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ERIC Number: EJ362482
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Social Ecology of U.S. Law Schools.
Richards, James M., Jr.
Research in Higher Education, v26 n4 p389-400 1987
The factorial ecology paradigm was applied to law schools, yielding four factors: scholarly orientation, practicality, public control, and minority emphasis. Law school characteristics were correlated with characteristics of the states that constitute their "habitats," yielding a meaningful pattern of moderate to strong relationships. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Environment, Demography, Ecology, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics, Law Schools, Legal Education (Professions), Social Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Bar Association; Association of American Law Schools