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Peer reviewedElkins, James R. – Journal of Legal Education, 1985
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)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Autobiographies, Diaries, Higher Education
Download full textBenjamin, G. Andrew H.; And Others – 1985
The anecdotal literature suggests that the process of legal education impairs the maintenance of emotional well-being in law students. This study examined the emotional well-being of subjects (N=706) before, during, and after law school. Data were collected using four standardized self-report instruments including the Brief Symptom Inventory, Beck…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment, Higher Education
