The leading institution for preparing kindergarten teachers , the Escuela

Nacional de Educadoras , formerly an annex to the Escuela Nacional de

own separate plant

its

in
Maestros , received 1959

.
Elementary

on
In
curriculum that builds the first secondary cycle offered

in
1960

a
,

(
for
most normal schools was instituted normal schools elementary teach

in
)
ers The number

in
of
these schools increased from 138

in
to
1958 175 1966

;
.

and their enrollment the professional cycle the same years from 24,543

in

in

,
33,713.2 This substantial growth was the result

to
of
to

efforts meet the

for elementary
of

demands the Eleven Year Plan school teachers

-

.
The production
of
teachers for elementary
schools however has exceeded

,
that many State and private normal school graduates have
to so

the demand
,

In
get teaching jobs 12,356 students finished

of
little chance 1964 total

,
a
.
normal school 5,088 from Federal 4,000 from State and 3,268 from private

,
:

be
Of these only about 7,000 could placed Since graduates

of
schools
,
.

.
Federal normals are guaranteed positions this meant that more than 5,000

,
from State and private normals would not find teaching positions This over

.
supply serious problem resulting
of

recommenda

in
teachers has become

,
a

to
tions that State governments limit normal school enrollments

of
the needs
their own systems and that private institutions warn their students that after
,

graduating they might not find jobs

be

as
to

able teachers

.
Secondary

Schools which prepare teachers for the secondary level are considered
part the higher education structure Known escuelas normales superi
of

as
.

ores igher normal schools they number four public and five private

,
,
)
(h

by

listed below State

:

State City Higher Normal School

Public
Chihuahua ...
..

Chihuahua Superior
de de

Escuela Normal Chihuahua .

Guanajuato .... Guanajuato .... Escuela Normal Superior
Guanajuato
.

Nayarit ..... Tepic ... Superior Nayarit

de de

Escuela Normal
.

Puebla Puebla Escuela Normal Superior Puebla

.

Private
Distrito Federal .... México ... Escuela Normal Superior F.E.P.
“

Jalisco ..... Guadalajara Escuela Normal Superior Nueva

“
.

Galicia
.”

Nuevo León ....... Monterrey Escuela Normal Superior Labastida

“

.”
.

Oaxaca Oaxaca Escuela Normal Superior

de de
..

Oaxaca
.

Puebla Puebla Escuela Normal Superior Puebla

.

Several universities also prepare secondary teachers

in

of

their facultad
philosophy and letters
or

separate facultad
of
in

education
a

The leading institution for preparing secondary school teachers the one
is

Mexico City Escuela Normal Superior accounts for more than half
of
in

It
-

47. For publi

of de

Secretaría Educación Pública La Educación Pública en Méwico

.p
1

,
.

cation details this and subsequent citations see Selected Bibliography

,

Ibid 46
.p
8 2

. .,

Ibid VII Asamblea Nacional Plenaria 86

.p
,

94