摘要:AbstractThe paper presents a review of the current state of the educational system in Romania. It identifies four main vulnerabilities (ineffectiveness, irrelevance to the new economy and knowledge society, unfairness2 i.e. inability to create equal opportunities and poor endowment with necessary material and human resources) and argues that correcting these issues is a necessary step in reducing development gaps both within the country and considering regional disparities at the European level. Furthermore, using a means/end approach, the article presents how local policy initiatives could correlate learning outcomes with the need for a more competitive workforce with new skills and qualifications and meet the requirements of the Europe 2020 Agenda. Correcting the identified weaknesses would strengthen the fundamentals of economic development while also reflecting the final goal of economic activity – satisfying human needs.
关键词:Differences in development-2;urban-2;rural-2;education.