Capstones as Transitional Experiences
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McNamara, Judith
Field, Rachael
Coe, Sandra
Butler, Des
Brown, Catherine
Kift, Sally
Griffith University Author(s)
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2015
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There is growing appreciation by the Australian legal education sector of the importance of providing students with culminating experiences that cap-off their university education. Despite a long tradition in other disciplines, the integration of final year capstone programs by Australian Law Schools has been slow, although momentum has been gathering in recent years. 1 The move into a new regulatory and quality environment, with its focus on academic standards and the demonstration of student acquisition of program learning outcomes, has generated a shift in the Australian higher education sector which has brought capstone ...
View more >There is growing appreciation by the Australian legal education sector of the importance of providing students with culminating experiences that cap-off their university education. Despite a long tradition in other disciplines, the integration of final year capstone programs by Australian Law Schools has been slow, although momentum has been gathering in recent years. 1 The move into a new regulatory and quality environment, with its focus on academic standards and the demonstration of student acquisition of program learning outcomes, has generated a shift in the Australian higher education sector which has brought capstone experiences sharply into focus, especially for legal education.2
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View more >There is growing appreciation by the Australian legal education sector of the importance of providing students with culminating experiences that cap-off their university education. Despite a long tradition in other disciplines, the integration of final year capstone programs by Australian Law Schools has been slow, although momentum has been gathering in recent years. 1 The move into a new regulatory and quality environment, with its focus on academic standards and the demonstration of student acquisition of program learning outcomes, has generated a shift in the Australian higher education sector which has brought capstone experiences sharply into focus, especially for legal education.2
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Journal Title
Legal Education Review
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25
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1
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Curriculum and pedagogy
Legal practice, lawyering and the legal profession