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Full-Text Articles in Education
Reforming Legal Education: Law Schools At The Crossroads, Debra Curtis, David Moss
Reforming Legal Education: Law Schools At The Crossroads, Debra Curtis, David Moss
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In today's volatile law school environment, curriculum reform has emerged as a significant focus. It is commonly understood that law schools effectively teach certain analytical skills, but are less successful in other areas, and often scramble to adapt to evolving aims. This book demonstrates how law schools are successfully reforming their curriculum - and lays the framework to show how all schools of law can engage in a continuous reform model that proactively shapes our profession. It is expected that faculty and professional staff engaged in legal education will utilize this book as a primary resource to guide their respective …
Orientation And Residence Life: Legal Considerations, Cady Denton, Samuel Earls, Nikki N. Eversole, Robin Hume, Stephanie Lott, Kathryn Looft
Orientation And Residence Life: Legal Considerations, Cady Denton, Samuel Earls, Nikki N. Eversole, Robin Hume, Stephanie Lott, Kathryn Looft
Parameters of Law in Student Affairs and Higher Education (CNS 670)
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Losing My Religion: The Place Of Social Justice In Clinical Legal Education, Praveen Kosuri
Losing My Religion: The Place Of Social Justice In Clinical Legal Education, Praveen Kosuri
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Many law school clinics presume a “social justice” mission—that is, representation of the indigent and under-represented about poverty law issues—as the only legitimate goal for clinic clients and matters. This article contends that social justice should not be presumed, but rather should be considered an option—among many—to include in a clinic’s pedagogy. If increased experiential learning opportunities for students are a real objective, and clinics are the pinnacle of those opportunities, then broadening the portfolio of clinical offerings to include those that are not focused on social justice should be a valid proposition. The modern clinical legal education movement that …