Abstracts – Browse Results

Search or browse again.

Click on the titles below to expand the information about each abstract.
Viewing 5 results ...

King, F (2016) Visual approaches to property law pedagogy. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8(01), 80-94.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: information literacy; pedagogy; academic property law; learner attributes; legal education; visual teaching practices
  • ISBN/ISSN:
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLBE-02-2016-0004
  • Abstract:
    Purpose This paper aims to consider a more visual approach to property law teaching practices. This will be achieved by exploring the existence of “visual learners” as a student body, evaluating the use of more visual teaching techniques in academic practice, recognising the historic dominance of text in legal education, and examining the potential for heightening visual teaching practices in the teaching of property law. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews and analyses some of the available literature on visual pedagogy, and visual approaches to legal education, but also introduces an amount of academic practitioner analysis. Findings This paper evidences that, rather than focusing on the categorisation of “visual learner”, the modern academic practitioner should use the customary use of more visual stimuli, consequently becoming a more “visual teacher”. This paper demonstrates that these practices, if performed effectively, can impact upon the information literacy of the whole student body. It also proffers a number of suggestions as to how this could be achieved within property law teaching practices. Practical implications The paper will provide support for early-career academic practitioners, who are entering a teaching profession in a period of accelerated and continual change, by presenting an overview of pedagogic practices in the area. It will also provide a stimulus for those currently teaching on property law modules and support their transition to a more visual form of teaching practice. Originality/value This paper provides a comprehensive overview of visual pedagogy in legal education, and specifically within that of property law, which has not been conducted elsewhere.

Lees, E (2016) The polluter pays principle and the remediation of the land. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8(01), 2-20.

Stickley, A, Christensen, S, Duncan, W D and Buchbach, J (2016) Predictive technology and natural hazards: risk for Australian planning authorities?. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8(01), 42-55.

Treacy, D, Spillane, J P and Tansey, P (2016) Construction disputes in small to medium enterprise’s in Ireland during recession: Identification of critical factors. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8(01), 21-41.

Woods, U (2016) Adverse possession and boundary disputes: lessons for Ireland from abroad. International Journal of Law in the Built Environment, 8(01), 56-79.