Have we 'Pushed the Boat Out Too Far' in Providing Online Practical Legal Training? A Guide to Best Practices for Future Programs

Reflective practice is an important skill for law students to develop because it will assist them to become independent, lifelong learners and also to cope with the stressors of professional practice. Despite this, law academics may be deterred from embedding and summatively assessing reflective pra...

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Main Author: Gaye T Lansdell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bond University 2009-01-01
Series:Legal Education Review
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.53300/001c.6220
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title Have we 'Pushed the Boat Out Too Far' in Providing Online Practical Legal Training? A Guide to Best Practices for Future Programs
title_full Have we 'Pushed the Boat Out Too Far' in Providing Online Practical Legal Training? A Guide to Best Practices for Future Programs
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title_short Have we 'Pushed the Boat Out Too Far' in Providing Online Practical Legal Training? A Guide to Best Practices for Future Programs
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