本文內容包括下列四部分：第一、申論青年參與社會服務之意義及功能；第二 、引用文獻論述青年學生參與社會服務之歷史沿革，可分為五個階段：(一)鄉村建設 時期、(二)沒落時期、(三)社會服務運動時期、(四)志願服務時期、(五)兩岸交流時期；第 三、青年參與社會服務之理哲基礎，可歸納為下列五種說法：(一)國父孫中山先生服 務的人生觀、(二)馬斯洛(Maslow)之需求層次理論、(三)晏陽走出象牙塔改善社會的 理念、(四)大學的社會化功能、(五)計畫變遷理論；第四、分析我國青年參與社會服務 工作之利弊，參考世界各國之做法，研擬青年參與社會服務具體可行之新方案。

　　　　　The main purpose of the study is to discuss about the functions and significances, relating to the social service activities in which college student took part for decades. There are five developmental stages accordingly. These include: (1)the stage of country-site development, (2)the stage of faded away, (3)the stage of social service movement, (4)the stage of voluntary service and (5)the stage of mutual helop activities between Taiwan and the mainland China. Several foreign models are draw in this article. Finallyk, some suggestions onthe college student voluntary service program formulation are made.