Students Must Experience the Law: The Importance of Experiential Learning through a Court Visit in Business Law and Legal Studies Courses

Autor/in	Weiser, Hannah R.
Titel	Students Must Experience the Law: The Importance of Experiential Learning through a Court Visit in Business Law and Legal Studies Courses
Quelle	In: Journal of Legal Studies Education, 40 (2023) 2, S.271-313 (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0896-5811
DOI	10.1111/jlse.12138
Schlagwörter	Experiential Learning; Law Related Education; Courts; Business Administration Education; Undergraduate Study; Graduate School Faculty; College Faculty; Field Trips; Outcomes of Education; Massachusetts (Boston); Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Court; Gerichtshof; Grundstudium; Fakultät; Exkursion; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	For a business law class at any level or format, a field trip to a court is critical to bridge the gap between theory and practice. This article encourages legal studies instructors to utilize field trips to a court as an experiential learning opportunity for business law and legal studies courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels for courses offered in an in-person or online format, with options provided to meet the needs of these varying learning environments and to meet student needs. This article outlines the value of experiential learning and field trips, specifically a court visit, as an integral component of a business law and legal studies course. This article addresses: (1) the value of a court visit as an experiential learning opportunity; (2) learning outcomes and the benefits of a court visit; (3) preparation and implementation of the court visit; (4) accompanying assessments to reinforce learning outcomes; and (5) a classroom debrief as a means of critical reflection. Based upon multiple court visits with students at two different institutions, this article shares best practices and challenges as well as sample agendas, questions, and considerations to help support important learning outcomes with a complementary assessment to demonstrate the achievement of such. Additional experiential learning opportunities are provided to meet similar learning outcomes despite challenges to a collective in-person visit as needed. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01