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eBook
Dropping In
2023
Overview
The die-hard local skateboarders of Franklin Skatepark-a group
of working-class, Latino and white young men in the rural
Midwest-are typically classified by schools and society as
\"struggling,\" \"at-risk,\" \"failing,\" and \"in crisis.\" But at the
skatepark, they thrive and succeed, not only by landing tricks but
also by finding meaning and purpose in their lives.
In Dropping In , Robert Petrone draws from multiple
years of ethnographic research to bring readers into this rich
environment, exploring how and why these young men engage more with
skateboarding and its related cultural communities than with
school. For them, it is in these alternative communities and spaces
that they meet their intellectual, literate, and learning needs;
cultivate meaningful and supportive relationships; and develop a
larger understanding of their place in the world. By looking at
what these skateboarders can teach us about what is right and
working in their lives, Petrone asks educators and others committed
to youth development to rethink schooling structures and practices
to provide equitable education for all students.
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Subject
/ Effective teaching -- United States
/ Motivation in education -- United States
/ School failure -- United States
/ Skateboarders -- United States -- Interviews
/ Skateboarding -- Social aspects -- United States
/ Students with social disabilities
/ Students with social disabilities -- Education -- United States
/ Underachievers -- Education -- United States -- Case studies
ISBN
9781625347169, 1625347162, 9781685750145, 1685750141, 1625347154, 9781625347152
