regarding the educational objectives, and, last but notleast, build rapport with the specific objectives of the other levels of education, and with the international educationallegislation and practices.
Journal: Educatia 21
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 77-84
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English, German