THE CASE METHOD IN LEGAL EDUCATION/O METODO DO CASO NA EDUCACAO JURIDICA

The article's object of study is the case method. Its target is to analyze the application of this tool within the legal education. Hence, the main theoretical approaches of the teaching-learning process are analyzed, highlighting those that are centered on the student; also the roles of the student and the teacher are identified for each approach. Following this stage, after delimitating the case method as a strategy focused on the student, boundaries and differences between the case method and the cases study will be drawn in order to justify the use, in this text, of the expression case method. Subsequently, it will be verified if the case method endorses the goals of the teaching-learning process regarding the comprehension of content and skills development, competences and behaviors. Afterwards, the study will analyze the types of cases that can be used, the required care for its selection and formulation, and presents a set of elements to be considered when preparing the cases. Finally, it presents the steps to be followed by the teacher to its proper use as a teaching strategy.