Description
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.
About the Author
Robert Petrone is associate professor of education and critical youth studies at the University of Missouri.
Reviews
"Dropping In provides a fascinating look into a small group of participants at a rural public skatepark and their learning as cultural practice. The book is well written, compelling, and a delight to read, with a good balance of clearly articulated theory and analytically driven empirical contributions."-Jasmine Y. Ma, associate professor of teaching and learning at New York University
"Dropping In challenges readers to reconsider the notion of the 'at-risk' student and to redefine what counts as learning and literacy. It will appeal to learning and literacy scholars, teacher educators, K-12 teachers, and others who work with adolescents in communities."-Wendy R. Williams, author of Listen to the Poet: Writing, Performance, and Community in Youth Spoken Word Poetry
Book Information
ISBN 9781625347152
Author Robert Petrone
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint University of Massachusetts Press
Publisher University of Massachusetts Press
Weight(grams) 272g
