Legal Education in the Classroom

The Transformative Potential of Community Engaged Teaching and Learning

Suzanne Egan, Deirdre McGillicuddy, Alison Struthers (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

224 Seiten

2026
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
9781529251227 (ISBN)

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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.

Drawing on compelling case studies of 'School Tasking' (inspired by the hit TV show Taskmaster) and Law in the Classroom at University College Dublin, the authors demonstrate how community-engaged teaching benefits both university students and schoolchildren. From mock trials in disadvantaged classrooms to interactive legal challenges, these educational programmes prove that young people are not only capable of legal literacy but enthusiastic to engage with justice issues.

Essential reading for educators seeking to demystify law, broaden access to legal careers, harness the transformative power of community partnerships in higher education, and widen access to legal education and the profession.

Dr Suzanne Egan is Associate Professor at the Sutherland School of Law at University College Dublin, Ireland. Dr Deirdre McGillicuddy is Associate Professor in the School of Education in University College Dublin, Ireland. Dr Alison Struthers is an Associate Professor (Reader) in the School of Law at the University of Warwick and the creator and project manager of the School Tasking legal outreach project, now running at universities across the UK and Ireland.

1. Introduction

2. Setting the Scene: A Contextual History of Legal Education in the UK and Ireland

3. The Importance of Early Legal Education

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

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

6. Case Study: The Transformative Potential of Mock Trials

7. Case Study: School Tasking

8. Conclusion: How to Implement Community Engaged Teaching in Universities

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.6.2026
Zusatzinfo	18 Tables, black and white; 19 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-13	9781529251227 / 9781529251227
Zustand	Neuware