Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and Legacy
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">On the centennial of the Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica, this paper discusses its role and its legacy in teacher training. It is structured in three parts. Firstly, it presents a brief historical background of the origin a...
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| description | <p class="p1"><span class="s1">On the centennial of the Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica, this paper discusses its role and its legacy in teacher training. It is structured in three parts. Firstly, it presents a brief historical background of the origin and profile of normal schools in various parts of the world. Secondly, it describes the development of the Escuela Normal (Normal School) in Costa Rica, refers to various personalities and significant elements that have set the course and prestige of the institution, and places the emphasis on its key role in the humanistic training of teachers, which helped to establish the foundations of Costa Rican educational development. Finally, it presents some remarks about the educational legacy of this noble institution that has remained to this day, particularly in tertiary education, in the teacher training career at the National University, the major historical heir of the Escuela Normal (Normal School).</span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d1ebcae8f3c34d6eaad7f56d9b6b012d2025-08-20T02:04:06ZengUniversidad Nacional, Costa RicaRevista Electrónica Educare1409-42582016-01-0120111810.15359/ree.20-1.217310Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and LegacyVivian Carvajal-Jiménez0Silvia Ruiz-Badilla1Universidad NacionalUniversidad Nacional<p class="p1"><span class="s1">On the centennial of the Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica, this paper discusses its role and its legacy in teacher training. It is structured in three parts. Firstly, it presents a brief historical background of the origin and profile of normal schools in various parts of the world. Secondly, it describes the development of the Escuela Normal (Normal School) in Costa Rica, refers to various personalities and significant elements that have set the course and prestige of the institution, and places the emphasis on its key role in the humanistic training of teachers, which helped to establish the foundations of Costa Rican educational development. Finally, it presents some remarks about the educational legacy of this noble institution that has remained to this day, particularly in tertiary education, in the teacher training career at the National University, the major historical heir of the Escuela Normal (Normal School).</span></p>http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/7514Formación docenteEscuela NormalUniversidad Nacional |
| spellingShingle | Vivian Carvajal-Jiménez Silvia Ruiz-Badilla Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and Legacy Revista Electrónica Educare Formación docente Escuela Normal Universidad Nacional |
| title | Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and Legacy |
| title_full | Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and Legacy |
| title_fullStr | Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and Legacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and Legacy |
| title_short | Escuela Normal (Normal School) of Costa Rica: History and Legacy |
| title_sort | escuela normal normal school of costa rica history and legacy |
| topic | Formación docente Escuela Normal Universidad Nacional |
| url | http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/7514 |
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