POPULATION INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION. ROMANIA'S POSITION IN EUROPEAN CONTEXT - DISPARITIES AND SIMILARITIES

Abstract

It is almost universally recognized that sustainable development is fundamental to the future of humanity. Its implementation does not depend only on the economic possibilities and availabilities, on the level of material development of each state and, above all, on the human factor, on the degree of knowledge, understanding and practical application of this desired, from the individual, community level local, regional and national. This is largely determined by the level of education of individuals and the population as a whole. From this point of view in the European Union there are gaps in some significant cases. In this context, our paper analyzes the disparities and similarities between the EU states, as well as the identification of Romania's place through the lens of the population's involvement in education.