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- Title
CHEMISTRY IN SOME 19th CENTURY NEW ENGLAND NORMAL SCHOOLS.
- Authors
Kuslan, Louis I.
- Abstract
The article examines the teaching of chemistry in some normal schools in New England during the 19th century. It discusses the uniqueness of 19th-century normal schools in New England because they specialized in the preparation of common school teachers. The article attempts to trace the growth of chemical facilities at these normal schools. It discusses key issues in chemical education, such as the course of study, the textbooks, and faculty competence. The article details the rapid expansion of chemistry in the New England normal schools from 1839 to the middle seventies.
- Subjects
NEW England; TEACHERS colleges; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; GRADUATE study in education; TEACHER training; HISTORY of education; CHEMISTRY teachers; CHEMISTRY education; HISTORY
- Publication
Science Education, 1962, Vol 46, Issue 3, p210
- ISSN
0036-8326
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/sce.3730460305