Legal Education in the Classroom : The Transformative Potential of Community Engaged Teaching and Learning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Egan, Suzanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law.

Community and school.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2026.

Summary:

Can children master legal concepts while having fun?This innovative book explores two groundbreaking educational initiatives which bring legal education to primary schools across the UK and Ireland.It uniquely draws upon the fields of Law and Education to present best practice in engaging children and young people through law in education.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables

About the Authors

1 Introduction

2 Setting the Scene: A Contextual History of Legal Education in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Introduction

From Rome to the universities: the evolution of legal education in the civil law tradition

A different path: the development of legal education in the common law tradition

Expanding the paradigm: legal education and schooling

Legal education in the school curriculum

New horizons: university and voluntary sector outreach

Conclusion

3 The Importance of Early Legal Education

Knowledge and key life skills relevant to law

Importance of legal knowledge

Importance of legal skills

Legal knowledge required to challenge populist narratives about law

Law can be accessible and engaging for primary-​aged children

Widening access to legal education and the profession

4 Taking a Child-​Centred Human Rights-​Based Approach to Community Engaged Teaching and Learning for Societal Transformation

Defining community engaged teaching and learning (CETL)

Theoretical foundations of community engaged teaching and learning

Constructivism

Experiential learning

Critical pedagogy

Principles and best practices for designing community engaged teaching and learning

Principles and best practices

Designing community engaged programmes

Identifying shared needs and goals

Defining and integrating learning outcomes into curriculum

Establishing and nurturing community partnerships

Identifying meaningful experiential learning and assessment

Supporting student engagement and learning

Ensuring sustainability and societal impact

Community engaged teaching and learning impact and outcomes.

Student impacts

Community impacts

Institutional impacts

Challenges and barriers to community engaged teaching and learning

A framework for community engaged teaching and learning

Child-​centred human rights-​based approach to community engaged teaching and learning

Defining a child-​centred human rights-​based approach

Hart's 'Ladder of Children's Participation'

The Lundy model of child participation

Community engaged teaching and learning for child rights

Community engaged teaching and learning: an opportunity to promote a rights-​respecting university

A conceptual framework for a child-​centred human rights-​based approach to CETL

5 Nurturing Positive Pedagogy with Children and Young People: A Practical Guide

What is pedagogy?

Behaviourism

Social constructivism

Liberationism

Key considerations to planning pedagogy

Prior knowledge

Content

Context

Learners

Time and resources

Approaches to pedagogy

Inquiry-​based learning

Problem-​based learning

Project-​based learning

Creative pedagogy

Positive pedagogy: positive engagement with children and young people

Democratic pedagogy

Working with children/​young people in an ethical way

Effective approaches to communication with children and young people

Relationships and connection

Embodiment

Active listening

Engagement

Language

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Bloom's taxonomy: hierarchy of cognitive skills

Questioning

Wait time

Inclusive approaches to gathering responses

Classroom techniques to build relationships with children and young people

Fail to plan, plan to fail

The NEWS approach to delivering content and providing instructions

NEWS headlines

NEWS story

NEWS ending.

Top tips for giving instructions and engaging with children and young people

Approaching sensitive topics with children and young people

Approaching sensitive topics sensitively

6 Case Study: The Transformative Potential of Mock Trials

Rationale for the module

Module design

Practical arrangements and learning schedule

The classroom at UCD

Assessment

The school classroom

The mock trial and campus tour

A sense of impact: voices from the classroom

The children

The university students

Creativity, co-​creation and mutual learning

Skills development

Personal growth

7 Case Study: School Tasking

What is School Tasking?

Why is School Tasking designed as it is?

The luxury of time

The luxury of money

'Torture the data and it will confess to anything'

The problem of student apathy

A note on accessibility

8 How to Implement Community Engaged Teaching in Universities

Getting started with community engaged teaching and learning: a 'how to' guide

Getting started

Co-​design and iteration

Rollout

Pedagogy

Review and renew

Sustainability

Adopting a child-​centred human rights-​based approach to CETL

Planning template for CETL

Trouble-​shooting: avoiding the pitfalls of CETL

Developing and sustaining partnerships

Finance and resources

Time and commitment

Navigating and negotiating relationships

Roles and responsibilities

Managing implementation and oversight

Bibliography

Index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Egan, Suzanne Legal Education in the Classroom

ISBN:

9781529251258

OCLC:

1593371586