The Practice of the Fieldbook: Facilitating and Evaluating Field-based Learning

Authors

  • Carol Brandt
  • Thomas Manley

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v8i1.97

Keywords:

Fieldbook, Study abroad, Field-based learning, Education abroad

Abstract

Our purpose is to elucidate a writing technique devised for experience-based study abroad programs. Known as the Fieldbook, the technique has been used with significant success on field study programs offered through Pitzer College. We believe the applied research offered in our case study contributes in critical ways to our understanding of pedagogical practices and suggests positive new directions for improving student learning.

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Author Biographies

Carol Brandt

Carol Brandt is Vice President for International and Special Programs and a faculty member in Modern Language, Culture, and Literature at Pitzer College. She oversees all aspects of Pitzer’s External Studies Programs: study abroad, international student programs, language institutes, and grant projects. Her research interests include the assessment of intercultural learning, community-based language learning, and applications of critical pedagogy to study abroad contexts.

Thomas Manley

Dr. Thomas Manley has worked in international education and college administration for more than two decades. At Pitzer College, in addition to being the principal author of the Fieldbook technique, he played a central role in the development of the College’s innovative study abroad programs. He is President-elect of the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, and currently serves as an evaluator and consultant to a number of higher education and non-profit organizations.

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Wagner, K., and T. Magistrale. Writing across culture: An introduction to study abroad and the writing process. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 1995.
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Published

2002-12-15

How to Cite

Brandt, C., & Manley, T. . (2002). The Practice of the Fieldbook: Facilitating and Evaluating Field-based Learning. Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 8(1), 113–142. https://doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v8i1.97

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2002): Special Issue: Experiential Education and Study Abroad

Section

Research Articles