A Study On The Development Of American Teacher Education In The Nineteenth Century

The19thcentury was a new era in the long history of American. At this age, all aspects of societyturned up in a whole new looks. The country was characterized with national independence, the foundationof new republic, the forming of capitalism and free and democracy of core-culture, which made it becomethe best and attractive place. Of course, let alone American education, which added to success for thiscountry in such an age. It laid the deep foundations for the honor of high-quality country.But teachereducation is attached to great importance to success in educational system. This essay is a research on thedevelopment of the American teacher education in19thcentury, which is mainly based on the teachereducation institutions in19th, including its admission standards, the curriculum of teacher education, thecertification for teacher qualification and so on… By studying these issues, the writer is hoping to gainconclusions on the characteristics and rules of teacher education in19thcentury. In addition to it, the essaywill have a positive criticize on the contributions, influences and historical statue in the whole history of theteacher education in America.Apart from the introduction and the summary, the dissertation is divided into four parts.The first part is the influential factors of the development of the American teacher education in19thcentury. This part will give a detailed introduction about the special social and educational situation thecountry faced in19thcentury. By it, in order to have a clear understanding about the background on whichteacher education formed and developed. On the same time, we can know the unique importance of teachereducation in this period. Additionally, in this part the writer also analyze the related forces which have aclosed influence on the development of teacher education in19thcentury. So that we realize that the forcesin society has a interactive influence on each other.The second part is the development of teacher education in the early19thcentury.This part willintroduce the development of teacher education from1820s to1870s, which plays a core role in this essay.This part is based on the development of the teacher education institutions and gives a detailed narration onthe admission standards, the curriculum of teacher education and the certifications of teachers’ qualificationof Normal Schools. By means of it, let readers will have an overall view on the teacher education in the early19thcentury and get the conclusion of its characteristics.The third part is the development of teacher education in the late19thcentury.This part willintroduce the development of teacher education from1870s to the end of the19thcentury. First, it gives adescription about the social and educational forces on the teacher education in this period. Then it putemphasis on the changes of the admission standards, the curriculum of teacher education and thecertification of teachers’ qualification in this period. So the readers can have a good understanding of thedifferences in different periods and get the general idea of the characteristics of teacher education in the late19thcentury.The fourth part is the highlight of this essay. By studying this essay, the writer is hoping to gainconclusions about the characteristics and rules of the development of teacher education in the19thcentury.In addition to it, the writer has a positive criticize on the contributions, influences and historical statue inthe whole history of the teacher education in America. In the end, the writer show you some reflectionsfrom American scholars and other organizations on some problems which appeared during the developmenthistory in the19th.