LEGAL EDUCATION REFORM

PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDETWO 4-WEEK TEACHING METHODOLOGY SEMINARS TO EXPOSE COLUMBIAN LAW PROFESSORS TO ACTIVE TEACHING METHODS EMPLOYED IN THE US; PUBLICATION OF ARED JOINT LAW REVIEW; TRAINING OF 15 LIBRARIANS; DESIGN AND PUBLICATION OF 25 NEW SETS OF TEACHING MATERIALS; REVISION OF COURSE CONTENT FOR 40 COURSES AND 30 FOREIGN STUDY FELLOWSHIPS TO EXPOSE COLOMBIAN LAW PROFESSORS TO NORTH AMERCIAN LAW SCHOOL TEACHING METHODS AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE TEACHING MATERIALS FOR THEIR COURSES. FORD FOUNDATION RETAINS OVERALL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL CENTER (ILC) PLANS AND ALSO SUPERVISES ASPECTS OF PROJECT CARRIED OUT IN THE US INCLUDING RECRUITMENT OF US RESOURCE PERSONNEL, MATCHING OF COLOMBIAN PARTICIPANTS WITH US LAW PROFESSORS AND THE PLANNING OF PARTICIPANT PROGRAMS. AID CONTRIBUTES DOLLAR COST INCLUDING FELLOWSHIPS TO COLOMBIANS FOR US STUDY; SALARIES OF US VISITING PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND LECTURER IN LIBRARY SCIENCE; ANDUS LIBRARY INTERSHIPS THRU ILC.