Urban Debate Works Evidence Center: The one-stop source for rigorous scientific evidence on the effectiveness of Urban Debate Leagues
An emerging body of independent rigorous scientific research is demonstrating that Urban Debate Leagues (UDLs) improve educational and social outcomes.
Educators, policy makers, and the public can turn to the Urban Debate Works Evidence Center as a central and trustworthy source for evidence about UDLs. Administered by the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL), the Evidence Center holds up methodological rigor and publication in peer-reviewed journals as the benchmarks for quality. The Evidence Center aims to gather in one location and disseminate quality evidence regarding the UDL approach.
Practitioners and policy makers face a challenge to identify which interventions improve outcomes for students in low performing urban public schools. Focusing on UDLs, this Evidence Center will provide and promote the use of high-quality information in order to improve educational and investor decision-making.
- Emerging Scientific Evidence Supporting the Effectiveness of Urban Debate Mezuk, B. Urban Debate and High School Educational Outcomes for African American Males: Evidence from the Chicago Debate League. The Journal of Negro Education. (2009).
- Resources for Policy and Practice: White Papers and Issue Briefs NAUDL has distilled the research findings and written several issue briefs — focusing on such issues as graduation rates, secondary literacy, and college readiness — explaining the context and implications for policy and practice of the emerging research on urban debate.
- Additional Scholarly Literature: Placing the Emerging Research in Context This section provides a brief outline of the previous evidence that evaluations of the UDL approach have generated, including reviews of their methodology and quality.
- References The emerging body of research on urban debate is part of the larger body of social and educational policy research. Many of the most relevant articles and studies are collected here.
New research from Dr. Briana Mezuk of the Virginia Commonwealth University, conducted in conjunction with the University of Michigan, the Consortium on Chicago School Research, and the Chicago Public Schools examined data from urban debate participants in Chicago Public Schools, and found significant benefits of participation in such metrics as graduation rates, grade point average (GPA), college and career readiness, and secondary literacy. This is the first of several forthcoming papers, which will advance the evidence base establishing the effectiveness of the Urban Debate League approach.
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For more information, please contact
Eric Tucker, Chief Academic Officer
National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
332 S. Michigan Ave., Ste. 500
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 771-1816