Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Law
Effectiveness Of The Socratic Method: A Comparative Analysis Of The Historical And Modern Invocations Of An Educational Method, Amanda J. Grondin
Effectiveness Of The Socratic Method: A Comparative Analysis Of The Historical And Modern Invocations Of An Educational Method, Amanda J. Grondin
Senior Theses
This senior thesis evaluates the Socratic method by comparing its original form, used by Socrates with students such as Meno, to its modern invocations in institutions such as law or medical school. In order to gauge the actual efficacy of the Socratic method in teaching logicality, which is the primary goal of Socratic dialogues, a pilot study was run. The results and implications of this study are embedded in the central portion of the thesis. The study found a statistically significant correlation between the amount of Socratic instruction a student had and that student's performance on a syllogistic reasoning task. …
Assessing The Viability Of Race-Neutral Alternatives In Law School Admissions, Eboni S. Nelson
Assessing The Viability Of Race-Neutral Alternatives In Law School Admissions, Eboni S. Nelson
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Law School Training For Licensed 'Legal Technicians'? Implications For The Consumer Market, Elizabeth Chambliss
Law School Training For Licensed 'Legal Technicians'? Implications For The Consumer Market, Elizabeth Chambliss
Faculty Publications
In January 2014, the ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education released its report calling, among other things, for limited licensing and the expansion of independent paraprofessional training by law schools. In Washington State, all three law schools are collaborating with community college paralegal programs to design and deliver specialized training for “Limited License Legal Technicians” (LLLTs), who will be licensed to deliver limited family law services beginning in 2015. At least three other states, including California and New York — which together contain nearly twenty-six percent of U.S. lawyers and seventy-six law schools — are actively seeking …
Organizational Alliances By U.S. Schools, Elizabeth Chambliss
Organizational Alliances By U.S. Schools, Elizabeth Chambliss
Faculty Publications
U.S. law schools increasingly are forming organizational alliances with other training providers in the interests of market expansion and/or consolidation. At the top of the market, U.S. law schools are seeking to brand their positions within the global economy by forming alliances with elite foreign law schools, business schools, and corporate law firms and clients. Schools outside of this market are moving to establish alternative niches through alliances with solo and small firm practitioners, CLE providers, and other organizations serving low-and middle-income clients, as well as through the development of accelerated and/or specialty degrees. Schools at all levels are increasingly …
The Spirit Of The Legal Academy – For Three Years Or For Life?: Some Personal Observations, Robert T. Bockman
The Spirit Of The Legal Academy – For Three Years Or For Life?: Some Personal Observations, Robert T. Bockman
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.