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Externship Demographics Across Two Decades

Externship Demographics Across Two Decades. Professor J.P. “Sandy” Ogilvy & Sudeb Basu, Esq. With Lessons for Future Surveys. Schools with Externships. Student Involvement in Externships. Max Externship Credits. CSALE Mode: 12 ; next most common: 6, 8, 10, 15

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Externship Demographics Across Two Decades

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  1. Externship Demographics Across Two Decades Professor J.P. “Sandy” Ogilvy & Sudeb Basu, Esq. With Lessons for Future Surveys

  2. Schools with Externships

  3. Student Involvement in Externships

  4. Max Externship Credits • CSALE Mode: 12; next most common: 6, 8, 10, 15 • Max derived from ABA Standards: ~18 • No other 305(a) activities • Assumes minimum permitted total instruction time • Related metric (CSALE): Repeat(s) of same course • Usual term of one semester • 44% permit repeat(s) • Majority of the 44% cap at one or two repeats

  5. Externship Course Credits(616 courses  1426)

  6. Low, Mid, and High Credit Externship Courses (%) Low Credit

  7. Remote Placements • Yes / Maybe: 68% (358 of 528 courses) • Some “yes” responses qualified, e.g. • 60 only in summer • 6 emphasized ability to conduct site visit • 27 limited to in-state, Tex-Mex border, etc.

  8. Organization Types • See ABA Standard 305 & Interpretation 305-3 • 80% (431 of 540 courses) with restriction • Most common is to “not-for-profit” organization • CSALE: 88.6%of courses with restriction • Not-for-profit (38%) • Government (33.5%) • No private firms (21.8%) • Judicial (19%) • 2002-2003: 81% (231 of 269 courses) with restriction • No restriction as to organization type • 33 schools, cf. 15 (2002-2003) • 20% of courses, cf. 14% (2002-2003)

  9. Subject Matter or Setting Restrictions • 80% of course names, cf. 59% in 2002-2003 • CSALE data (some overlap with “organization type”): • Judicial (11.4%) • Public interest organization (7.9%) • Government (7.4%) • Criminal prosecution (6.9%) • General litigation (5.8%) • Criminal defense (5.3%)

  10. Hours of Fieldwork Required for One Credit MEDIAN MIN

  11. Use of Classroom Component, vs. Total Course Credits # of courses with classroom component Percentage w/ classroom Gap

  12. Classroom Componentvs. Course Credits See 2005 ABA Standard 305(e)(7) (“other means of guided reflection”)

  13. Number of SeparateClass Credit(s) Awarded 665 courses total 490 with a classroom component 230 awarding separate classroom credits % Mode Average & Median “Substantive law class with field component” Number of separate classroom credits awarded

  14. Class Time (hrs/semester)

  15. Topical Use of Class Time Ranked 1 = Most frequent use of class time 8 = Least frequent use of class time

  16. Classroom Teaching Methods by Time in Use 1 = Most frequently used teaching method 5 = Least frequently used teaching method

  17. Instructional MaterialsRanked 1 = Most frequently used instructional material 5 = Least frequently used instructional material

  18. Journaling • 07-09 data (any differing 02-03 data) • About two-thirds of externship courses require journaling (02-03, 07-09, and CSALE agree)

  19. Grading – Courses with Class Component 02-03: 240 courses 07-09: 490 courses

  20. Externship Faculty Status Tenured N / A

  21. Administrative Support Faculty Admin Staff Coordinator

  22. Evaluation of Courses

  23. Use of Site Visits vs. Course Credit(s)

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