本研究的主要目的在於以個案研究的方法來探討深坑國小義工組織的運作並了解義工的與參與動機與參與類型，及義工的參與動機　參與程度與學習成效的關係以尋求另一種方式的成人教育．為達本研究的研究目的，首先先進行文獻探討對學校義工制度及參與的理論與實務做一了解．在了解文獻的同時，研究者也以學校老師的身份進入深坑國小，並以參與觀察，深度訪談，文件分析來蒐集義工組織的相關資料進行個案的分析．之後並以訪談所得的資料設計參與程度的問卷並發展出學校義工參與動機，參與程度與學習成效之問卷，對深坑國小的義工組織進行實徵調察，有效樣本38份．調察所得的資料以次數分配，百分比，獨立樣本ｔ考驗，單因子變異數分析，薛費事後考驗，皮爾遜積差相關，多元迴歸等方法加以處理．研究的主要結論有：１．義工的參與程度與學習成效有相關，２．義工參與動機的實證調察與訪談相歧，３．公務機關的特性影響義工組織的運作，４．讀書會活化義工組織帶動義動自我導向學習．

Purpose:The purpose of the disseration is to realize how the volunteers workand find the relation between participation and learning in rural school.another purpose is to find the participation patters and motivation patterns of the volunteers.So that another way of adult learning maybe built in rural community.Methods:This is a case study.The research forcus is in Sung Kung elemantary school.Research use interview,participation-oberation to understand the volunteers group. After that,research develop volunterrs motivation,participation and learning Scales to test the school volunteers.Finding:There are several findings:1.the Scales of volunteers'motivation can not be used in rural school.2.the style of public partment limit the volunteers' decision rights.3.The character of the leader in volunteers will influnce the other members.4.when the volunteers participation more ,the more they learn.