Because many normal colleges have been changed into comprehensive colleges. Therefore, it is customary to refer to mathematics, physics, chemistry, Chinese, foreign languages, politics, physical education and other disciplines related to primary and secondary education in normal universities as normal education. Similarly, the basic disciplines of educational scientific research in primary and secondary schools, such as pedagogy and psychology, are also called normal majors.
The major of extended information normal colleges is not necessarily a normal major. Almost all normal universities offer non-normal majors, some of which are quite large. Some normal universities, especially some key normal universities above the provincial level, have even transformed into comprehensive teaching and research universities, and non-normal majors are more and more powerful than normal majors.
In the traditional sense, "normal university" mainly refers to colleges and universities that train all kinds of teachers, but in the modern sense, "normal university" not only undertakes the mission of training high-level teachers, but also is endowed with a brand-new symbol of comprehensive talent training base with the development of society.
Normal university is expanding from a relatively simple university to a more comprehensive university. Normal university is the university closest to the essence of education. As of 20 14, there are 143 normal colleges in China.
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