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Publication Date: 2022-Jul
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The Field Immersion Framework: A Transformative Pedagogy for Experiential Civic Education
Pederson, JoEllen G.; Lettner-Rust, Heather G.; Dowling Fink, Alix D.; Fink, Mark L.; GutiƩrrez, Ann Renee; Kinman, Edward L.; Koski, Connie M.; Mergen, Michael J.; Poplin, Phillip L.; Rhoten, Melissa C.; Roberts, Brent S.; Znosko, Jessi B.
Journal of Transformative Education, v20 n3 p189-205 Jul 2022
Emerging from faculty collaboration across disciplines, the four-stage Field Immersion Framework (FIF) marries place-based experiential learning with civic engagement to promote important transformative learning outcomes such as shifts in Worldview, Self, Epistemology, Ontology, Behavior, and Capacity. To support those outcomes, we developed this adaptable pedagogical framework for immersive courses that cultivate shared inquiry by faculty and students while fostering civic agency. The FIF positions students as explorers in communities grappling with important, unresolved issues and facilitates deep learning in the affective domain. Immersing students in the field as they experience civic issues is an emancipatory opportunity for many students, particularly those bound by geography or digital screens. We detail the FIF's grounding in learning theory and provide examples of its implementation in varied courses and geographic settings.
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Civics, Place Based Education, Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Geography Instruction, Reflection, Program Implementation
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Language: English
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