Westfield Normal School
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Westfield Normal School was a 19th-century Massachusetts teacher-training institution that later evolved into Westfield State University.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical educational institution
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normal school ⓘ teacher-training institution ⓘ |
| affiliation | State of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuity | institutional lineage continued as Westfield State University ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educationFocus |
public school teacher preparation
ⓘ
teacher education ⓘ teacher training ⓘ |
| evolvedInto |
Westfield State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
comprehensive public university ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingType | publicly funded ⓘ |
| hasAlumni | public school teachers in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
contributed to professionalization of teaching in Massachusetts
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early public teacher-training institution in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampden County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Westfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mission | prepare qualified teachers for common schools ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Westfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earlier normal schools in the United States ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Massachusetts public higher education system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Westfield State College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westfield State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryField |
education
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pedagogy ⓘ |
| primaryLevelOfStudy | undergraduate ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| sector | public ⓘ |
| status | defunct under original name ⓘ |
| successor |
Westfield State College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Westfield State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfInstitution |
post-secondary institution
ⓘ
teacher-training college ⓘ |
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