This report will discuss the process of evaluation for development in a collaborative project that integrated teaching between the Language Centre and the Law School at the University of Eastern Finland. The focus of this report will be on a model the authors devised for the purposes of developing teaching, called "E.A.S.Y,"…

Using a case study methodology with descriptive and qualitative techniques at a major law school in the South, this research study explored factors that contribute to the perceived pedagogical value of wiki technology in legal education, as well as attitudes and perceptions of law faculty and students regarding the effectiveness of using wikis as…

This qualitative study investigated the role of competition in the success and distress of law students. Participants from an Australian law faculty attended one of four focus groups (undergraduate, postgraduate, academic staff and administrative staff). They discussed their perceptions of competition, the competitive behaviours in law students,…

As a result of the transformation that has taken place in Russia, people there today are living in a different country with a different name, a different political system, a different present and future. For this reason, the problem of identifying with this new "different thing," the foundation of which still, to a considerable extent,…

This survey and analysis provides a picture of the role of each component of Ames (the cases, BSA advisors, arguments, and judges) in overall student attitudes towards the program. Understanding student reactions to Ames through appropriate polling can improve the quality of debate over the program and its contribution to first year study. (LBH)

Examined the stability of prestige rankings for 25 occupations and determined whether business, education, and law students (N=162) differ in their rankings of specific occupations. Results indicated that prestige rankings of these occupations have remained stable over time and that students differed in their rankings of occupations. (BH)

An alternative to conventional law school course enrollment restrictions, implemented at the University of Western Ontario, provides for students to accumulate "points" designating the importance placed on gaining entry into particular courses. The system's primary advantage is that it allows students to express their course priorities.…

Excerpts from law students' journals illustrate themes of their early experiences with law school, including idealism, high expectations, exhilaration, frustration, stress, conflict, boredom, alienation, and despair. (MSE)

The second phase of a British study of discrepancies in law student performance related to the institution attended is described. This portion of the research, conducted by survey, analyzed student perceptions of the assessment process. (MSE)

Women's lower scores on standardized admissions tests were examined from the perspective of consequential validity using data from the Law School Admissions Test. Data do not show that women disproportionately remove themselves from the applicant pool and do not suggest that a consequence of lower scores is application to less prestigious schools.…

A law student's narrative about experiences in law school reveals how helpful the ability to understand and tell stories has been in her success in learning and practicing constitutional law. (MSE)

Discussion of the use of technology to meet the needs of individual student's learning styles in law school explores various learning style theories, considers the pedagogical attributes of Web-based instruction, and then reports on use of learning theory and technology in skills-based courses at Texas Tech Law School. Assessment of student…

Studying law in Finland requires a great deal of independent studying for extensive examinations. To succeed, students have to have good self-regulation and study skills and be aware of their conceptions of learning and knowledge as well as of their approaches to study. Experiences from study counselling at the Faculty of Law, University of…

A study investigated the effect of law students' personal values and attitudes on their demonstration of adversary behavior by comparing their responses to a questionnaire about Machiavellianism and the adversary principles of the American legal system with behaviors in witness interviewing. (MSE)