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Thornton, Margaret – Australian Universities' Review, 2016
The discourse around student wellness is a marked feature of the 21st century Australian legal academy. It has resulted in various initiatives on the part of law schools, including the development of a national forum. The phenomenon relates to psychological distress reported by students through surveys. Proposed remedies tend to focus on improving…
Descriptors: Law Students, Well Being, Neoliberalism, Higher Education
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Lindsay, Katherine; Kirby, Dianne; Dluzewska, Teresa; Campbell, Sher – Journal of Learning Design, 2015
Since "Courting the Blues" was published by Kelk, Luscombe, Medlow and Hickie in 2009, legal educators across Australia have been measuring psychological distress in law students, as well as implementing and evaluating strategies to support students' well-being. This paper reports on initiatives implemented at the Newcastle Law School in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Legal Education (Professions), Law Students, Well Being
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Fagan, Ron; Squitiera, Paula – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2002
This study focuses on the relationship between the personality characteristics of entering law students and academic success in law school. The subjects (137) were entering law school students at Pepperdine University School of Law. Students were administered the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) as a measure of their temperament and…
Descriptors: Law Students, Grade Point Average, Law Schools, Academic Achievement