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Are We Making a Difference?

Are We Making a Difference?. Developing Outcome Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Law School Efforts to Teach Ethics and Develop Professionalism. This powerpoint is (and other resources on this project will be) available at:.

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Are We Making a Difference?

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  1. Are We Making a Difference? Developing Outcome Measures to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Law School Efforts to Teach Ethics and Develop Professionalism

  2. This powerpoint is (and other resources on this project will be) available at:

  3. Segue from yesterday – Other disciplines think outcome measures are possible [cited by Dean Dienstag of Harv Med]

  4. Project Team • Clark Cunningham, Georgia State • Bill Henderson, Indiana (Bloomington) • Jerry Organ, St. Thomas (Minneapolis) • Pat Longan, Mercer [not here] • John Berry & Carl Zahner [not here], Florida Bar • You? • Clark, Bill and John will be picking up ideas about outcome measures in Prof Development Working Grp meeting at 2:15pm (Bill Lee, Moderator) • Jerry will attend this theme’s working group meeting

  5. All our schools are members of the National Institute for Teaching Ethics & Professionalism http://law.gsu.edu/niftep

  6. Law School Survey of Student Engagement(LSSSE) • “LESSEE” is administered by the Center for Post-Secondary Education at Indiana University • Used by 80+ ABA-accredited law schools • Including all the schools in our project • Measure change at same school over time • Comparison among schools Will be available at www.teachinglegalethics.org

  7. Indiana – Impact of 1L course on The Legal Profession started in 2009 on LSSSE, e.g.“How much has the law school …” Will be available at www.teachinglegalethics.org

  8. Other possible outcome measures • Test of moral reasoning (Defining Issues Test –DIT) [entering 1Ls at St. Thomas have taken] • Role concept essays [pilot project use already launched at St. Thomas and Mercer] • Psychological questionnaires [prior research by Larry Krieger at FSU] • Alumni surveys [e.g. Jim Moliterno while at Wm & Mary] • Employer surveys [e.g. IBA 2010 multinational survey of managing and senior partners] • Reports from Bar re misconduct discipline of graduates Will be available at www.teachinglegalethics.org

  9. Effectiveness of Steve Hartwell’s Specially Designed Legal Ethics Course as Measured by the Defining Issues Test Hartwell, 1 Clin L. Rev 505 (1994-95)

  10. Psychological Questionnaires Sheldon & Krieger, 22 Behav Sci & Law 261 (2004)

  11. Psychological Questionnaires Sheldon & Krieger, 22 Behav Sci & Law 261 (2004)

  12. International Bar Assoc 2010 Lawyer Survey

  13. International Bar Assoc 2010 Lawyer Survey

  14. Last page of IBA survey

  15. John Berry • Legal Division Director for the Florida Bar • Former Executive Director, State Bar of Michigan • Former Director, Center of Professionalism, University of Florida College of Law • Former chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Professionalism. • ABA Michael Franck Award for achievement in lawyer ethics, professionalism and conduct • Chaired committee of the National Organization of Bar Counsel (NOBC) that submitted to ABA: • 2009 Law School Professionalism Initiative Report

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