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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
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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 …
Three Modes Of Legal Problem Solving–And What To Do About Them In Legal Education, Thomas D. Barton
Three Modes Of Legal Problem Solving–And What To Do About Them In Legal Education, Thomas D. Barton
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Legal problems are addressed in at least three basic ways, or modes, each of which is associated with a particular "tense": (1) through judgment, an authoritative decision pronounced by an empowered third party concerning the legal significance of past behaviors; (2) through consent, a "present tense" resolution in which the parties to a legal concern resolve it privately by negotiated or mediated agreement; and (3) through prevention, a future-oriented process that designs contracts, legal arrangements, compliance regimes, education and training programs, organizational structures, or even physical environments so as to keep legal risks from erupting into injuries or legal liability. …
A Gendered Update On Women Law Deans: Who, Where, Why, And Why Not?, Laura M. Padilla
A Gendered Update On Women Law Deans: Who, Where, Why, And Why Not?, Laura M. Padilla
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This article examines law school deans, how many are women, when they became deans, and what the trajectory is like for their numbers in the future. This article will provide additional empirical information through the 2005-2006 academic year. It will also present results from a survey mailed to all women deans in the fall of 2005 and to a similar number of male deans. Rather than present all the survey summaries at once, I have elected to include results where substantively appropriate.