Juan Manuel Ballesteros y Santamaría y la formación del profesorado especialista en educación especial. Una intuición inclusiva en el Siglo XIX

Juan Manuel Ballesteros y Santamaría and the training of specialist teachers in special education. An inclusive intuition in the 19th century

Abstract

Juan Manuel Ballesteros is a national and international reference for special education in the 19th century. The article analyzes his contribution to one of the axes of educational inclusion, of which he was a forerunner: teacher training. Specifically, it presents its proposal for training the teachers of the Colegio Nacional de Sordomudos y de Ciegos de Madrid (National College of the Deaf and Mute and the Blind of Madrid), through the creation of the Academia de Profesores (Teachers’ Academy). Secondly, a national training plan for teachers in charge of general instruction, which would be taught through the Escuela Superior Normal (Higher Normal School).