Journal article
Re-imagining legal education: mediation and the concept of neutrality
Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, Vol.7(1-2), pp.1-12
2014
Abstract
Mediation is a standard part of present-day legal practice as it is the most popular of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) options used in courts. Mediation has a pivotal role to play in reimagining legal practice away from dependence on an adversarial frame of reference to a range of collaborative problem-solving options. Neutrality is a contested core concept for the theory and practice of mediation. Engaging with contested constructs of the meaning of neutrality is a useful vehicle for law students to think critically about legal practice and their role within it. It is a concept that introduces students to socio-legal theory and broadens their thinking beyond a traditional legal methodology to a more self-reflective and critical standpoint. This paper explores the work of Paul Ramsden, his theories of teaching and his concept of a 'deep approach to learning', as a framework for teaching students about neutrality in mediation
Details
- Title
- Re-imagining legal education: mediation and the concept of neutrality
- Authors
- Susan Douglas (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessKathy Douglas (Author) - RMIT University
- Publication details
- Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, Vol.7(1-2), pp.1-12
- Publisher
- Australasian Law Teachers Association
- Date published
- 2014
- ISSN
- 1836-5620
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 The Author. Reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450108602621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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