Honors Program
Midway Honors
Date of Award
5-2017
Thesis Professor(s)
Dr. Tom Lee
Thesis Professor Department
History
Thesis Reader(s)
Dr. Henry J. Antkiewicz, Dr. Norma Hogan
Abstract
In this thesis, I am examining how East Tennessee State Normal School in East Tennessee and Appalachian State Normal School in Western North Carolina interpreted progressive education differently in their states. This difference is that East Tennessee State began as a state funded school to educate future teachers therefore their school and their curriculum was more rounded and set to a structured schedule. Appalachian State Normal School was initially founded to educate the uneducated in the “lost provinces” therefore, curriculum was even more progressive than East Tennessee State’s – based strongly on the practices of farming, woodworking, and other practical skills. I will also be looking at what these different interpretations tell about the states, what it says about the Appalachia region, and how both schools applied these progressive ideas in their schools. Lastly, I will be answering how Progressive education, and normal schools affected the communities in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Heacock, Holly, "Progressive Education in Appalachia: East Tennessee State Normal School and Appalachian State Normal School" (2017). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 378. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/378
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