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Includes index. ; Bibliography: p. 333-336. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Purpose
This paper aims to emphasize how economics courses offered at higher education institutions can influence sustainable development, in general, and Romania's sustainable development, in particular.


Design/methodology/approach
The conclusions are based on a pilot questionnaire conducted by the authors on the level of Romanian students enrolled in public and private economic faculties. The results were based on a sample of 1,250 respondents – students, master and PhD – from the economic faculties of some prestigious Romanian universities. To identify differences between some groups, t-test analysis and ANOVA were conducted.


Findings
Education is an important pillar for ensuring sustainable development because through education, people understand and learn how to become more responsible toward the environment. Studies conducted in the twenty-first century are showing a direct link between the investment in education and economic, social and human development. The present study revealed that the economic higher education system in Romania has started with small steps to adapt to the environmental requirements. Unfortunately, the efforts still required to be made are significant, since it is observed that all undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD require a change of attitude and mentality. Romanian public universities are more involved than private universities in the implementation of programs, projects, debates and courses on sustainable development and students' reactions are positive.


Originality/value
This paper provides useful insights, allowing a better understanding of the role of universities in fostering sustainable development. This research is useful to find solutions for developing education for sustainable development in Romania and it can be a starting point for ESD programs and policies.

Contents: A general survey--Our English system--The great foundations--The legislative growth of English education--Appendix--Chronological table. ; Mode of access: Internet.

The debate in India about the Right to Education Bill 2005 is an example for the basic question in education reform: Is education to be provided by the state or by private actors? With this bill the Government of India (GoI) suggests it's programme to implement the "right to education", which has become the 86th amendment to the constitution in 2002. It guarantees free and compulsory education for all children in the age of 6-14. There is a rapid increase in private initiative in order to fill insufficient government provision of quality education. But is the state enforcing privatisation of education? The debate about the Right to Education Bill shows an ambivalent attitude of the GoI towards private schools: They are seen as a means to achieve Education for All through a reservation policy for children from low socio-economic strata on the one hand and tries to control them more in order to decrease the number of unrecognised schools. Critics of the current education policy accuse the GoI of a lack of strength to create a common school system, in their view the only way to make the constitutional right a reality. On this backdrop the article discusses statements in favour and against an increasing role of private actors in education and concludes that the noble idea of a right to education as amended to the constitution can not be fulfilled if the state does not take its primary responsibility for the provision of quality education to every child serious. (DIPF/Orig.) ; Die Debatte in Indien anlässlich der "Right to Education Bill 2005" ist ein Beispiel für eine Auseinandersetzung über eine grundlegende Frage der Bildungsreform: Ist es der Staat oder sind es private Akteure die für Bildung verantwortlich sind? Die neue Gesetzesvorlage skizziert das Programm zur Umsetzung des Rechts auf Bildung. Dieses Recht wurde 2002 in die Verfassung aufgenommen und garantiert jedem Kind im Alter von 6-14 Jahren frei zugängliche Bildung unter einer allgemeinen Schulpflicht. Gleichzeitig wächst die Zahl der privaten Schulen immer weiter, vor allem dort wo der Staat keine qualitativ hochwertige Bildung anbietet. Heißt das, dass der Staat sich in die Richtung einer Privatisierung der Bildung bewegt? Die Debatte zeigt, dass der indische Staat eine ambivalente Haltung gegenüber den privaten Schulen einnimmt: Auf der einen Seite werden sie als ein Weg gesehen "Education For All" zu erreichen. Das zeigt die angedachte Regelung der Reservierung von Plätzen in Privatschulen für Kinder aus ärmeren Familien. Auf der anderen Seite sieht der Entwurf eine stärkere Kontrolle über die privaten Träger vor, um die Zahl der Privatschulen, die ohne staatliche Anerkennung arbeiten, zu verringern. KritikerInnen dieser Pläne der Regierung fordern die Einführung eines allgemeinen Schulsystems zur Überwindung der Stratifikation, die durch die verschiedenen Schulen verstärkt wird. Vor diesem Hintergrund zeigt der Artikel das Für und Wider einer Aktivität von Privatschulen auf und kommt zu dem Schluss, dass die noble Idee eines "Rechts auf Bildung" nur umgesetzt werden kann, wenn der Staat seine eigentliche Verantwortung für Bildung ernst nimmt. (DIPF/Orig.)

Recognising the relevance of entrepreneurship, most African universities have made significant input into delivering Entrepreneurial Education in Higher Educational Institutions. However, the rising number of graduate unemployment raises concerns with regard to quality of educational content, and programmes. This study sought to investigate the impact of entrepreneurship course content on entrepreneurial intention and the mediation of individual entrepreneurial characteristics and also to investigate if graduates' exposure to extra entrepreneurship training and university programme type does account for differences in individual entrepreneurial characteristics. A context-specific framework that explains entrepreneurial intention as a function of course content, programmes type, and extra entrepreneurial training is tested based on data from 400 undergraduate students and 400 graduates from eight Ghanaian universities. Evidence from the model reveals that entrepreneurial course content did impact entrepreneur Intention, however, this impact is partially mediated by the attitudes, perceived behavioural control and subjective norms of Ghanaian students and graduates. Again, while it was found that extra entrepreneurial training did account for differences in individual entrepreneurial characteristics and entrepreneurial intention of graduates, the difference due to programme type was not significant. Theoretical, policy and practical implications findings of this study are discussed.