Open AccessThe case study in learning law
Author(s) -
Maria João Mimoso,
Bárbara Magalhães Bravo,
José Caramelo-Gomes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of innovative research in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2421-8162
DOI - 10.18844/ijire.v8i2.3247
Subject(s) - process (computing) , reflexivity , portuguese , critical thinking , dimension (graph theory) , legal education , reflection (computer programming) , globalization , citizen journalism , sociology , active learning (machine learning) , pedagogy , mathematics education , political science , engineering ethics , psychology , computer science , law , engineering , social science , artificial intelligence , pure mathematics , programming language , operating system , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics
The present study is a reflection on the method of case study in learning law. To achieve this purpose we will discuss the traditional method and its limitations to the challenges of law in the era of globalization. We will emphasize the urgent need to implement the case study method in Portuguese law schools, as an instrument that enhances the active participation of the student, protagonist in the process of learning and knowledge acquisition. It is intended that students develop critical thinking and be able to reflect on their own learning process. A review of the literature will be carried out, which will seek to contextualize, at present, the reflexivity with the pedagogical objective. Use shall be a deductive reasoning, based on the general reality of teaching to learning the law, underlining the importance of the case study method for the development of didactic and pedagogical dimension. At the end of this tour we will be able to discern the extent of the right learning, seeking a methodological model capable of mobilizing students for their new role, participatory and critical. Keywords: education; teaching; case; method.