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Alternative Teacher Certification Students’ Motivations Of Teaching, Ebru Öztürk Akar
Alternative Teacher Certification Students’ Motivations Of Teaching, Ebru Öztürk Akar
Australian Journal of Teacher Education
The legal studies teaching methodology IRAC (issue, rule, application, conclusion) is widely used in universities by both law and business schools. This paper examines the effectiveness of IRAC from a teaching perspective and its usefulness for business students. Data is generated from an Australian university case study using teacher interviews and a student survey. The findings suggest that, because of its flexibility and logical structure, the practice of IRAC has become normalised. However it is only effective if teachers disseminate these features consistently in their teaching. Students in the study understood the usefulness of IRAC for classwork, but encountered application …