10:00 – 10:30

OPENING of the CONFERENCE

• Mihaela Suditu, prof. dr.

Dean of the FACULTY OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

• Florence Mihaela Singer, prof. dr. habil UPG University of Ploiesti, chair of the Conference
• Emil Stan, prof. dr. habil UPG University of Ploiesti, chair of the Conference

10:30 – 11:30

Plenary presentation

Education in the context of media coverage 

Ștefan BRATOSIN, Univ. Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c., Universitatea Paul Valéry Montpellier 3

11:30 – 12:30

Plenary presentation

A century of Rorschach - the history of the ink stain test 

Salvatore PARISI Dr., Rorschach Roman School, Italy

12:30 – 13:30

Plenary presentation

The Landscape of Educational Research in the United Kingdom

Alis OANCEA - Professor of Philosophy of Education and Research Policy at the University of Oxford

Session 1

Challenges in contemporary education

Session 2

ICT- based Solutions for Education

Session 3

Curriculum & Assessment

Session 4

Applied Psychology

Workshop 1

ATELIER PROFESORI DE LIMBA ENGLEZĂ

ROYAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH IMAGE: THE FRISKY SENSE OF HUMOUR OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II - Marina-Cristiana ROTARU, conf.univ.dr., Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții, București

Workshop 2

ATELIER PROFESORI DE LIMBA FRANCEZĂ

ARTS ET COMMUNICATION EN ÉDUCATION. DU STEM AU STEAM DANS LE NOUVEAU CONTEXTE MONDIAL - Farida BOUÂCHRAOUI, Profesor emerit, Université

Workshop 3

ATELIER PROFESORI DISCIPLINE UMANISTE

MOTIVAȚIE ȘI GÂNDIRE CRITICĂ - Dragoș GRIGORESCU, Lector univ. dr., Universitatea Petrol-Gaze din Ploiești

Workshop 4 

ATELIER PROFESORI DE LIMBA ROMÂNĂ

LECTURA TEXTULUI LITERAR ÎN CHEIE VIZUALĂ - Ana Mihaela ISTRATE, Conf.univ.dr., Universitatea Româno-Americană București

Workshop 5 

ATELIER PROFESORI ÎNVĂȚĂMÂNT PREȘCOLAR

METODE EDUCATIVE PENTRU CEI MICI, ÎN PERSPECTIVA CONCEPTULUI DE REZILIENȚĂ - Camelia VETELEANU, Director Gradinița "Le Caroussel" și "Institut de la petite enfance, Boris Cyrulnic", București

SECTION 1. Challenges in contemporary education 

Moderators: Emil Stan, Mihaela Badea

Nr. crt.

Authors

Paper title

1

Education – Infinite or Finite Game?

2

Universitatea de Vest, Timisoara

Concept mapping and emic participatory community-based research with youth in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic

3

Mihaela Mitescu-Manea, Diana-Luisa Avram, Mugur D. Ciumăgeanu, Ioana Alexandra Negru, Leyla Safta-Zecheria, Sebastian Ștefănigă,  Francisca Hortensia Virag,

Universitatea de Vest, Timisoara

Ethical implications of youth participation in educational action research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

4

Leyla Safta-Zecheria, Diana-Luisa Avram, Mugur D. Ciumăgeanu, Mihaela Mitescu-Manea, Ioana Alexandra Negru, Sebastian Ștefănigă, Francisca Hortensia Virag,

Universitatea de Vest, Timisoara

Researching equity and wellbeing in schools in the time of COVID-19 through youth-led participatory action research

5

Angelica Hobjilă, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi 

Children`s Theater - diachronic analysis of curricular documents for preschool level, in Romania

6

Angelica Hobjilă, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi 

Teaching Practicum in a pandemic context - challenges and solutions in the opinion of pre-service Romanian teachers

7

Badea Mihaela, Diana Presadă, Petroleum–Gas University of Ploiești 

Teacher-centredness versus student-centredness. A case study on the effectiveness of the instructional process at academic level

SECTION 2. ICT- based Solutions for Education

Moderators: Bogdan Tudorică, Cristina Safta

Nr. crt.

Authors

Paper title

1

Monica Turturean, Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava

Digital addiction on students: implications for their future development

2

Maria Magdalena Stan, University of Pitești

Early education teachers’ perception about the effectiveness of ICT digital competences

3

Ancuța Duminică,

Nicoleta Duță, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest

The role of using ICT in education for facilitate students` learning

4

Monica Turturean, Universitatea Stefan cel Mare din Suceava

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of high school students

5

Căpeneață Ionuț, Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania

Gamification: Assessing Students’ Speaking Competences in an Offline Environment

6

Luminița Mihaela Drăghicescu, 

Ioana Stăncescu,  Teacher Training Department, Valahia University of Targoviste

Higher education in the online environment - students' perspective

7

Mihaela Suditu., Cristina Safta

Petroleum–Gas University of Ploiești

Student's perceptions of ethics and academic integrity

SECTION 3. Curriculum & Assessment

Coordinators: Simona Eftimie, Alina Mărgărițoiu

Nr. crt.

Authors

Paper title

1

Anca Dobrinescu, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiești, Ligia Sarivan, Education Research Unit, National Center for Policy and Evaluation in Education

Let’s Tell a Story: Engagement and Environment are Keys to (Inter)Cultural Projects

2

Gabriela Nausica Noveanu, Education Research Unit, National Center for Policy and Evaluation in Education

Catalina Lomos, Luxembourg Institute for Socio-Economic Research, 

Norman D. Verhelst, Eurometrics, the Netherlands

Who is the Romanian educational system failing in mathematics – the low or the high performers? 

3

Florence Mihaela Singer, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti

Ligia Sarivan, Education Research Unit, National Center for Policy and Evaluation in Education

Cornelia Novak, Education Research Unit, National Center for Policy and Evaluation in Education

Beyond the Rankings: Solutions to Improve Learning by Analysing PISA Data

4

Loredana Sofia Tudor, Claudiu Langa, 

Adriana Nicoleta Lazăr,  University of Pitești, Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Psychology, Pitești, Romania

Co-design in teaching – a possible solution for operatinalizing students’ competences

5

Dragoș Grigorescu, Petroleum–Gas University of Ploiești  

Evaluation and motivation. Study on the learning experience of middle school students

6

Alina Mărgărițoiu, 

Simona Eftimie, Petroleum–Gas University of Ploiești  

Resetting the Private Kindergarten in Romania

SECTION 4.  Applied Psychology

Coordinators: Claudia Mihai, Angela Stan 

Nr. crt.

Authors

Paper title

1

Victorița Trif, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Bucharest, Romania

Global Acculturation and Covid-19 Effect in Communicaton

2

Ana-Maria Cazan, Transilvania University of Brasov

Maria Magdalena Stan, University of Pitesti

Psychosocial predictors of academic maladjustment in Romanian students

3

Otilia CLIPA, Stefan cel Mare Universiy Suceava,

Alina Ruxanda,Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava 

Effects of Test Anxiety in Education

4

Andrei-Lucian Marian, Al. I. Cuza" University, Iasi, Romania

Psychological Predictors of Shame

5

Claudia Mihai, Petroleum–Gas University of Ploiești 

“Pandemic” fake news – overview and possible explanations

6

Angela Stan, Petroleum–Gas University of Ploiești 

Gabriela Ligia Popescu,  CJRAE Prahova

Teenagers’ religious behavior and the counselling activity, in a transdisciplinary approach 

7

Ene (Cheșcă) Adelina-Cristina, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Bucharest, Romania; CJRAE Prahova, Romania

Facilitating collaboration between teachers who carry out activities with the student with special educational needs (SEN)

8

Mihaela Suditu, Petroleum–Gas University of Ploiești 

Some methodological observations on useful tools for the emotional development of school-age children.