Flipped Classrooms have become a widely discussed topic in recent times. And,
this is true also in the context of legal education. However, there is no standardized
understanding of the notion of Flipped Classrooms and astonishingly little literature
is available, not to speak about reliable data, confirming the viability of this new
teaching method. The goal of this book is to conduct—on the basis of a comprehensive
literature review—a detailed analysis of the Flipped Classroom concept in
terms of pedagogical, technical and financial viability in legal education.
This book is based on the outcomes of the study project ‘Flipped Classrooms for
Legal Education in Hong Kong’, which was conducted from March 2014 to
February 2015. The Principal Supervisor of the study project was Lutz-Christian
Wolff, Wei Lun Professor of Law and Dean of the Graduate School of The Chinese
University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The driving force behind the project was
Research Assistant, Mrs. Jenny Chan, then a part-time LLM student at the CUHK
Faculty of Law and currently full-time research assistant at CUHK. Co-supervisors
were Professional Consultant Elsa Kelly, Associate Professor of Practice Steve
Gallagher and Associate Professor Michael Lower all members of the CUHK
Faculty of Law. The authors are most grateful for the valuable input of the
co-supervisors.
The study project was funded by a Teaching Development Grant of The Chinese
University of Hong Kong (CUHK). We are thankful for the support granted by
CUHK which has allowed us to conduct this interesting and important study.