NAUDL : National Association for Urban Debate Leagues

Selected Literature

1. Scholarly Literature Related to Debate and Urban Debate

  • Barfield, Kenneth. “A Study of the Relationship Between Active Participation in Interscholastic Debating and the Development of Critical Thinking Skills with Implications for School Administrators and Instructional Leaders.” Dissertation Abstracts International. 50-09A:2714. 1989.
  • Bellon, Joe. “A Research-Based Justification for Debate Across the Curriculum.” Argumentation and Advocacy 36, no. 3 (Winter 2000): 161-75.
  • Boone, S. and Montare A. “Test of the Language Aggression Hypothesis.” Psychological Reports, 39 (no. 3, part 1) 851-857. 1976.
  • Colbert, Kent R. “The Effects of Debate Participation on Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggression.” Communication Education 42 (1993): 206-214.
  • Colbert, Kent. R. “Replicating the Effects of Debate Participation on Argumentativeness and Verbal Aggression. The Forensic of Pi Kappa Delta. (Spring 1994): 1-13.
  • Infante, D., Trebling, J., Shepherd, P. & Seeds, D. “The Relationship of Argumentativeness to Verbal Aggression.” The Southern Speech Communication Journal, 50, no. 1 (1984): 67-77.
  • Wade, Melissa Maxcy. “The Case for Urban Debate Leagues.” Contemporary Argumentation and Debate 19 (1998): 60-65.
  • Wade, Melissa Maxcy. “Urban Debate Leagues and Educational Reform.” The Forensics Educator 14, no. 1 (Fall 1999).

2. Academic Conference Papers, Presentations, and Unpublished Research

  • Allen, Mike; Berkowitz, Sandra; Hunt, Steve; and Louden, Allen. “Measuring the Impact of Forensics and Communication Education on Critical Thinking: A Meta-Analytic Summary.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago. November, 1997 (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED413625).
  • Arbenz, Casey. “Empowering Latinas Through Debate: An Analysis of Success at SCUDL Tournaments of Latina Debaters.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association’s (WSCA) 2001 Panel on Debate Outreach in C’oeur D’Alene, Idaho.
  • Arbenz, Casey and Beltran, Sylvia. “First Affirmatives, First Negatives and First Generation Students: High School Debate as a Means of Creating Opportunities.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association’s (WSCA) 2001 Panel on Debate Outreach in C’oeur D’Alene, Idaho.
  • Bellon, Joe. “The Positive and Preventative Benefits of Student Participation in Competitive Policy Debate: A Summary of Scholarly Research.” Presented at the First Diversity Recruitment and Retention in Debate Ideafest. Emory University. September 1997.
  • Colbert, Kent R. and Dorff, Todd. “The Effects of Forensic Training on Verbal Aggression and Argumentativeness.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Speech Communication Association, Atlanta. November 1991 (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED340077).
  • Collier, Linda. “Argument for Success: A Study of Academic Debate in the Urban High Schools of Chicago, Kansas City, New York, St. Louis, and Seattle” Paper Presentation, Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, June 16-19, 2004.
  • Hughes, Susan. “Historical Perspectives on Debate in Atlanta: A Case Study of the Atlanta Urban Debate League.” A paper presented at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference. New York City, New York. November 2007.
  • Cramer, Jason and Neeson, William J. “The Economics of Debate: Debate Success as Function of Economic Privilege.” Presented at the Western States Communication Association’s (WSCA) 2001 Panel on Debate Outreach in C’oeur D’Alene, Idaho.
  • Wade, Melissa, and Baker, Will. “Spotlight on the Urban Debate League National Educational Reform Movement,” Spotlight Program at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Seattle. November 2000.
  • Wade, Melissa. “Urban Debate Leagues and Educational Reform,” Panel Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, New York. November 1998.
  • Wade, Melissa. "Diversity in Academic Debate," Paper Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago. November 1997.
  • Zeidler, Tom, and Kirch, Michael W. “So What’s Wrong with a Little Competition? A Defense of Competitive Goals.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Communication Association, Chicago. November 1999. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED437682).

3. Evaluative Reports Examining Urban Debate League Related Programming

  • Collier, Linda. “The Academic and Social Development of Urban High School Debaters: An Analysis of Three Quantitative Projects.” Unpublished Research Report. 2008.
  • Collier, Linda and DeMent, Michael. “Assessing the Effect of the Minnesota Urban Debate League on the Academic and Social Development Outcomes of Students. First Year Report. Prepared for the Minnesota Urban Debate League, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2008.
  • Fine, Melinda, Ed.D. “My Friends Say, ‘Debater Girl! Why Are You Always Debating With Me?’: A Study of the New York Urban Debate League.” Executive Summary Prepared for the Open Society Institute (June 1999).
  • Sugland, B., Pelea, B., Leon, J., Harris, V., Peak, G. “Learning what You Can, Building From What You Learn: Assessing the role of the Baltimore Urban Debate League on Academic and Social Development Outcomes Of Students. Prepared for The Fund for Educational Excellence. Baltimore, Maryland. 2003.