Mark W. Dewalt

Mark W. Dewalt is professor emeritus of educational research in the College of Education at Winthrop University and is the former Bank of America Endowed Professor. Dewalt grew up in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and earned an undergraduate degree in social sciences from Muhlenberg College and a Ph.D. in educational research from the University of Virginia. He has been studying Amish and Mennonite culture for over 40 years.

Dewalt’s research interests include Amish education, Amish publications, and Amish teachers, as well as vehicular accidents in the Amish community. He has visited Amish schools throughout the U.S. and Canada, and he has conversed with numerous Amish teachers, writers, publishers, elders, parents, students, and school board members.

Contact information:
cdew2383@aol.com
704 860-8391

Amish Studies is an academic website developed by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College to provide reliable information on Amish life and culture. Designed to assist scholars, students and the general public, the site was developed with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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For an in-depth discussion of the Amish:

Authors: Donald Kraybill, Karen Johnson-Weiner, Steven Nolt (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013; paperback, 2018)