Arts and Cultural Education at School in Europe. Romania 2007/08

Overview & Synopsis

This paper focuses on Romania's arts and cultural education. The Ministry of Education, Research and Youth is responsible for setting the aims for cultural and creative dimensions of formal education provided by the national education system. However, the Ministry of Culture and Cults promotes programmes and projects in the domain of adult education and collaborates with educational authorities and institutions: (1) for development of artistic education programmes and diversification of specialisations, which train specialists for the culture sector; and (2) for the promotion of artistic education and development of creative skills, in order to enhance, among youngsters, the reception level of artistic act. This paper contains the following sections: (1) Responsibility and purpose; (2) Organisation and aims of arts education; (3) Special provision with a focus on art education; (4) Assessment of pupils' progress and monitoring of standards in the arts; (5) Teacher education in the arts; (6) Initiatives; and (7) Ongoing reforms and proposals. (Contains 2 footnotes.)