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Collaboration And Teamwork, Janet Weinstein, Linda H. Morton
Collaboration And Teamwork, Janet Weinstein, Linda H. Morton
Linda H Morton
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Teamwork, Linda H. Morton, Janet Weinstein
Teaching Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Theory, Practice, And Assessment, Linda Morton, Howard Taras, Vivian Reznik
Teaching Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Theory, Practice, And Assessment, Linda Morton, Howard Taras, Vivian Reznik
Linda H Morton
In this article, we offer our own theory-based methodology for teaching interprofessional collaboration to law students and we present our preliminary data on its effectiveness. Part I explicates the definition and development of interdisciplinary collaboration. Part II describes how we have grounded our course in current theory, and Part III explains the extent to which our efforts have been successful. Finally, in Part IV, we offer additional thoughts regarding the teaching of interdisciplinary collaboration and pose questions and ideas for future data collection.
Creating A Classroom Component For Field Placement Programs: Enhancing Clinical Goals With Feminish Pedagogy, Linda Morton
Creating A Classroom Component For Field Placement Programs: Enhancing Clinical Goals With Feminish Pedagogy, Linda Morton
Linda H Morton
This article supports the use of feminist pedagogy to provide the ideal environment for engaging clinic students in self-learning. The author describes the complementary relationship between clinic goals and feminist pedagogy, illustrated through her use of a student-facilitated and non-hierarchical teaching model in her externship classes. The model used provides a unique and valuable educational environment for the training of prospective professionals.
Interdisciplinary Problem Solving Courses As A Context For Nurturing Intrinsic Values, Janet Weinstein, Linda Morton
Interdisciplinary Problem Solving Courses As A Context For Nurturing Intrinsic Values, Janet Weinstein, Linda Morton
Linda H Morton
Intrinsic values and motivations are important foundations for career satisfaction and professionalism. The research of Lawrence Krieger and Kennon Sheldon highlights factors critical to the development of intrinsic values and motivations. Our aspiration was to create courses that could stimulate such development in our law students. This article discusses the foundation and goals for our courses, describes our courses, reviews our successes and failures, and poses questions for further study. Throughout our discussion we provide anecdotal data from comments by students and the professionals with whom they worked, indicating the degree to which students seem to be incorporating the goals …
Not Quite Grown Up: The Difficulty Of Applying An Adult Education Model To Legal Externs, Linda H. Morton, Janet Weinstein, Mark Weinstein
Not Quite Grown Up: The Difficulty Of Applying An Adult Education Model To Legal Externs, Linda H. Morton, Janet Weinstein, Mark Weinstein
Linda H Morton
Using andragogical theory developed by Malcolm Knowles as a foundation as well as a counterpoint, this article presents a new framework for teaching clinic students. Frustrated by tensions they encountered in teaching students whom they expected to have all the qualities of “adult learners,” the authors developed a new theory that blends humanistic as well as developmental theory. The article describes this new theory and evaluates why it works in clinical teaching.
Field Placement Programs: Practices, Problems And Possibilities, Robert F. Seibel, Linda H. Morton
Field Placement Programs: Practices, Problems And Possibilities, Robert F. Seibel, Linda H. Morton
Linda H Morton
This article presents empirical data on externship programs in hopes of creating a nationwide clearinghouse for those engaging in and evaluating such programs. The authors analyze the implications of their data, both to better understand and support the pedagogical value of externship programs, as well as to evaluate the effect of the more recent ABA regulations imposed on these programs.
Training A New Breed Of Lawyer: California Western's Advanced Mediation Program In Juvenile Hall, Floralynn Einesman, Linda H. Morton
Training A New Breed Of Lawyer: California Western's Advanced Mediation Program In Juvenile Hall, Floralynn Einesman, Linda H. Morton
Linda H Morton
This article describes the authors’ experiences in designing, initiating, and evaluating a Mediation Clinic in which students mediate disputes between incarcerated juveniles. With the purpose of enhancing students’ “essential human competencies” of self-awareness, self-control, empathy, listening, teamwork, and conflict resolution, the authors describe techniques used to teach these relational skills appropriate to “a new breed of lawyer.” They also analyze the success of their program through both statistical and anecdotal evidence.
Teaching Teamwork To Law Students, Linda Morton, Janet Weinstein, Howard Taras, Vivian Reznik
Teaching Teamwork To Law Students, Linda Morton, Janet Weinstein, Howard Taras, Vivian Reznik
Linda H Morton
Despite law firms’ demand for first year associates who can work collaboratively, teamwork is infrequently taught in legal education. Law professors unfamiliar with teamwork theory and practice are unlikely to use teams to engage students in their learning. As a result, law schools continue to graduate students who are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with the concept of working in teams, particularly interdisciplinary teams. This article focuses on the teamwork teaching methods we use in the interdisciplinary courses we teach at California Western. We first provide a rationale for teaching teamwork and a brief description of what professional graduate schools are currently …
Stuck In A Rut: The Role Of Creative Thinking In Problem Solving And Legal Education, Janet Weinstein, Linda Morton
Stuck In A Rut: The Role Of Creative Thinking In Problem Solving And Legal Education, Janet Weinstein, Linda Morton
Linda H Morton
This article focuses on the mental process of creative thinking. We discuss what it is, why we have difficulty engaging in it, and how we can overcome this difficulty through specific techniques and a more conducive environment. Creative thinking is an essential component to problem solving. In training future lawyers, we must do a better job of incorporating and supporting creative thinking in legal education. We conclude the article with a description of some of our efforts toward this objective.