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New foundations in legal education / John Goldring, Charles Sampford, Ralph Simmonds ; with contributions from other legal educators and practitioners.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Sydney, N.S.W. : Cavendish Pub. (Australia), 1998.Description: xiv, 222 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1876213264
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.071 GOL
Contents:
Acknowledgments. - Contributors. - Preface. - Pt. 1. Tradition and Progress : Legal Education in Context. 1. Context and Challenges of Australian Legal Education. 2. The Future of Legal Education : Doubtful Assumptions and Unfulfilled Expectations. 3. Tradition or Progress in Legal Scholarship and Legal Education. 4. Growth, Diversity and Accountability. - Pt. 2. Theory and Practice : Designing Legal Education. 5. The Panic Over Numbers. 6. Coping with the Virtual Campus : Some Hints ancd Opportunities for Legal Education. 7. Legal Education for Future Professionals. 8. Theoretical Dimensions of Legal Education. 9. Teaching Theory in Substantive Subjects. 10. Rethinking the Core Curriculum. 11. Better Legal Education : An Essential Element of Justice for All. - Pt. 3. New Law Schools : The Future of Legal Education. 12. From Foundation to Ordinary Politics : Staffing, Financing and Promoting the School of Law at Murdoch University. 13. Starting a Law School from Scratch : The Griffith Experience. 14. The University of Wollong. 15. Waikato Law School : A New Beginning. - Pt. 4. Debating Change : Practitioners Respond. 16. Professional Responses to New law Schools. 17. Once and Future Law Schools. - Index.
Summary: This book combines theoretical and practical information on the development and delivery of modern legal education. As such, it is a useful text for those interested and involved in the future of legal education as it explores specific topics such as staffing and managing a law school as well as curriculum issues. The text comprises four main parts. The first part focuses on the context of legal education, including a brief history, outline of the challenges to be faced and an exploration of the future of legal education. The second focuses on some of the practical impacts of legal education, the role of theory and future directions of legal curricula, whilst the third provides more specific material on the mechanics of establishing and maintaining a law school with a vision of the future. The final part focuses on the views and responses of members of the profession, including practitioners, and therefore provides a context for evaluation. - Back cover.
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Acknowledgments. - Contributors. - Preface. - Pt. 1. Tradition and Progress : Legal Education in Context. 1. Context and Challenges of Australian Legal Education. 2. The Future of Legal Education : Doubtful Assumptions and Unfulfilled Expectations. 3. Tradition or Progress in Legal Scholarship and Legal Education. 4. Growth, Diversity and Accountability. - Pt. 2. Theory and Practice : Designing Legal Education. 5. The Panic Over Numbers. 6. Coping with the Virtual Campus : Some Hints ancd Opportunities for Legal Education. 7. Legal Education for Future Professionals. 8. Theoretical Dimensions of Legal Education. 9. Teaching Theory in Substantive Subjects. 10. Rethinking the Core Curriculum. 11. Better Legal Education : An Essential Element of Justice for All. - Pt. 3. New Law Schools : The Future of Legal Education. 12. From Foundation to Ordinary Politics : Staffing, Financing and Promoting the School of Law at Murdoch University. 13. Starting a Law School from Scratch : The Griffith Experience. 14. The University of Wollong. 15. Waikato Law School : A New Beginning. - Pt. 4. Debating Change : Practitioners Respond. 16. Professional Responses to New law Schools. 17. Once and Future Law Schools. - Index.

This book combines theoretical and practical information on the development and delivery of modern legal education. As such, it is a useful text for those interested and involved in the future of legal education as it explores specific topics such as staffing and managing a law school as well as curriculum issues. The text comprises four main parts. The first part focuses on the context of legal education, including a brief history, outline of the challenges to be faced and an exploration of the future of legal education. The second focuses on some of the practical impacts of legal education, the role of theory and future directions of legal curricula, whilst the third provides more specific material on the mechanics of establishing and maintaining a law school with a vision of the future. The final part focuses on the views and responses of members of the profession, including practitioners, and therefore provides a context for evaluation. - Back cover.