Higgins, Noelle and Dewhurst, Elaine and Watkins, Los
(2012)
Field trips as short-term experiential learning activities in legal
education.
The Law Teacher, 46 (2).
pp. 165-178.
ISSN 0306-9400
Abstract
Field trips offer students the opportunity to learn in a real-world setting
and bridge the gap between theory and practice. To date, there has been a
dearth of both theoretical and empirical research into the use and effectiveness
of field trips as a pedagogic tool in legal education. This article seeks to
fill this gap, first by analysing the current research on the use of field trips in
higher education across different disciplines and the reported advantages
and disadvantages of such usage, and secondly by providing empirical evidence
on the benefits of such activities from a field trip, “Living the Law:
A Tour of Legal Dublin”, undertaken with students in Dublin City University,
Ireland. The tour involved visits to important legal establishments in the city
of Dublin, including the Supreme Court, the training institutions of barristers
and solicitors in Ireland and a premier legal firm. The article analyses
feedback from the students who took this trip on the benefits of such a
learning experience.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Additional Information: |
The definitive version of this article is available at Noelle Higgins , Elaine Dewhurst & Los Watkins (2012) Field trips as
short-term experiential learning activities in legal education, The Law Teacher, 46:2,
165-178,DOI: 10.1080/03069400.2012.681231 . © 2012 The Association of Law Teachers |
| Keywords: |
Field trips; experiential learning activities; legal
education; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Law |
| Item ID: |
5886 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2012.681231 |
| Depositing User: |
Noelle Higgins
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| Date Deposited: |
19 Feb 2015 16:33 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
The Law Teacher |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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