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Gender And The Evolution Of Normal School Education: A Historical Analysis Of Teacher Education Institutions, Chara H. Bohan, Wesley Null Jan 2007

Gender And The Evolution Of Normal School Education: A Historical Analysis Of Teacher Education Institutions, Chara H. Bohan, Wesley Null

Educational Policy Studies Faculty Publications

A historical analysis of the confluence of gender and teacher education curriculum at specific normal schools in Texas between 1890 and 1930 is provided. Comparing these stories reveals the influence of the expansion of public education on teacher education curricula, the influence of gender on the development of teacher education, and how the nature of the curriculum offered reflected the impact of gender.