Abstract
We studied to what extent insights from the “constraints-led approach” (CLA) in physical education can be applied to skills teaching for law students in preparation for law clinics. In the CLA, athletes are challenged to independently find optimal movement solutions in a dynamic setting, rather than responding to verbal cues in a fixed environment. Similarly, we designed and implemented two CLA training exercises in preparation for law clinics aimed at implicit acquisition of problem analysis skills. Our analysis of retrospective pre-test (RPT) data finds that after the training exercises participants are better able to structure a clinical problem statement, and report being better equipped to find and analyse the “real” problem of a client in a clinic. We conclude that the CLA is an effective method for skill acquisition training in preparation for clinical legal education.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 458-477 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Law Teacher |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Nov 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Funding
This project was supported by the Education Incentive Fund of the Utrecht University Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance [2019-2020].
Funders | Funder number |
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Universiteit Utrecht |
Keywords
- Skills teaching
- law clinics
- clinical legal education
- constraints-led approach