1st Edition
Experiential Civic Education Encouraging Student Engagement Using the Field Immersion Framework
Foreword
Bernice Braid
Introduction: Educating for Democracy
Alix D. Dowling Fink, JoEllen Pederson, and Heather G. Lettner-Rust
Part I. Foregrounding: Building a Foundation
Chapter 1. Transformative Learning: An Introduction to the Scholarship
Laura Jones Bernhard and Chad Hoggan
Chapter 2. Reconstructing Civic Education: Addressing Power, Place, and Politics in High Education
Katie Kleinhesselink, Liliana Diaz Solodukhin, and Becket C. Duncan
Chapter 3. Finding Our Way to Transformative Learning: A Critical Introduction to Place-based Pedagogy
Ellen Hostetter
Chapter 4. The Field Immersion Framework
JoEllen Pederson, Heather G. Lettner-Rust, and Alix D. Dowling Fink
Part II. Immersion: Steeped in the Civic Contexts
Chapter 5. Yellowstone National Park
Edward L. Kinman, Alix D. Dowling Fink, JoEllen Pederson, and Phillip Poplin
Chapter 6. Chesapeake Bay
Mark L. Fink and Melissa C. Rhoten
Chapter 7. Borderlines
A. Renee Gutiérrez and Connie M. Koski
Chapter 8. Colorado River
Heather G. Lettner-Rust, Brent Roberts, and Michael Mergen
Chapter 9. Alaska
JoEllen Pederson and Philip Poplin
Chapter 10. The Field Immersion Framework in Our Own Backyard
JoEllen Pederson, Heather G. Lettner-Rust, and Lee M. Bidwell
Part III. Reflection: The Metacognitive Engine
Chapter 11. In Their Own Words: Student Experiences
Mark H. Newton and Courtney Olvey
Chapter 12. Retheorizing What We See: Teachers in the Field
Chris M. Anson
Chapter 13. Navigating Shadows: Student Affairs Professionals Co-Facilitating Experiential Learning
Monique Bates
Chapter 14. Librarians as Partners in Field-based Education: Fostering Information Literacy and Civic Awareness
Sarah T. Reynolds and Jennifer S. Beach
Chapter 15. Administrator Support in the Field: Shoulder-to-shoulder with Faculty
Wade Edwards
Chapter 16. The Role of National Organizations in Civic Experiential Education
George Mehaffy and Felice Nudelman
Part IV. Civic Agency: The End Is the Beginning
Chapter 17. Voices from the Field: Community Partners in Immersion Learning Experiences
JoEllen Pederson, Carmine Perrotti, Alix D. Dowling Fink, and Heather G. Lettner-Rust
Chapter 18. Leaving a Trace: Program Alumni and the Lasting Impressions of Transformative Learning Experiences
Mark H. Newton
Afterword: An Education Based on Place and Community
Jesse Peters
Conclusion
Alix D. Dowling Fink
Index
Biography
Alix D. Dowling Fink is the Associate Provost for Research and Academic Initiatives and a Professor of Biology at Longwood University, USA.
JoEllen Pederson is a Professor of Sociology at Longwood University, USA.
Heather G. Lettner-Rust is the Director of Civitae Core Curriculum and a Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at Longwood University, USA.
Experiential Civic Education is a landmark initiative describing successful efforts to make civic education real and, in the process, to guide and inspire both practitioners and the general public.
-Constantine “Deno” Curris, former President, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, USA.
There is too little consideration of the untapped power of relevant, community-based experiential learning to advance knowledge and civic capacity and to inspire democratic engagement. This volume is a much-needed and well-researched guide to how transformative pedagogies and authentic inquiry can empower our students as civic agents in the 21st century.
-Eliza Jane Reilly, Executive Director, National Center for Science and Civic Engagement, USA.
This book sends the fundamental message that civic education does not have to come at the expense of something else. Their pedagogy–rooted in public purpose and communities–will prepare students to solve future problems.
-Ashley Finley, Vice President of Research and Senior Advisor to the President for the American Association of Colleges and Universities, USA.
I cannot think of any more exciting and challenging way of bringing students on a transformational journey through the American landscape. This book describes experiences that are equally loaded with opportunities to learn in ways that are beyond course outlines. These experiences in the field bring life-changing insights to higher education students and staff.
-Ted Fleming, Transformative Learning Expert, Columbia University, USA, and Emeritus Professor, Maynooth University, Ireland.
