Forensic Evolution [electronic resource] : Influences upon Local Program Development / Bob R. Derryberry.
Forensic program alumni returning for reunions or speech tournaments sometimes find difficulty in keeping pace with changing forensics practices and procedures. Elements influencing the evolutionary process in forensics include: a growing number of debate philosophy formats, bringing diversity in co...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Forensic program alumni returning for reunions or speech tournaments sometimes find difficulty in keeping pace with changing forensics practices and procedures. Elements influencing the evolutionary process in forensics include: a growing number of debate philosophy formats, bringing diversity in competitive options; expansion of standard individual event choices; and continued experimentation with new and creative speech, interpretation, and debate tournaments. The separate but often united functions of director and coach exert significant influence on local programs. Decisions regarding team inclusion and the relationship of a program with its publics comprise essential philosophical elements. Entry level participation and the use of public forums enhance student development and program growth and stability. Funding and team commitment are strong influences on program development. Further evaluation is needed in determining specific dimensions for local programs, in the roles of educators in forensic growth and in the concept of success and analyzation of winning and reward in educational forensics. Finally, as forensic teams search for funding to meet increasing expenses, those who direct local programs must increase their roles to include advocacy, fundraising, and scrutiny of alternatives in seeking to provide rewarding experiences for time and dollars invested. (Contains 11 references.) (CR) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED392108. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association (81st, San Antonio, TX, November 18-21, 1995). |
| Physical Description: | 19 p. |