The pedagogic impact of law school sabbaticals

This project arose from the professional interests of the researchers in developing the scholarship of teaching in particular in encouraging a closer relationship between disciplinary teaching and research. The aims of the project are:

• To contribute to the body of theory and to provide empirical evidence on how the working practices of academics in particular the practice of sabbaticals impact on their teaching.
• To explore the experiences of staff who had been awarded sabbaticals with a view to publishing examples of good practice in relation to their effect on teaching and the curriculum.
• To suggest alternative ways to maximise the pedagogic benefits from sabbaticals.