ABSTRACT

For decades, law has been perceived as one of the most worthwhile degree programmes for students to undertake. In more recent years, contemporary rhetoric has begun to question the “value” of higher education in the modern world, and forthcoming regulatory changes in England and Wales will significantly dilute the concept of a “qualifying law degree”, which in all likelihood has historically played a role in attracting large numbers of students to such programmes. In Part 1, theory from the marketing discipline was used to quantify holistically the true “value” of a law degree, with the aim of challenging the overly economic lens through which higher education is increasingly viewed, and constructing a theoretical model designed to help education providers identify, develop and articulate the value of their courses. This follow-up, empirical study builds on that earlier work by exploring the nature and extent of the “value” that is currently articulated by over 50 UK legal education providers on their online prospectus pages. The findings of this study are then used to propose a theory of “value” within the legal education sector, which can be used to identify opportunities for innovation and value creation.

摘要

几十年来，法律一直被认为是最值得学生攻读的学位课程之一。近年来，当代言论开始质疑现代世界高等教育的“价值”，英格兰和威尔士即将进行的监管变化将大大淡化“合格法律学位”的概念，这很可能在历史上在吸引大量学生参加此类课程方面发挥了作用。在第 1 部分中，市场营销学科的理论被用来全面量化法学学位的真正“价值”，旨在挑战越来越多地看待高等教育的过度经济视角，并构建旨在帮助教育的理论模型提供者识别、开发和阐明其课程的价值。此次跟进，实证研究建立在早期工作的基础上，探索了目前由 50 多家英国法律教育提供者在其在线招股说明书页面上阐述的“价值”的性质和范围。然后，本研究的结果将用于提出法律教育领域内的“价值”理论，该理论可用于识别创新和价值创造的机会。