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This paper intends to highlight the need for complementary education. Freinet pedagogy represents a successful alternative in transversal competences formation of today's students from all over the world. In Romania, as we try to emphasize in this article, it is considered as a promoter of self-regulated learning, one of the most important competence for adapting today's world challenges. This pedagogy is student orientated and the teacher is a facilitator for guiding the students when they need it or ask for help. The objectives of the Freinet Association provide an introduction and ongoing training as well as the development of cooperation between academic staff and international movement teachers interested in the renewal and modernization of education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to identify the relations between self-esteem and parent autonomy support and involvement in the Romanian high school student's education. In the present study are included a sample of 152 high school students from Brasov County. The instruments used in this study were two questionnaires: the first was Rosenberg's Self-esteem questionnaire and the second questionnaire was Perception of Parents which investigated mothers and fathers autonomy support and involvement. Results showed that there are strong associations between self-esteem and parent autonomy support and involvement suggesting that the two concepts are in an interdependent relationship. We also found differences between students with high self-esteem and low self-esteem regarding whether students feel that their parents encourage autonomy and if are involved and preoccupied with them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]