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Instructor: S. Piddocke

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4 LAW FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

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Office: TBA

Tel: 291- 3395

Fax: 291-3203

Section: E1.00

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Scheduled Final Exam: NO

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E-mail:

PREREQUISITE

60 credit hours

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is a basic introduction to the Canadian legal system for teachers, administrators, and undergraduates

interested in teaching. The course begins with an examination of the nature, purpose, and functions of law, the origins

and sources of law, the history of the Canadian legal tradition, legal institutions, the structure of courts, the various

kinds of law, and the nature of legal and judicial reasoning. Once these basic concepts have been introduced, the course

will examine specific areas of law, focussing on the basic principles and ideas as well as different ways of resolving

disputes. Among the specific areas of law to be examined are: the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, criminal

and young offender law, tort law, family law, contract law, and administrative law. The course will also explore

different ways of teaching about the law, such as case studies and mock trials.

REQUIREMENTS

Students will be evaluated on the following basis:

• class participation

• a number of short assignments

• a substantial research paper or project.

READINGS

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REC

0-13-032202-4

Yates, Richard A. &

Prentice - Hall

Canada's Legal Environment

Yates, R.W.

Canada Inc.

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0-459-34523-0

Gall, Gerald L.

Carswell Publishing

The Canadian Legal System (3rd

ed.

0-920702-46-5

Case, Roland

IPI Publishing Ltd.

Understading

A Guide

Charter Decisions:

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CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

WMC 1300 291-3524

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Faculty of Education

EDUCATION 446-4

LAW FOR THE CLASSROOM TEACHER

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Canadian law and

legal institutions. The course is designed to prepare B.C. teachers to teach Law 12,

the law component of the social studies curriculum and the consumer and

business education courses. Elementary teachers and university students also

may find the course useful in preparing them to understand the Canadian legal

system. The course includes an overview of the history and sources of Canadian

law, an examination of its legal institutions and their processes as well as an

introduction to the main areas of substantive law including criminal, family, tort,

contract, commercial and property law. Course assignments encourage students

to investigate legal institutions and services and to research legal concerns in

their own communities and to become involved in a legal education resource

network. Students will communicate with each other in teleconference sessions

and be introduced to some of the legal resource materials available for classroom

use.

PREREQUISITE: 60 credit hours.

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Case, Roland et al,

Understanding Charter Decisions: A Guide to Judicial

Reasoning and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1989.

British Columbia Ministry of Education,

Law 12 Curriculum Guide, 1991.

Yates, R. & Yates, R.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Students must complete seven assignments, which involve five biweekly

written responses to unit readings and audio lectures, one community activity

report, and either a 10 - 15 page legal research report or a classroom based unit

plan.

07/02/93

COURSE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE