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"Of Law And The River," And Of Nihilism And Academic Freedom, Peter Martin, Robert Gordon, Paul Carrington, Paul Brest, Phillip Johnson, William Van Alstyne, Guido Calabresi, Owen Fiss
"Of Law And The River," And Of Nihilism And Academic Freedom, Peter Martin, Robert Gordon, Paul Carrington, Paul Brest, Phillip Johnson, William Van Alstyne, Guido Calabresi, Owen Fiss
Phillip Johnson
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Interactive Group Learning In The Legal Writing Classroom: An International Primer On Student Collaboration And Cooperation In Large Classrooms, Roberta Thyfault, Kathryn Fehrman
Interactive Group Learning In The Legal Writing Classroom: An International Primer On Student Collaboration And Cooperation In Large Classrooms, Roberta Thyfault, Kathryn Fehrman
Kathryn Fehrman
Research has long shown that students who work in small groups learn and retain more than students who are taught by other techniques. This crucial bit of information has led many scholars and educators to explore a variety of models for supporting and involving students in group learning. Part II of this article will provide an overview of the scholarship of collaborative and cooperative learning and the associated definitions and techniques. Part III discusses the application of collaborative and cooperative learning techniques in the law school classroom and special considerations and suggestions for international and large law school classrooms. Finally, …
How Not To Be Jaded When The World Is Going To The Bad Place In A Hand Basket, Kathryn Fehrman
How Not To Be Jaded When The World Is Going To The Bad Place In A Hand Basket, Kathryn Fehrman
Kathryn Fehrman
Five proactive steps for lawyers to take to prevent callous and jaded attitudes.
Making Lawyers Out Of Law Students: Shifting The Locus Of Authority, Kathryn Fehrman, Tim Casey
Making Lawyers Out Of Law Students: Shifting The Locus Of Authority, Kathryn Fehrman, Tim Casey
Kathryn Fehrman
This article proceeds in three parts. Recent critiques of legal education have centered on two main themes: the cost of legal education and the need for curricular reform (to teach law students to be lawyers rather than legal theorists). In the first and second sections of this article, we address the call for curricular reform and describe the innovative curricular design of the STEPPS Program at California Western School of Law as an answer to that call. The STEPPS Program, a required second-year course in ethics and skills, provides a unique forum for teaching the knowledge, skills, and values necessary …
Teaching The Newly Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Values In A Changing World, Section E: Intercultural Effectiveness, Rhonda Magee, Mary Lynch, Robin Boyle, Antoinette Lopez
Teaching The Newly Essential Knowledge, Skills, And Values In A Changing World, Section E: Intercultural Effectiveness, Rhonda Magee, Mary Lynch, Robin Boyle, Antoinette Lopez
Rhonda V Magee
Chapter from the forthcoming book "Building on Best Practices: Transforming Legal Education in a Changing World" (2015). addresses the need of legal education to prepare cross-culturally competent lawyers. Outlines techniques and educational outcomes to develop law students' intercultural awareness.
On The Battlefield Of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century, Daniel Coquillette, Bruce Kimball
On The Battlefield Of Merit: Harvard Law School, The First Century, Daniel Coquillette, Bruce Kimball
Daniel R. Coquillette