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What the best law teachers do / Michael Hunter Schwartz, Gerald F. Hess, Sophie M. Sparrow.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Michael Hunter.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Study and teaching.
- Law.
- Law teachers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (367 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This pioneering book is the first to identify the methods, strategies, and personal traits of law professors whose students achieve exceptional learning. Modeling good behavior through clear, exacting standards and meticulous preparation, these instructors know that little things also count--starting on time, learning names, responding to emails.
- Contents:
- Introduction, methodology, and executive summary
- What is exceptional learning in law school?
- What personal qualities do they possess?
- How do they relate to their students?
- What do they expect from their students?
- How do they prepare to teach?
- How do they engage students in and out of the classroom?
- How do they provide feedback and assess students?
- What lasting lessons do their students take away?
- Suggestions for using this book.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780674728141
- 0674728149
- 9780674728134
- 0674728130
- OCLC:
- 923120574
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