Spain’s Dysfunctional University System is Also to Blame

Fach Gómez, Ana Katia (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: For the last fifteen years I have taught final year law students at a Spanish state university on a regular basis. While it is extremely difficult to generalize about matters such as the following, I believe that the typical profile of the different groups of students I have taught over the years has been relatively homogenous in terms of quality and performance. Along with a minority of highly motivated and able students, at the beginning of every academic year the classes are mostly made up of silent students who are a priori reluctant to accept individual responsibilities in the learning process. Having presented this seemingly harsh
appraisal with no preamble, one of the aims of this essay is to set out a series of arguments that enable us to go beyond the glib self-righteousness of blaming the students for all their woes. In my opinion, it is the Spanish higher education system that is the mainly to blame for many of the factors currently holding law students back. The following factors contribute to this outcome.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1017/S2071832200019337

Año: 2014

Publicado en: German Law Journal 15, 6 (2014), 1209-1222
ISSN: 2071-8322

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S14-3
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/DER2012-36806-JURI

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Dcho.Internacion. Privado (Dpto. Derecho Privado)