Exploring the Meaning of Experiential Deaning

Authors

Peggy Maisel, Boston University School of LawFollow
Margaret Martin Barry, Vermont Law School
Robert Dinerstein, American University Washington College of Law
Phyllis Goldfarb, George Washington University Law School
Linda Morton, California Western School of Law

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-30-2017

Language

en-US

Abstract

This article explores the position of associate dean of experiential education in law schools across the country and the central role associate deans play in the changing landscape of legal education. Experiential deans have broad responsibility for overseeing law schools’ experiential education programs. Additional responsibilities differ between institutions, but range from leading efforts to comply with new ABA standards to overseeing the integration of experiential education into the broader curriculum. Analyzing survey data collected from associate experiential deans across the country, the authors find the structure, content, and authority of the position is under-developed. The authors make recommendations on how institutions can carve out the role intentionally and provide institutional support to increase the efficacy of the position.

Comments

Published as: "Exploring the Meaning of Experiential Deaning," 67 Journal of Legal Education 660 (2018).

Recommended Citation

Peggy Maisel, Margaret M. Barry, Robert Dinerstein, Phyllis Goldfarb & Linda Morton, Exploring the Meaning of Experiential Deaning , in No. 2017-86 George Washington University Legal Studies Research Paper (2017).
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