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About the Author
E. Keith Blankenbaker, Ed.D. is a leader in technology education
curriculum development. He introduced contemporary technology
education into the secondary schools where he taught in suburban St.
Louis, Missouri. As a teacher educator he developed, and for 25 years,
taught construction technology courses for technology education majors at
The Ohio State University. During this same period he taught technology
education curriculum, laboratory design, and supervised student teachers.
He is the author of two other Goodheart-Willcox books: Modern Plumbing
and Painting and Decorating, in addition to several other texts. He has served
as principal investigator for the Construction Education Curriculum Project,
funded by the Associated General Contractors. He also served as principal
investigator for the first edition of the plumbing apprenticeship program
offered by the Associated Builders and Contractors.
Dr. Blankenbaker has provided leadership on the local, state, and
national level. As a secondary school teacher he served as department
chairman and was elected president of the regional industrial technology
teacher education association. As a teacher educator he was elected
program coordinator, served as president of the Ohio Technology Education
Association, acted as coordinator for the development of a new technology
education curriculum guide for Ohio, and served as a member of the ITEEA
Board of Directors.
His construction work experience includes designing, building,
maintaining, and remodeling residential and light commercial structures.
These experiences include forming, placing, and finishing concrete; framing;
roofing; plumbing; electrical; installing doors and windows; exterior and
interior finish carpentry; cabinetmaking; and painting.