The Challenge of Providing Work-Integrated Learning for Law Students - the QUT Experience

Shirley, Melinda J. and Davies, Iyla T. and Cockburn, Tina L. and Carver, Tracey L. (2007) The Challenge of Providing Work-Integrated Learning for Law Students - the QUT Experience. International Journal of Clinical Legal Education December 2006:pp. 134-148.

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Abstract

This paper explores the elements necessary for a university to create an academic model for a successful work-integrated learning experience in light of the current policy imperatives of the higher education sector in Australia. It identifies some of the practical issues encountered in attempting to implement those models and hypothesises on what an effective work-integrated learning experience for undergraduate law students should look like taking into account the available research on students’ perceptions of engaging learning experiences. It culminates in the proposal of a Virtual Work Integrated Learning Project which is currently under design in the Faculty of Law at the Queensland University of Technology.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Status:	Published
Keywords:	work-integrated learning; collaborative education, legal education, eLearning tools
Subjects:	390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law > 390199 Law not elsewhere classified 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390100 Law 390000 Law, Justice and Law Enforcement > 390200 Professional Development of Law Practitioners > 390203 Legal Education
ID Code:	9918
Deposited By:	Grist, Elizabeth/E
Deposited On:	03 October 2007
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