Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning

Lindsey Stevenson

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Abstract

This article considers whether different types of Clinical Legal Education (CLE) programs have the same potential to provide a transformative learning experience for students. The author uses Mezirow’s theory to postulate that, although addressing a societal need, ‘missing middle’ Clinical Legal Education programs – those that assist middle-income Australians – may not provide the necessary environment, including an environment ripe for ‘disorienting dilemmas’, for transformative learning. After a comparison of missing middle clinics in Australia and poverty law clinics in the United States of America (US), the author suggests that disorienting dilemmas may only be offered by Clinical Legal Education programs aimed at assisting society’s most vulnerable people.
LanguageEnglish
JournalAlternative Law Journal
Early online date22 Jan 2019
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 22 Jan 2019

Fingerprint

social justice
learning
education
student
poverty
income
Law
experience
Society

Cite this

Stevenson, Lindsey. / Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning. In: Alternative Law Journal. 2019.
@article{688dc95704a7443ba57440752e78aaf4,
title = "Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning",
abstract = "This article considers whether different types of Clinical Legal Education (CLE) programs have the same potential to provide a transformative learning experience for students. The author uses Mezirow’s theory to postulate that, although addressing a societal need, ‘missing middle’ Clinical Legal Education programs – those that assist middle-income Australians – may not provide the necessary environment, including an environment ripe for ‘disorienting dilemmas’, for transformative learning. After a comparison of missing middle clinics in Australia and poverty law clinics in the United States of America (US), the author suggests that disorienting dilemmas may only be offered by Clinical Legal Education programs aimed at assisting society’s most vulnerable people.",
author = "Lindsey Stevenson",
year = "2019",
month = "1",
day = "22",
doi = "10.1177/1037969X18823563",
language = "English",
journal = "Alternative Law Journal",
issn = "1037-969X",
publisher = "Legal Service Bulletin Co-operative Ltd",

}

Stevenson, L 2019, 'Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning' Alternative Law Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X18823563

Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning. / Stevenson, Lindsey.

In: Alternative Law Journal, 22.01.2019.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

TY - JOUR

T1 - Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning

AU - Stevenson, Lindsey

PY - 2019/1/22

Y1 - 2019/1/22

N2 - This article considers whether different types of Clinical Legal Education (CLE) programs have the same potential to provide a transformative learning experience for students. The author uses Mezirow’s theory to postulate that, although addressing a societal need, ‘missing middle’ Clinical Legal Education programs – those that assist middle-income Australians – may not provide the necessary environment, including an environment ripe for ‘disorienting dilemmas’, for transformative learning. After a comparison of missing middle clinics in Australia and poverty law clinics in the United States of America (US), the author suggests that disorienting dilemmas may only be offered by Clinical Legal Education programs aimed at assisting society’s most vulnerable people.

AB - This article considers whether different types of Clinical Legal Education (CLE) programs have the same potential to provide a transformative learning experience for students. The author uses Mezirow’s theory to postulate that, although addressing a societal need, ‘missing middle’ Clinical Legal Education programs – those that assist middle-income Australians – may not provide the necessary environment, including an environment ripe for ‘disorienting dilemmas’, for transformative learning. After a comparison of missing middle clinics in Australia and poverty law clinics in the United States of America (US), the author suggests that disorienting dilemmas may only be offered by Clinical Legal Education programs aimed at assisting society’s most vulnerable people.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060611060&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/1037969X18823563

DO - 10.1177/1037969X18823563

M3 - Article

JO - Alternative Law Journal

T2 - Alternative Law Journal

JF - Alternative Law Journal

SN - 1037-969X

ER -

Stevenson L. Clinical programs, social justice and transformation through student learning. Alternative Law Journal. 2019 Jan 22. https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X18823563

Access to Document