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ERIC Number: EJ642025
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Law and Pop Culture: Teaching and Learning about Law Using Images from Popular Culture.
Joseph, Paul R.
Social Education, v64 n4 p206-11 May-Jun 2000
Believes that using popular culture images of law, lawyers, and the legal system is an effective way for teaching about real law. Offers examples of incorporating popular culture images when teaching about law. Includes suggestions for teaching activities, a mock trial based on Dr. Seuss's book "Yertle the Turtle," and additional resources. (CMK)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Law Schools, Lawyers, Mass Media Effects, Popular Culture, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Mock Trials