Mark W. Dewalt
Director of Graduate Studies
Professor of Education

Brief Resume

Education

University of Virginia, Ph.D. - 1984: Educational Research and Evaluation

University of South Carolina, M.Ed. - 1982:  Elementary Education

Muhlenberg College, A.B. - 1976:  Social Sciences
                                                      Minor: Elementary Education

Professional Experience

January, 1998 - Present: Winthrop University - Director of Graduate Studies,
              College of Education

August , 2003 - present: Winthrop University - Tenured Professor of Education

August, 1996 - 2003: Winthrop University - Associate Professor of Education

1994 - August, 1996: Lenoir-Rhyne College - Director of Field Experiences

1993 - 1996: Lenoir-Rhyne College - Tenured Associate Professor of Education

1990 - 1993: Lenoir-Rhyne College - Assistant Professor of Education

1988 - 1990: Susquehanna University - Chair Department of Education

1986 - 1990: Susquehanna University - Assistant Professor of Education

1985 - 1986: Wesley United Methodist Church - Director of Christian Education

1984 - 1986: University of Virginia - Graduate Assistant

1976 - 1984: Manning, SC and Clark County VA Public Schools - Math teacher,
                      elementary teacher, adult education and coach

Selected Publications:

Dewalt, M. (2006). Amish education in the United States and Canada. Lanham MD:
            Rowman and Littlefield Publishers.

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

Vare, J., Dewalt, M., & Dockery E. (2004).  Making the grade: Predicting retention in
    undergraduate education. Journal of College Student Retention, 5(3), 275-292.

Blackburn, B., Dewalt, M., and Vare, J. (2003). A case of authentic redesign: Collaborating
    with National Board Certified Teachers to revise an advanced middle level program.
    Research in Middle Level Education, 15(2).    http://www.nmsa.org/research/rmle/spring03/rmle_303_article4.htm

Pearson, C. & Dewalt, M. (Spring, 2002). 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). Characters of an effective teacher in the eyes of South Carolina high school students. The Teacher
     Education Journal of South Carolina. 84-85.

Dewalt, M. (1999) Using course contracts to engage students in the learning process. The Lutheran Educator, 40(3) 83-86.

Vare, J., Dewalt, M., & Dockery R. (1999). 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.

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

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

Dewalt, M. (1989, Fall). Soccer at your library. Soccer Now, 20-21.

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

Book Reviews and Newspaper Editorials

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

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

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

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

Selected Presentations:

Dewalt M. (2005, July). Working with adolescents from a poverty background. Invited presentation at the 19^th Annual High Schools that Work
    Conference sponsored by the SREB. Nashville, TN.

Dewalt, M., Heins, E., Pringle, R. (2003, March 28). Sustaining the PDS relationship: Working with children of poverty. 
    Presentation at the National Professional Development Schools Conference, Baltimore, MD.

Dewalt, M. (2005, June). The ABC’s of Amish Education. Presented at the Country Schools
    Conference, Union College, KY.

Dewalt M. (2005, April). Children of poverty: Strategies to improve academic achievement. 
    Presentation at the Closing the Gap: Strategies to Improve Academic Achievement Conference, Greensboro, NC.

Dewalt, M. (2004, October 1). Using technology to learn about country schools. Presented at the Programming for
    Iowa Country School Museums Conference. Pella, Iowa. 

Dewalt, M. (June 21, 2001). Miss Ruby’s one-room school. Presented at the One-room Schooling Conference. Northern Illinois University: DeKalb, Illinois.

Dewalt, M., Vare. J., & Dockery E. (April 12, 2001). Retaining teacher candidates in the New American College. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American           Educational Research Association. Seattle.

Dewalt, M. (April 10, 2001). Amish schools in the United States and Canada. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Seattle.

Vare, J., Dewalt, M., & Dockery, E. (March 2, 2001). What’s style got to do with it? Retaining teacher candidates in the new American college. Presentation at the 53^rd annual AACTE meeting. Dallas. 

Dewalt, M. (October 13, 2000). The Country School Legacy - A National Perspective. Invited address at the Preserving the Country School Legacy Conference. Des Moines, Iowa.

Dewalt, M., & Cooley, C. (September 22, 2000). Using Performance funding guidelines as a catalyst for change in data collection and analysis.  Presentation at the FIPSE South Carolina Conference on Performance Funding.

Dewalt, M. (May, 2000). PDS Partnerships: Building and maintaining the vision.  Invited address at the First Annual Symposium for Professional Development Schools at Stetson University.

Dewalt, M. (November 30, 1994).  An introduction to Logo programming.  North Carolina Educational Technology Conference.  Greensboro, NC.

Dewalt, M. (April 13, 1993).  Using youth group participation variables and smoking to predict drug use in a national sample.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  Atlanta, GA.

Dewalt, M. (April 23, 1992). The Relationship Between Youth Group Participation and Use of Tobacco and Drugs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. San Francisco, CA.

Dewalt, M. (August 9-13, 1989).  Partnerships for prevention, cooperation between schools and colleges.  Presented at the Northeast Regional Center Drug Prevention Conference.  Washington, DC.

Dewalt, M., & Troxell, B. (March 1989).  Old order Mennonite one-room schools in Pennsylvania.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  San Francisco, CA.

Dewalt, M., & Troxell, B. (April 9, 1988).  Case study of an old order Mennonite one-room school.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  Washington, DC.

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