Foreword: Experiential Civic Education Introduction: Educating for Democracy I. Foregrounding: Building a Foundation 1. Transformative learning: An introduction to the scholarship
2. Reconstructing Civic Education: Addressing Power, Place, and Politics in High Education
3. Finding our way to transformative learning: A critical introduction to place-based pedagogy
4. The Field Immersion Framework II. Immersion: Steeped in the Civic Context 5. Yellowstone National Park
6. Chesapeake Bay
7. Borderlines
8. Colorado River
9. Alaska
10. In our own backyard III. Reflection: The metacognitive engine 11. In their own words: Student experiences
12. Retheorizing what we see: Teachers in the field
13. Navigating Shadows: Student Affairs Professionals Co-Facilitating Experiential Learning
14. Librarians as Partners in Field-based Education: Fostering Information Literacy and Civic Awareness
15. Administrator Support in the Field: Shoulder-to-shoulder with Faculty
16. The Role of National Organizations in Civic Experiential Education IV. Civic Agency: The End is the Beginning 17. Voices from the field: Community partners in immersion learning experiences
18. Leaving a trace: Program alumni and the lasting impressions of transformative learning experiences Conclusion