The world at their fingertips? The mental wellbeing of online distance-based law students. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jones, Emma; Samra, Rajvinder; Lucassen, Mathijs
• Is Part Of: Law teacher. Volume 53:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 49
• Page End: 69
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Law student -- mental wellbeing -- distance learning -- online learning; Law -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 340.07
• DOI: 10.1080/03069400.2018.1488910
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-9400

Abstract

ABSTRACT: In recent years there has been an increased interest in student mental wellbeing within higher education. In terms of legal education, much of this has been focused upon the United States (US) and Australia, with a lack of United Kingdom (UK)-based empirical data available. Although there is now extensive provision of online distance learning options available to UK (and other) law students, there is a notable lack of research into the possible challenges which are specific to this form of tertiary offering. This paper seeks to contribute to the development of research in this area by reporting upon, and analysing, preliminary data gathered from an empirical study of the mental wellbeing of online distance learning law students.