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Rationale for Policy Debate Working Group

Rational For Policy Debate Working Group
 
Chair: Tim O'Donnell, University of Mary Washington

Members:    Will Baker, New York University
                    Joe Bellon, Georgia State Univ.
                    John Kastulas, Boston College
                    Bill Keith, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
                    Stephan Bauschard, Lakeland School District, NY
                    Warren Decker, George Mason Univ.
                    Danielle Verney O'Gorman, US Naval Academy
Researchers: Sarah Spring, Iowa
                     Carly Woods, Pittsburgh
                     Joe Packer, Pittsburgh
Aims and Tasks: The goal of this working group is to conduct a review of the literature on the value of debate, articulate links between the activity and higher education, collect testimonials and research projects designed to assess and evaluate the activity, and craft a comprehensive and persuasive rationale for policy debate in the 21st Century.