DOCUMENT RESUME ED 427 369 CS 510 003 AUTHOR Whitney, Shawnlee A., Ed. TITLE National Developmental Conference on Individual Events Addressing Individual Events, NFA Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and NPDA Parliamentary Debate Conference Proceedings (3rd, Houston, Texas, August 13-16, 1997). PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 224p. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Debate; *Debate Format; Higher Education; Oral Interpretation; Persuasive Discourse IDENTIFIERS *Debate Coaches; *Debate Tournaments; Individual Events (Forensics); National Parliamentary Debate Association ABSTRACT This proceedings presents 19 papers delivered a National Developmental Conference on Individual Events, addressing individual events, Lincoln-Douglas debate, and parliamentary debate. After presenting the conference schedule, the list of attendees, and resolutions, papers in the proceedings are: "The Ghostwriter, The Laissez-Faire Coach, and the Forensic Professional: Negotiating the Overcoaching vs. Undercoaching Dilemma in Original Contest Speeches" (James J. Kimble); "Professionalism and Forensics: A Matter of Choice" (Larry Schnoor and Bryant K. Alexander); "Creating Space for the Physically Challenged Competitor in Individual Events" (David L. Kosloski); "Creating an Individual Events Judging Philosophy" (Jeff Przybylo); "Challenging the Conventions of Oral Interpretation" (Chris S. Aspdal); "Returning to Our Roots: A New Direction for Oral Interpretation" (Trischa Knapp); "Developing Functional Standards as a means to Greater Accessibility in NFA-LD" (John M. Devine); "Maintaining the Status Quo: Recommendations for Preserving Public Argument in Parliamentary Debate" (Steven L. Johnson); "Forensics Fellows: Integrating Faculty Participation into Intercollegiate Parliamentary Debate Programs" (Lewis E. Rutledge); "Presumption in Parliamentary Debate: Examining Whately's Ideas and Their Application to an Emerging and Evolving Debate Style" (Tammy Duvanel Unruh); "Forensics Education and Tournament Management" (Joel Hefling); "Equal Opportunity?: The Impact of Specialized Tournaments on Forensics Pedagogy, Forensics Professionals, and the Forensic Laboratory" (Scott Jensen); "Judge Agreement and Student Rotation: A Real-Life Study of the 1990 DSR-TKA National Forensics Tournament" (Vicki L. Karns); "AFA-NIET: The Culture of Qualifying and Its Effects on Forensics" (Daniel A. West); "Teaching and Coaching Individuals: The Use of Learning Styles in Forensics Coaching" (Thomas Bartl); "Solving for a Healthy Future: Creating National Standards for Training Future Directors of Forensics" (Thomas A. 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TammyIntercollegiateForensicsPresumption Duvanel Fellows: in Parliamentary Parliamentary Integrating Unruh, BethelDebate FacultyDebate: Programs College ParticipationExamining (KS) Whately's into Ideas and 14 ... BryantLarryProfessionalismSchnoor, K. Alexander, and St. Forensics: Olaf Southern College A Matter Illinois & of Choice University TOURNAMENTtheir MANAGEMENT Application to an Emerging and Evolving Debate Style NEW DIRECTIONS FOR EVALUATION & JUDGING 61 ... JoelForensics Hefling, Education South and Dakota Tournament State Management University 18 ...DavidEventsCreating L. Space Kosloski, for the PhysicallyHastings Challenged College Competitor in Individual 66 . .ScottForensicsEqual Jensen,Opportunity?: Pedagogy, Webster The Forensics Impact University Professionals, of Specialized and Tournaments the Forensic on 20 ...JeffCreating Przybylo, an Individual Harper Events College Judging Philosophy 73 . .VickiJudgeLaboratory AgreementL. Karns, and Suffolk Student University Rotation: A Real-Life Study of the 1990 NEW DIRECTIONS FOR ORAL INTERPRETATION 79. .DanielDSR-TKA A. NationalWest, RiceForensics University Tournament 24 ...ChrisChallenging S. Aspdal the Conventions or Oral Interpretation AFA-NIET: The Culture of Qualifying and Its Effects on Forensics 29...TrischaReturning Knapp to our Roots: A New Direction for Oral Interpretation TRAINING OF COACHES AND JUDGES 81 ... ThomasForensicsTeaching Bartl, andCoaching CoachingSouthwest Individuals: State The University Use of Learning Styles in 83 ...ThomasFutureSolving Directors for A. a Workman,Healthy of Forensics Future: University Creating