The application of cognitive learning theory to criminal justice education |
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| Authors: | Dawn B Young George M McCormick II |
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| Institution: | 1. North Louisiana Regional Forensic Laboratory , Grambling State University;2. North Louisiana Regional Forensic Laboratory , Louisiana State University Medical Center Louisiana Tech University |
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| Abstract: | Most criminal justice programs began as extensions of vocational technical training courses, but within the last decade they have begun to parallel the liberal arts programs originally proposed. As a result of this reorientation, criminal justice instructors lack many of the instructional methods used by colleagues in other fields. In addition, the dual nature of criminal justice instruction, requiring both experience and theory, places demands on criminal justice instructors that their colleagues may not experience. The field needs an instructional approach that blends the best of the vocational aspects and the theoretical underpinnings. This paper reviews cognitive learning theory, specifically Kolb's experiential learning model. Recommendations are offered for the application of this model to instruction in criminal justice courses. |
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