High School Student Perceptions of the Efficacy of Debate Participation

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This essay reports the findings of a national survey of high school debaters conducted at the 2001 National Forensic League's National Tournament regarding their perceptions of the efficacy of debate participation. Respondents (N = 193) answered open-ended questions modeled after the instrument developed by Williams et al. (2001) regarding the benefits and disadvantages of debate involvement. The high school debaters reported advantages similar to those cited by collegiate debaters. High school debaters were more concerned about perceived negative stigma associated with debate than collegiate debaters. Future research involving different segments of the high school debate community is suggested.

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Littlefield, R. S. (2001). High School Student Perceptions of the Efficacy of Debate Participation. Argumentation and Advocacy, 38(2), 83–97. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028533.2001.11821559

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