Competition, Community, and Educational Growth

Competition, Community, and Educational Growth: Contemporary Perspectives on Competitive Speech and Debate is an up-to-date text providing informed academic thought concerning the impact of forensics.

Autorentext

Kristopher Copeland (Ph.D., University of Arkansas) is Executive Dean of Liberal Arts at North Lake College. His most recent publication explores the educational benefits of forensics, which is in the journal Speaker & Gavel. Garret L. Castleberry (Ph.D., University of Oklahoma) serves as Associate Professor and Program Director of Communication, Media, and Ethics for the College of Adult and Graduate Studies at Mid-America Christian University. His scholarly writings are featured across academic journals such as Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies and the International Journal of Qualitative Research, as well as numerous edited anthologies and digital media publications.

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Acknowledgements - Introduction - Ameena Amdahl-Mason/Priya Kapoor: Forensics' Impact on Lived Experience of Millennials: A Phenomenological Inquiry - Garret L. Castleberry/Stephanie Schartel Dunn: Narrative Ethnographies of Cultural Change and Coaching Challenges in High-Turnover Programs - Steven K. Farias/C.Kyle Rudick/Josh Hamzehee: The Road to Critical Consciousness Is Paved with Smelly Socks: Travel Time as a Site of Torpification in Forensics - Luis M. Andrade/Jon Bruschke: Interrogating Traditionally White Curriculum and White Savior Coaches in Debate - Amorette Hinderaker: Comprehensive Forensic Programs: A Holistic Approach - Daniel E. Schabot: Using Mentorship to Develop a Positive Debate Team Culture - Connie McKee/Heather Goheen: The Travel Agent, the Accountant, and the Paper Pusher: What Is a Speech Coach? - Laura Jacobi: Passing the Torch: Coaching Future Coaches in the Contemporary World of Forensics - Kevin Minch: Exploring Virtue Ethics Through Contemporary Speech Activities - Scott Jensen: Embracing the Dichotomy: Balancing Competitive and Educational Goals Within Forensic Program Management - Kendrea James: Competition and Community-Building in Forensics - Ben Walker: The Value of Dissenting Opinion in Collegiate Individual Events Pedagogy - Caitlyn Burford: The Global Warming Impact: How Forensic Pedagogy Can Reinforce "Just Sustainability" - Kristopher Copeland: Forensics as an Application of Small Group Interaction - Stephen Llano: Forensics as Practice - Aaron Duncan/Abbie M. Syrek: Spreading the Forensic Gospel to Create Community: Targeting Traditional and Non-traditional Populations for Involvement in Forensics - Ruth J. Beerman/Shavonne R. Shorter: Meeting Students Where They Are: Using Social Justice as a Call for Participation - Tomeka Robinson/Sean Allen: Substantive Discourse and Pedagogy: Fostering Conversations About Race/Ethnicity, Sex/Gender, and Social Class Within Forensics - Chad Kuyper: Forensics as Culture: Navigation and Assimilation - Anthony Woodall/Shawna Blake: Soul Sharing: Forensics as a Cultivator of Empathy and Worldview Development - Jeffery Gentry: Preserving Freedom of Speech and Forensics: Alternative Formats in Performance Communication - Christopher J. Fenner: Enhancing Institutional Awareness: The Value of a Strategic Communication Plan for Program Growth and Development - Scott Jensen/Gina Jensen: Telling the Story of Team: Forensic Program Management That Builds Enduring Identity and Community - About the Editors - About the Contributors.