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The History of Vocational Teacher Education

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2000 – Present

The 21st century began with several changes in the College of Education with respect to Vocational/Career and Technical Education. Two new faculty

1980 – 1999

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1960 – 1979

The Vocational Education Act of 1963 was the perhaps the most important development during this time period. Curricula in all programs were undergoing

1940 – 1959

With America recovering from the depression and the onset of World War II, there were changes within Vocational/Career and Technical Education at The

1920 – 1939

In the time directly after World War I and before the Great Depression, Vocational/Career and Technical Education at The Ohio State University

1870 – 1919

The story of vocational teacher education at Ohio State begins in 1862 when President Lincoln signed into law the Morrill Act, which provided the

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