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Rothman, Mitchell Lewis – 1980
The early development of university legal education in England, the United States, and Germany is examined. Focus is on: (1) the different historical and social processes that have brought law and higher education together and (2) examination of a more general, comparative nature about the institutional transformation of legal education in these…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Comparative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational History
Roberts, Steven V. – New York Times, 1978
Describes Temple Law School's unusual Special Admissions and Curriculum Experiments Program, which reserves one quarter of its enrollment for the disadvantaged, whatever their color or ethnic background, who show exceptional promise. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Disadvantaged
Day, Carla – Quill and Scroll, 1977
Discusses the need for student journalists to know their First Amendment rights by learning about press law. (MB)
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech, Journalism, Journalism Education
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Russell, Tommy; Bryant, Cynthia Ann – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1987
Investigated the effects of a lecture training program and an independent study on the knowledge and attitudes of law students (N=102) toward the mentally retarded offender. Revealed that the instructional methods of lecture and independent study did not produce a significant difference in the mean gains in knowledge and attitudes of law students.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Criminals, Higher Education
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Halpern, Stephen C. – Journal of Legal Education, 1982
The law is seen as the single most powerful social force preserving and legitimating the prevailing distribution of power in U.S. society. Questions of social justice ought not to be irrelevant or peripheral to the study of law. Meaningful and enduring change in legal education is seen as illusory. (MLW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Law Schools, Law Students
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Stillman, Paula L.; And Others – Journal of Legal Education, 1982
The use of client instructors to teach and evaluate interviewing skills at the University of Arizona College of Law is described. The trained client instructors function in the multiple roles of client, teacher, and evaluator of interviewing skills of law students. (MLW)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence
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Murphy, Cornelius F. – Ohio Northern University Law Review, 1979
The traditional practice of training lawyers in an academic setting only is challenged, and it is proposed that an apprenticeship or field experience element be added. The responsibility for this lies with both the academic and legal communities. Available from Ohio Northern University, 525 S. Main St., Ada, OH 45810; $5.00. (MSE)
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Education, Educational Change, Educational History
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Spector, Bruce R. – Journal of Legal Education, 1980
In order to give direction to his career and specifically to his remaining year of law school, the author, a law student at Emory University, interrupted his schooling to spend a year in self-selected legal clerkships. His experiences and a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of such a program are presented. (JMD)
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Experiential Learning
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Dillon, J. T. – Journal of Legal Education, 1980
It is argued that the Socratic method of teaching law as depicted in the book, movie, and TV series "Paper Chase" is not really the Socratic method at all. The genuine Socratic method and the questioning technique used in "Paper Chase" are examined and their appropriateness and effectiveness as methods for teaching contract law…
Descriptors: Contracts, Course Objectives, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
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Foley, Sharon; Kidder, Deborah L. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2002
A survey of 118 Hispanic law students found that female students were more likely than males to expect gender discrimination in their future law firms; perceived discrimination affected student perceptions of the fairness of the promotion process, which influenced career satisfaction; and students did not expect ethnic discrimination to impede…
Descriptors: Ethnic Discrimination, Expectation, Higher Education, Hispanic American Students
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White, James P. – Journal of Legal Education, 1989
The trend in rising tuitions at law schools is documented as is the increasing reliance of students on loans to finance their legal education. Among concerns raised are that the need to "hustle" to make ends meet will present problems in maintaining standards of professionalism. (DB)
Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Ethics, Higher Education, Law Schools
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Young, John W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1995
Two statistical approaches for adjusting grades were tested on data obtained from four American law schools (642 students). Neither item response theory nor the general linear model yielded consistent improvements in the predictive validity of Law School Admission Test scores and undergraduate grades for three schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education, Item Response Theory
Mersky, Roy M.; Koneski-White, Bonnie L. – Library Journal, 1991
Reports on the 1991 annual meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL). Topics discussed include the level of legal research skills needed by law students; computer-assisted legal research; education for law librarianship; the need for international and foreign law specialists; and recruitment, especially of qualified minorities.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Conferences, International Law, Law Libraries
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Austin, Janice L.; Cain, Patricia A.; Mack, Anton; Strader, J. Kelly; Vaseleck, James – Journal of Legal Education, 1998
Summarizes results of a survey of 313 gay, lesbian, and bisexual students at 93 law schools and from 41 student organizations concerning the admissions process (the application process, advice to applicants); the classroom and community climate for law students; and issues relating to gay/lesbian/bisexual student organizations (organizational…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, College Admission, College Environment, Higher Education
Tanyeli, Nadiran – Online Submission, 2008
Internet is the most important technological innovation of today, which can easily be integrated into every field of people's lives. The reason of its rapid improvement is its usefulness and easy access. Web, WWW, is a new technology which is used as a communication facilitator and it is an instructional delivery medium. It is vital to learn…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Law Students, Test Results
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