Street Law Clinic minimum requirements and standards.
REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
Suggestion about terms:
1)Minimum requirements should be existed to recognize the organization as a Street Law clinic.
2)Standards of the Street Law Clinic mean such requirements which guarantees the quality of its work (or services provided by the clinic).
Please rate each of the proposed standards in one of three ways. The standard should be required for street law-type clinics, they are recommended for clinics (but are optional) or they are not necessary for the clinics and should not be included in the list.
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Street Law Clinic minimum requirements and standards.
1.Requirements for curriculum and lesson content
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The topic is appropriate (i.e., close to the
interest, culture, and mentality of the
target groups).
The topic is substantive and relates to
important ideas.
The topic is current.
The ordering of topics/lessons is coherent
and meaningful.
The curriculum builds skills.
The lessons and curriculum outline describe
the required human and materials
resources.
The curriculum content is both doable and
challenging (i.e., rigorous) for the students
*The program develops materials to support
law student training and lessons in the
community setting.
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2. Requirement for teachers/trainers
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The teacher/trainer has an understanding of
the street law mission.
The teacher/trainer understands and can
use interactive methods, and implements
them.
Training materials are available and the
teacher/trainer has experience in
preparing and using them.
The teacher/trainer has participated in
trainings focusing on communication
skills.
The teacher/trainer has the necessary
legal knowledge.
The teacher/trainer has a psychological
disposition appropriate for street law.
The teacher/trainer has skills in developing
a curriculum/syllabus/ course plan.
*The teacher/trainer reflects on his/her practice
and is also evaluated by students/participants
/colleagues.
Where appropriate the age of law student trainers
is matched to that of the target group
3. Requirements for teaching methods, including supervision
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*Methods and methodologies support and
strengthen the democratic process.
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Teaching methodologies may include small
group work, role plays, case studies,
debates, critical thinking exercises,
brainstorming, opinion polls, games,
hypotheticals, question and answer,
field trips, simulations, ranking exercises,
taking a stand, mock trials, drama, use
of resource persons and other interactive
work.
Teaching methodologies are all-inclusive,
interactive and differentiated.
Teaching methods are clear and
understandable.
Teaching methods are student oriented and
engage students in active work.
Teaching methods are appropriate to the
learner group.
Teaching methods initiate interest in the topic.
Teaching methods help maintain an engaging
pace of activities.
Teaching methods foster skills, knowledge and
values development in learners.
Teaching methods involve ongoing monitoring
and feedback of learner experiences.
Various teaching methods are balanced.
Teaching methods are humanistic and any
suppression by each other is impossible.
Teaching methods are oriented to and include
self-evaluation.
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Law students participate in regular meetings
and debriefings with their trainer or
supervisor
(Recommendation – weekly).
Law students’ work is supervised within the
community setting a minimum of twice
during the semester.
4. Requirements for law students
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Law school students participating in a street
law-type clinic are no younger than in
their second year of law school.
Law students are trained in the use of
interactive teaching methodologies
and implement them.
(Recommendation - for a minimum
of four hours)
Law students are trained in the preparation
of lesson plans and are able to prepare
lesson plans.
Law students teach a minimum of ten lessons
in a community setting over the course of
the street law-type clinic.
Law students organize mock trials and special
events with learners.
Law students teach the same students within
these community settings over the course
of the clinic.
Law students teach a total of 20 lessons a year.
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5. Requirements for student assessment
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Law student and pupil assessment is regular.
Assessment methods used on law students
and pupils are complementary and
holistic.
Law student assessment includes individual
work, preparation for giving lessons,
participation in the law school seminar,
performing lessons in the community setting.
Assessment methods are based on the
knowledge, skill and attitudes of law
students and pupils.
Law students participate in an evaluative
process of their work.
Assessment methods includes feedback from
law students themselves, teacher/trainer,
peer students, pupils.
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6. Requirements for documentation
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Documentation for Street Law Programs
is for: (single vote for all recipients below)
Administrators of street law-type clinics
University administrators
Administrators in community settings,
such as principals and prison supervisors
Documentation techniques include:(vote individually)
Scenarios of individual street law lessons,
using written and visual recordings
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List of participating community-based
agencies, such as schools, and law
student participants
List of community-based learners, such as
high school students
Supervision records for law students
Letters of communication between the
street law-type clinics and community-
based organizations, donors and others
Opinions of the program
Students’ records about problems, obstacles,
achievements, new ideas came from their
lessons and recommendation for program
and curriculum development
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7. Teaching/training requirements for the environment
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Agency to sponsor the program, such as
law school, law student association, NGO
Trainers well qualified to teach using
interactive methods
Teachers interested to receive training in
street law-type methods
Community-based learners, such as
secondary students, adult learners in
various settings, such as prisons,
shelters, churches, adult education
course, or other community settings
in which adults are gathered
Trainers with legal knowledge
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Receptive administrators in community-
based agencies
Law school seminars for law students
include a practical component.
*Materials and methodologies are made
available to other members of the
legal and education communities.
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8. Program evaluation
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Formative evaluation:
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Regular feedback received from clients
(including staff and administrator of the
programs in which clients are organized,
e.g., teachers, school and prison
administrators, etc.) and law students
Feedback reviewed and discussed by law
students and their supervisor.
Summative evaluation:
Takes places each half year or at the
conclusion of a clinic program
Involves input from supervisors, law students,
Clients
Qualitative and quantitative techniques
include feedback forms and questionnaires;
interviews; focus group discussions.
Independent impact evaluation:
Seeks to determine outcomes on law
students and clients
May involve public opinion surveys
Is conducted by independent evaluator or researcher.
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