Honors Projects
Abstract
This project addresses a clear and pressing gap in the Ohio Speech and Debate Association’s current strategic plan: the need for formal coach preparation and recruitment. This project combines academic research with actionable, real-world solutions, ensuring that the proposal is both credible and feasible. It is grounded in data and educational best practices, making it highly relevant to the immediate challenges facing Ohio’s forensics community. This project advocates for the creation of a state-approved coaching curriculum, which will be offered to education majors and certify that they are qualified to coach high school and middle school Speech and Debate.
Department
Education
Major
Human Development and Family Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Timothy Murnen
First Advisor Department
Education
Second Advisor
Paul Wesley Alday
Second Advisor Department
Communication
Publication Date
Spring 5-7-2025
Repository Citation
Keller, Willow, "The Future of Coaching: Empowering Prospective Educators in Speech and Debate" (2025). Honors Projects. 1036.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/1036
Included in
Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Other Communication Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons, Speech and Rhetorical Studies Commons