"Part‐time law students were as engaged as full‐time students in terms of class participation and preparation. They were less likely, however, to take part in important experiential activities, including pro bono work and clinics, which have been empirically linked to higher self‐reported gains in writing and speaking skills and critical and analytical thinking."I feel like this is something we all already know, but I suppose that's what these surveys are for - confirming or denying. However, the data from the report indicates that part-time students reported the same gains in writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills--those very skills that are "empirically" linked to these skills. Does this mean that if part-time students did have the same access and opportunity for pro-bono and clinics, they'd blow their full-time counterparts out of the water? Seems to me the answer is a definite maybe!
"Both groups were equally satisfied with various law schoolHow is this possible--I don't think being short-shrifted on extra-curriculars helps part-time students feel supported by the law school, academically.
services, and they felt equally supported by the law school,
personally and academically."
How about it, faithful reader? Any thoughts on this survey? How is your level of engagement at your school?
4 comments:
I find it odd that anyone would have to run a test to see that if someone didn't spend as much time physcially at law school that their experience would be significally less. I hope that the person who conducted the study doesn't think (without a similar test) that a person who gets a full day check up by a doctor is the has the same experience as the person with the in-and-out 10 minute variety. Seems like they just wanted to take someone's money. Question: what's the upshot - what can be done to increase the experience for part-timers. I don't think they can come up with something like that so easily- signed, Crestfallen
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