Amish Studies

Mark W. Dewalt

Winthrop University
Bank of America Professor of Educational Research
Director of Graduate Studies, College of Education
Rock Hill, SC 29733
803 323-2151
dewaltm@winthrop.edu

EDUCATIONAL RECORD

            University of Virginia - Ph.D., 1986
                        Educational research and evaluation
            University of South Carolina, M.Ed., 1982
                        Major Area: Elementary Education
            Muhlenberg College, A.B., 1976
                        Major Area: Social Science and Elementary Education
                      Special Interest: Old Order Mennonite and Amish culture

PUBLICATIONS

Book

Dewalt, M. (2006). Amish Education in the United States and Canada. Baltimore: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.

Selected Articles

Tichenor, M., Heins, E., & Dewalt, M. (2005). Building and maintaining a professional development school partnership. Teachers as Leaders. 6, 42–47.

Pearson, C. & Dewalt, M. (2002, Spring). Bridging the language gap: Applications for educators. Palmetto Administrator. 3-5.

Dewalt, M. (2001, Fall). The growth of Amish schools in the United States. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 17(2), 122-124.

Dewalt, M. (2001, Fall). Characteristics of an effective teacher in the eyes of South Carolina high school students. The Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina. 88-85.

Dewalt, M. (2000). Using course contracts to engage students in the learning process. The Lutheran Educator, 40(3), 83-86.

Vare, J., Dewalt, M., & Dockery, R. (1999, Fall). Predicting student retention in teacher education programs. The Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina. 8-10.

Dewalt, M. (1999). A day in the life of a one-room school. The Lutheran Educator, 39(4), 119-123.

Volpe, L. & Dewalt, M. (1998). Music and Literature in the Classroom:
A Powerful Combination. The Lutheran Educator, 39(1), 23-27.

Dewalt, M. (1997). One-room schools: Current trends in parochial education. The Lutheran Educator, 38(1), 12-20.

Dewalt, M., Rhyne-Winkler, M., & Rubel, S. (1993). Effects of instructional method on reading comprehension. Reading Improvement, 30(2), 93-100.

Dewalt, M. (1991). Article on the book On My Honor in Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Fiction.

Dewalt, M. (1990). Good and bad in prime time TV for kids. SET Research Information for Teachers. #2 item 8. New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Dewalt, M., & Troxell, B. (1989). Old order Mennonite one-room school: A case study. Anthropology and Educational Quarterly, 20(4), 308-325.

Dewalt, M., & Rodwell, F. (1987). Effects of increased learning time in remedial math and science. ERS Spectrum, 6(1), 33-36.

Book Reviews and Newspaper Editorials

Dewalt, M. (2005, December). [Review of Poverty and Schooling in the U.S.: Contexts and Consequences]. Anthropology & Education Quarterly 36.4.

Brown, E., Hutchinson, L., & Dewalt, M. (1996, December 28). Helping Children Early Pays Off. The Herald.

Dewalt, M. (1987, Winter). [Review of the book Bold Dragon]. Virginia Quarterly Review, 63(1), 12.

Dewalt, M. (1986). [Review of the book The Power of Positive Students]. Journal of Education, University of Dayton, 6(1), 29.

Dewalt, M. (1985, May). [Review of the book Iacocca: An Autobiography]. Educational Leadership, 42(8), 83.

Grants

Winthrop University research council grant with Student (Jessica Conley) as Co-Investigator for study of The Historical Significance of Summer Meetings to Amish Education during the 2007 – 08 academic year.

Winthrop University research grant funds for study of Amish Education during the 2004 – 05 academic year.

Winthrop University Sabbatical for the spring term of 2005 to study Amish Education in the US during the spring term of 2005.

Winthrop University $3,000 grant (co-written with H Cappleman) for Professional
Development Schools. October, 2003.

Winthrop University - $5,825 grant from the Small Grants School-Based Research Program at NCSU. The grant was co-written by Martha Rhyne-Winkler.

Managed and coordinated $15,000 award from Susquehanna University for the Distinguished Minority Guest Lecture Series. 1989 - 1990.

Received $12,000+ grant for the training of Susquehanna faculty and Selinsgrove Area Middle School Staff for Drug Prevention Programs from the Northeast Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools. Fall, 1988.

Received funding for summer research on Old Order Amish and Mennonite Education from Susquehanna University. 1987.


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