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Creating cultural and educational centres is a very important aspect of the development of a society. We observe the presence of these centres all over the world, especially in large cities, where there is a larger population. What happens, however, to small communities, especially those that form outside their place of origin? How do they get the information they need to keep up to date with the cultural and educational development of the country where they left off? We find a relevant answer in Spain, more precisely in cities where Romanians have formed fairly large communities, such as Madrid, Valencia or Barcelona. Although, through a brief analysis of these communities, we can see that Romanians have managed to learn Spanish, there is also a desire to have access to language, literature and culture in Romania. Therefore, several institutions such as the Cervantes Institute or the Romanian Cultural Institute in Madrid, provide Romanians on Iberian territory with books, courses and other cultural and educational activities, and the Romanian communities organize and promote these actions. Are there also libraries and other similar cultural institutions in several parts of the peninsula, which makes us wonder how these Romanian cultural funds work in Spain? This paper will answer, among others, this question and will present the system and methods applied in promoting language, Romanian literature and culture within the Romanian cultural and educational centres on Hispanic territory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Creating and promoting an ethical culture in educational institutions is as complex as it is necessary in the current context. Ethical culture in the universities is important because it influences the ethical behavior of members of the academic community and can contribute to the development of students' character. Moral values, once assumed, help us to become better human beings, with an ethical perspective on the decisions making, including respect for others, honesty, equality, etc. Studies have shown that moral standards can be improved through education. In order to educate character leaders, modern universities must ensure both access to ethical education and access to an appropriate ethical climate. The purpose of this article is to explore the framework on which ethical culture in universities is based and the tools that can contribute to its development. The paper also addresses the relationship between institutional ethical culture and ethical behavior of students after graduation. The article argues that a university that develops an ethical culture can contribute to the development of ethical and professional behaviors of graduates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the course of the following paper I aime to investigate possible reasons for the impressive results that countries in East and South-East Asia have obtained at the PISA examinations that take place every three years. These examinations include three tests: Math, Science and Reading. What I have found is that there are more than one reasons that contribute to this type of succes. The main three that I have chosen to present are first and foremost: an unique cultural climate where education is highly prized by the members of the community and the role of teachers is aknowkedged as being central to the development of society. Secondly, different parenting methods can also be cited as influencing educational outcome. Thirdly, we have an education system that has a strong and well funded public school system but also a vast network of options outside the state provided system that includes cram schools, language schools and online schools, parents there showing a very high willingness to invest in extra classes and educational options outside the public education system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The confessional Roman-catholic education in interwar Romania was a prestigious brand for all graduates. This paper aims to point out, in the mirror, the type of instruction and education the girls were provided with, at two of the confessional schools in Romania. It involves the political, economical and social context these institutions functioned within and the school life of two girls. Margit Miko, a Hungarian girl from Călan, Hunedoara county, attended a small Franciscan school from Petroşani between 1932-1936. Cornelia Georgescu, a Romanian girl attended the elitist school of Notre Dame de Sion nun order from Galaţi a few years later. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

B. Spinoza (1632-1677) is one of the central figures in the history of philosophy that has significantly influenced the Western culture. Generally known as a rationalist, Spinoza was less widely accepted as a philosopher of education, although such an outline is outlined in his writings. An explanation for this may be that in none of his works did Spinoza explicitly address education. However, concepts, values and implications of ethical theory that are particularly relevant in educational endeavors can be easily identified in Spinozian texts. In this paper we intend to explore the conceptual resources provided by Spinoza that underlie the moral education and place them in the contemporary educational context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper reflects upon the issue of the relationship between the two sciences and how the system of organization of knowledge and knowledge, based on the in-put-out-put approach is used for the benefit of the public educational system. Based on the Romanian historical contributions to cybernetics the paper establishes connections with current practice issues and the educational system, the systems expert, sustainability issues and finding flexible normative and legislative solutions to meet the challenges knowledge society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

THE PAPER PRESENTS THE NEED TO IMPROVE THE ADAPTATION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO THE CHANGING LABOR MARKET NEEDS IN ORDER TO INTERCONNECT WITH THE LABOR MARKET. CHANGES IN THE LABOR MARKET THAT ARE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE ADAPTATION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM CREATE IMBALANCES AND INCONSISTENCIES. IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY IN WHICH WE LIVE, THE DYNAMICS OF THE LABOR MARKET IS UNPRECEDENTED. CHILDREN WHO ARE TODAY IN PRIMARY OR MIDDLE SCHOOL SHOULD BE TRAINED FOR WHAT WILL BE OVER 10-20 YEARS. MANY PROFESSIONS WILL DISAPPEAR IN A FEW YEARS AND NEW ONES WILL APPEAR. THE SKILLS THAT EMPLOYEES WILL NEED IN THE FUTURE WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM TODAY'S. BUT SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY SHOULD NOT ONLY CREATE SIMPLE, EFFICIENT WORKERS. WE MUST NOT FORGET THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR A GENERAL CULTURE, CREATIVITY AND KNOWLEDGE TO HELP GRADUATES TO LIVE WELL AND OUT OF WORK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IN THIS PAPER, WE PRESENTED ASPECTS OF THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL VALUES AND THE NEED TO RECONFIGURE THEM IN THE CONTEXT OF A SOCIETY WITH PROFOUND MUTATIONS AT ALL LEVELS. EDUCATION HAS TO FACE ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES OF THE WORLD TODAY AND TOMORROW THROUGH A NEW APPROACH, BASED ON A SOLID CULTURAL FOUNDATION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WORK WAS TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR "VALUE" WITH ITS CULTURAL, AESTHETIC, EMOTIONAL, ARTISTIC, MORAL VALUES. DURING THE COURSE OF THE WORK, WE EMPHASIZED THAT THE ASSIMILATION OF EDUCATIONAL VALUES PRESUPPOSES THE COOPERATION OF ALL THE ACTORS INVOLVED, THAT WE MUST APPROACH QUALITY IN TERMS OF LONG-TERM VALUES TOWARDS THE FUTURE. WE ALSO MADE A BRIEF INCURSION INTO THE EDUCATIONAL SPECTRUM IN OUR COUNTRY AND THE NEED TO RECONSIDER AND FOCUS THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO EDUCATION. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A MODEL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION BASED ON EDUCATIONAL VALUES. THE INVESTIGATIVE METHOD WAS THE DOCUMENTARY AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ARTICLES AND STUDIES IN THE LITERATURE IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION THAT ARE BASED ON VALUE AND GENERATE VALUE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

EDUCATION IS ABOUT TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL, MORAL, INTELLECTUAL QUALITIES. THE EDUCATION OFERED BY SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES TO THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE INFLUENCES THE SUCCESS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FUTURE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY BY A LARGE. IN THE PAST, ANYBODY CAN EMPLOYEE ANYWHERE, NOW ONLY THE WELL PROFESSIONALLY PERSONS, COMPETENT, ARE ACCEPTED IN EMPLOYMENT. A PART OF THE ACTIVE POPULATION WILL HARDLY FIND A PERMANANET WORK, BECAUSE THEY ARE LOW QUALIFIED. ON THE OTHER HAND, MULTIPLE OF EMPLOYMENT OFFERS WILL NOT BE LIKELY TO BE GRANTED BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE OFFERED LABOR; THE NECESSARY COMPETENCES ARE HIGHLY, COMPARED WITH WHAT THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS CAN OFFER TO THEIR ABSOLVENTS. THE PAPER PRESENTS THEORETICAL ASPECTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION FOR CREATING OF COMPETENT WORK FORCE, NEED FOR A FUTURE SOCIETY, WHO IS IN CONTINUOUS CHANGE, TRANSFORMATION. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to highlight the importance of the influence exerted by parents in the emotional development of the child. Whereas a high level of emotional intelligence is closely related to parental warmth, secure attachment, we consider absolutely necessary to know the inadequate patterns that parents can display as well as the reasons that underlie of the feelings of child's insecurity which obstructs the emotional development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article is a brief study of sociological research in the archives. The method used is that of observation, respectively of the comparative study of the documents and interpretation of the selected information. The researcher aims to bring in actuality and to present, especially for young readers, secure and unclassified information about the communist educational system and the party propaganda. The paper contains few comments, the content, almost entirely consisting of official data and information belonging to the Archives Fund of the Town Committee Targu Jiu of the RCP. Most of the research activity in archives has been allocated to study "the education through work and for work", "the propaganda work" of the party and "the political-ideological education", as forms of mass education in the communist totalitarian stateThe article, by its content especially well documented, is constituted in a guidebook for those who are concerned with the research of the totalitarian communist regime in Romania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 8th edition of the "School Library - an Ideal Space for Information and Communication" National Conference took place in Buziaş on November 29, 2017. More than 100 librarians and teachers across the country attended and 54 specialized papers were presented on topics such as: professional communication; documentation in the school library and the documentation and information center: transformation and adaptation; non-formal education - normality in the library; reading - interdisciplinary perspective; the new information and documentation technologies in the library space; the didactic sphere: Romanian language and literature; the library - promoter of the intercultural communication in the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Education and health are components of human capital, but also of human development. Man, through his creative force, it was considered an economic resource. Although intangible assets - human capital as main component of intellectual capital - are those that generate growth and development, we are currently witnessing a paradigm shift in economic and social fi eld: human been is no longer regarded as a resource, as means to growth and development, but his welfare constitutes the very purpose of growth and development. This paper aims to present some interdependences between education and health as components of human development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on experiences from 2012 to present, as a lecturer in Romanian language, culture and civilization at Beijing Foreign Studies University, the author traces the history of the Romanian language Lectureship in China. He sketches the ancient and current profile of Romanian Department, the factors that determined the evolution of Romanian language study in China, encouraging aspects, but also the challenges that inevitably occur. In addition to the positive outlook of Romanian Section's evolution, the interest and good training of the Chinese teachers, appropriate equipment with technical means, beautiful and efficient work atmosphere, the author also refers to shortcomings, especially to the insufficient and outdated books found in Romanian, despite the efforts of staff Department to edit the practical courses, dictionaries and other teaching aids, highly useful and necessary. Missing are current linguistic studies and other academic papers, required especially for students in their final years, as the documentary sources for license and master's theses. The direct experience of the author is complemented by reflections, testimonies and information received from departmental colleagues, especially because some of them have directly experienced these changes as students, and several years later, as teachers. The author highlights the specific conditions existing at the Beijing Foreign Studies University, the specific approaches, which clearly distinguish the Romanian learning methodology as a foreign language by the modern languages teaching strategy in Romania or in other parts of the world. The differences are caused by the short time in which the students must form their linguistic competence. Because students starts from level zero, it is necessary to shift focus from the theoretical approaches to the communicative-pragmatic and functional aspect and sometimes consequently their miss integrative skills on Romanian culture and civilization, in the synchronic and diachronic perspective. The author, a Romanian lecturer and native speaker, is considered an important resource, trying to fill by the various strategies, the lack of direct contact with the socio-linguistic and cultural Romanian environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Herbal supplements consumption experienced high growth in Romania, with the rising awareness and the amounts that people are willing to pay for improving their health. Since this segment is difficult to monitor by market research companies, our paper aims at processing the data available at national level, based on a holistic approach. Following a 10-year survey (period 2001-2010), we analyzed some specific statistical parameters, such as: top and value sales of dietary supplements in Romania; the average consumption of herbal supplements per capita; crop area, production of medicinal and aromatic plants and indigenous industry capability in harnessing the potential of ethnopharmacology; educational attainment by age group; death rates of chronic diseases; life expectancy at age 65. In conclusion, the annual average consumption per capita is lower than in other European countries, but forecasts are optimistic. Education, health and life expectancy have improved over the studied period, and follow a positive forecast. We found significant correlations between herbal supplements consumption, educational attainment and health indicators (r = 0.9). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to achieve an analysis of the measures taken at the secondary level of education in the first decade of interwar period, underlining that despite the economic, social and political difficulties faced by Romania after World War I, education and culture were seen as tools that grind humanity and create the pillars of the society. This study emphasizes the interest of the legislative power to promote education in order to raise the cultural level of the masses, focusing on the main movements made toward the adoption of fundamental laws that organize studies in secondary schools. Therefore, it examines educational policy in terms of renewal and modernization at the secondary level of education, marking initiatives that advocated the role of schools in shaping the masses and the importance of educational reform in the general welfare of the Romanian society. Overall, it became obvious that in the search for adequate material, social, financial, economic or agricultural solutions, the consolidation can be accomplished only by a deep moral reform, reform which cannot be achieved other way than by school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives. To identify current practices related to wound debridement in Romania, we conducted a study in order to obtain information on existing knowledge and preferences of the medical staff for using debridement methods. This paper summarizes, presents and discusses only the aspects of Romanian medical professionals’ knowledge in wound care. Materials and Method. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire divided into four sections: respondents' demographic characteristics, level of knowledge regarding wound management, debridement methods currently used in clinical practice, perception of the level of education needed to perform various types of debridement. The questionnaire was applied during the National Congress of Surgery, 3-6 May 2010, Cluj-Napoca. Responses were coded and organized in a database used for statistical evaluation. Data were processed with SPSS Statistics software (descriptive statistics, ANOVA test, Tukey test, Pearson correlation coefficient). Results. We obtained 104 complete data sets. Statistical analysis shows that nurses spent more time on wound care than physicians (p<0.017). There were statistically significant differences (p<0.005) between the concepts contained in the courses followed by the medical professional categories studied. Significant correlations (p<0.01) were found between the type of debridement most used in practice and staff's perceptions about the method's effectiveness and safety. Conclusions. In Romania, education of all medical staff in wound care requires a standard at a level with the area of clinical practice as well as scientific and technical progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. The background of this study is the fact that extracurricular activities concur to accomplish the general and particular pedagogical aims of physical education discipline, but the present situation of the Romanian system of education is not assisting the achievement of this. Before 1990 many school camps were organized for the purpose of ideological education of the youngest generation. At that time there were 178 school camps in the country; today there are only 60, due to the economical problems and the luck of financial support from the state. Aims. The aim of this paper is to find out if the teachers of physical education still continue to organize school camps or trips with the pupils of general schools and high schools in Timisoara. Methods. A questionnaire was used to gather the results. Results. The results in graphs disclose the fact that teachers of physical education and sport from Timisoara still organise school camps and trips as a means of promoting pedagogical aims even though the state are not involved. Conclusions. The conclusions emphasise the fact that without any sustainable projects from the Ministry of Development and without financial support, this activity still remains an option for the teacher according to his/her motivation to do it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper represents a well documented historical and scientific pleading for palaestra civilization, for sanogenesis and prophylaxis through palaestra, and its elaboration in bio-psycho-social register. Health and disease are analyzed by the human perception of the health status, the passing from health to disease and by health obtainment/maintenance. Pro-sanogenetic and pro-longevity life principles include the necessary choice of the right options associated with the substitution of the wrong choices with the correct ones. The importance of physical education and activity, as well as of sport is emphasized by the necessity of movement in human ontogenesis and by its historical-universal dimension (in space and time): Chinese, Hellenic and Roman antiquity, modern period and present times. Palaestra civilization is one of the most important and objective facts, which is reconfirmed as medico-social necessity and as a health-longevity strategy by advanced scientific research into bio-psycho-social trinomials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Children mental health it is a public health problem. Often, health personnel must offer conseiling regarding normal children development. In this paper are presented data about the role of self esteem in harmonious children development. There it is a link between education and self esteem. It is underlined its role in social integration and we selected some advices educator/parents to facilitate a positive and stable self esteem in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]