The problem‐based education approach at the Maastricht Law School

Law Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-36

  Moust, Jos H C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77954950392     PISSN: 03069400     EISSN: 19430353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069400.1998.9992991     Document Type: Note

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72. Jos Moust, Ph.D, is working as a lecturer at the Department of Educational Development and Research of the Maastricht University. Since 1985, he has been involved in the Dutch Law programme. The author is very grateful for the assistance rendered by his colleague Louise Rayar in revising the English of this article.