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Denvir, Catrina, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2020
Over the last decade, cost pressures, technology, automation, globalisation, de-regulation, and changing client relationships have transformed the practice of law, but legal education has been slow to respond. Deciding what learning objectives a law degree ought to prioritise, and how to best strike the balance between vocational and academic…
Descriptors: Legal Education (Professions), Educational Development, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Tompkins, Paula S. – Communication Education, 2016
The new developmental stage of emerging adulthood (age 18-25) offers a framework for thinking about younger millennials in our classrooms. Smith, Christoffersen, Davidson, and Herzog's (2011) profile of emerging adults, based on longitudinal study of over 3200 emerging adults and culminating in 230 in-depth interviews, parallels research of the…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Communication Skills, Instructional Innovation, Generational Differences
Schultz, Brian D., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
This book embraces the idea of listening to and learning from students. Although many educational theorists have long argued that incorporating children's perspectives about teaching and curriculum has the potential for increasing students' interest and participation in learning, their radical perspectives are still ignored or dismissed in theory…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Teaching (Occupation), School Activities, Educational Research
Rusnak, Timothy, Ed. – 1997
An effective, action-oriented way of addressing students' values and character growth is emphasized in this collection of articles. The book teaches the principles that form the integrated approach to character education. Three vital aspects of teaching and learning are discussed. An introduction by the editor is entitled: "The Six Principles…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Gorman, Michael J., Ed. – 1991
This anthology presents seven articles that focus on the integration of ethical and spiritual concerns into the academic curriculum. The argument is made for the inclusion of ethical and religious concerns in the study of subjects such as literature, history, foreign languages and cultures, and science. The articles include: "The Voice of the…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
1980
The state of ethics teaching at the undergraduate and professional school levels is examined in these comprehensive monographs sponsored by the Institute of Society, Ethics and the Life Sciences/The Hastings Center. "The Teaching of Ethics in Higher Education (I)" encompasses: (1) the number and extent of courses in ethics, (2) the status and…
Descriptors: Administration, Business Education, Codes of Ethics, College Curriculum