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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Main Authors: Vivian Carvajal-Jiménez, Silvia Ruiz-Badilla
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica 2016-01-01
Series:Revista Electrónica Educare
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/7514
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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
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Escuela Normal
Universidad Nacional
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