Publication Date

1-1-2018

Document Type

Article

Organizational Units

Sturm College of Law

Keywords

Well-being, Socratic method, Mental health, Life satisfaction, Anxiety, Depression, Law students, Legal education, Brain health, Neurobiology, Stress, Cognition, Positive psychology, Positive education, Student success, Academic determination, Education community, Law student success, Academic thriving, Growth mindset, Self-efficacy, Social connectedness, Diverse citizenship, Leadership

Abstract

The report begins with a call to leadership within each facet of the legal profession, urging a shift from ignoring well-being problems to taking action to create cultural change; argues that legal educators must undertake initiatives in order to innovate and improve legal education and law practice; and proposes a new field of inquiry called Positive Legal Education that leverages research findings from Positive Psychology, neuroscience, and Positive Education to inspire innovation in legal education and curate a culture of well-being in the legal field.

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Originally published as Debra S. Austin, Positive Legal Education: Flourishing Law Students and Thriving Law Schools, 77 MD. L. REV. 649 (2018).

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