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... > social science subjects > education > education studies > education policy > educational reform > school types > normal schools
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > instrumental communities > schools > school types > normal schools
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > applied developmental science > schools > school types > normal schools
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > schools > school types > normal schools
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > educational institutions > schools > school types > normal schools

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normal schools  

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  • Normal schools were American educational institutions that were, initially, focused on training teachers to work in the nation's common schools. The first U.S. normal school was founded in 1839 in Lexington, Massachusetts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Normal Schools]

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