PLE works to extend legal knowledge and skills to millions of Canadians. These efforts have been accompanied by research and reflection as the PLE community has worked to ground its practice in theory and its theory in practice.
In this section, you will find much of the research that from the field of public legal education in Alberta.
ACJNet's Electronic Library
A Publication of the Department of Justice Canada. Provides background to the development of the ACJNet library service,from 1995 to 1999.
ACJNet Electronic Publishing
This is one of the papers in the series on the components of ACJNet. This paper focuses on the multi-faceted nature of electronic publishing and its possibilities within ACJNet (Access to Justice Network).
ACJNet Library Without Walls
This paper written in 1997 focuses on one of the more prominent components of ACJNet: the Library without Walls. The Library without Walls (LWW) is one of the four components of ACJNet, the other three being the Virtual Community, Electronic Publishing and On-Line Education.
ACJNet: Online Education
This is one of the papers in the series from 1997 on the components of ACJNet (Access to Justice Network). Online education is described in the paper as one of the five stated goals of ACJNet. The hope was that this paper would provide the basis for ACJNet to engage in the design and delivery of online education.
Applications of the Internet for Public Legal Education
by Lois Gander, Legal Resource Centre. Format: Word 97. PDF also available . 31 pages. Revised 2002.
Centre for Constitutional Studies
The Centre for Constitutional Studies was established in the fall of 1987 as a result of the collaborative efforts of the Departments of History and Political Science and the Faculty of Law at the University of Alberta. The Centre was founded to encourage and facilitate the interdisciplinary study of constitutional matters both nationally and internationally. The Centre's research activities are complemented by an education programme consisting of public lectures, conferences and publications. The Centre also serves as a clearing house for information and materials relevant to constitutional studies.
From Partnerships to Networks: Collaborating for Social Change
This paper examines the process of developing a research partnership (SSHRC-sponsored research alliance) and early efforts to use the partnership as the foundation for a national civil justice network. Presentation by Lois Gander at CAUCE 2003 Conference. (6 pages, rtf) May 2003.
Knowledge management in the public interest
Gander, Lois (author) This document appeared as Chapter 11 in "Managing Knowledge: Case Studies in Innovation" published by Spotted Cow Press and edited by Jerome Martin and Kirby Wright.
The Changing Face of Public Legal Education in Canada
An article for the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice Summer 2003 newsletter by Lois E. Gander LLM, Legal Resource Centre.
VIOLET: Learning on the Net
Final Report to the Office of Learning Technologies - December 1999. 114 pages
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