INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: ITS ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT, LEADERS, AND INFLUENCE THROUGH THE WARNER ER

The purpose of this study was to compile and interpret a comprehensive and accurate history of the Academic Faculty of Industrial Technology Education at The Ohio State University through the Warner era.;The historical method of research was employed and was subdivided into three steps: collection of the data, data analysis, and the interpretation and presentation of the data.;The major sources of the data were the historical records located in The Ohio State University Archives; the Epsilon Pi Tau Archives at Bowling Green State University; and the Rutherford B. Hayes Library at Fremont, Ohio. Other sources of data were the periodicals and publications that were germane to the period under study.;The industrial arts education program at The Ohio State University had its beginning with the manual training movement that began in the 1870's. This movement mirrored the development of the University. The program was instituted to meet the needs for manual training teachers. Ex-President of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes was one of its strongest proponents. The emphasis of the first program was changed very early in its development to reflect an industrial technology or industrial training orientation, and the teacher preparation program was allowed to lapse. This concept did not meet with success.;After the turn of the century, the program was revitalized with the major emphasis being placed on teacher education. The program developed into one of the best industrial arts education programs in the nation. Under the supervision of William E. Warner, the graduate program evolved. The contributions of Warner and his graduate students include the research and development of the Ohio Prospectus, the Terminological Investigation, and A Curriculum to Reflect Technology. Two major organizations Epsilon Pi Tau (EPT) and The American Industrial Arts Association (AIAA) also find their origins with The Ohio State University industrial arts program.;The most recent contribution to the industrial arts profession has been the development of the Industrial Arts Curriculum Project (IACP), the most widely acclaimed of any of the innovative curriculum projects of the 1960's and 1970's.;This study recorded the historical evolution of a small segment of the industrial arts profession.