Implications Of Personal Development At The Level Of Educational Act

In order to perform in the 21st century society, today's student must manifest as a result of the learning experiences of the school organization specific behaviors and attitudes of a complex set of abilities to adapt to the rapid changes in the labor market, diversity and richness of offers from different areas of interest. These abilities relate to self-knowledge, making decisions for a healthy lifestyle and a harmonious cohabitation. The paper aims to capture the way in which the abilities in the sphere of personal development are perceived and developed by the students in the gymnasium cycle, as well as to present the issue of the integration of personal development in the actual education of students, its implementation being a complex process between opportunities and constraints, based on the articulation of the interventions of all the actors involved. The methodology consisted of the rigorous analysis of the literature and the empirical research, the focus group followed by the questionnaire survey, the main conclusions drawn from the study referring to the low degree of understanding by the students of the role of the personal development activities in the school and to the absence of school culture for the collaborative design and implementation of personal development activities in the school organization.