| Ralph David Widdowson | |
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| Born | November 3, 1903 Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 23, 1969 State College, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professor of Industrial Arts |
| Known for | Spring Garden Institute, 1964 mission to Turkey. |
Ralph David Widdowson (November 3, 1903 – November 23, 1969) was an associate professor at Pennsylvania State University in the field of industrial education.
Career
He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1934 with a Bachelor of Science in industrial arts. After graduation, Widdowson was employed at the Pennsylvania Department of Public Education as assistant state supervisor for vocational education.
Widdowson continued studies at Penn State, graduating with a Masters of Education degree in 1939, and he became associate professor of industrial arts at the University in 1950.
Widdowson was assigned as chief of the Penn State contract team at Taipei University in Taipei, Taiwan from November 1955 to May 1957. The Penn State team provided an advanced program in industrial education to the Republic of China.
After his retirement from Penn State in 1963, Widdowson became director of the Spring Garden Institute mission to Ankara, Turkey, as supported by the United States Agency for International Development. The stated mission was to help the Turkish government establish programs and curriculums for technical institutes, and to develop a faculty of trained instructors.
Publications
Woodworking as an Area of Industrial Arts Instruction in Pennsylvania Public Schools, 1953
Sheet Metal as an Area of Industrial Arts Instruction in Pennsylvania Public Schools, 1953
See also
- Pennsylvania State University
- Industrial education
- Spring Garden Institute
- United States Agency for International Development
References
- ^ Widdowson To Direct U.S. Technical Group in Turkey, Centre Daily Times, State College, PA, May 1963
- A proposal for an advanced program in industrial education for Taiwan, Republic of China, p67, Nelson Ven-chung Nee, University of Tennessee, 1971
- ^ Funeral Services Set For Noted Indiana Native, Indiana Evening Gazette, front page, November 25, 1969
- Heads Mission to Turkey, School Shop Magazine, Volume 24, p87, Educational Press Association of America, 1964
- Woodworking as an Area of Industrial Arts Instruction in Pennsylvania Public Schools, 1953
- Sheet Metal as an Area of Industrial Arts Instruction in Pennsylvania Public Schools, 1953