The nexus between teaching and research : easier said than done

The central contention of this article is that a positive nexus between teaching and research is possible, but that it has to be constructed through the deliberate adoption of certain strategies. Part II briefly examines the literature regarding the relationship between teaching and research and identifies the various arguments for and against the existence of a positive nexus between the two. Part III describes how a positive nexus between teaching and research can be deliberately achieved by defining research and teaching and then classifying the potential relationship between these two activities. The final part of this paper offers various strategies to create a positive nexus between teaching and research within the discipline of law