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Daytona Beach

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

6-6-2025

Abstract/Description

Skateboarding is an everyday, out-of-class activity at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach (ERAU-DB) campus, serving as a means of transport and a source of social conflict and peacebuilding. Its popularity among students for mobility around campus fosters a sense of community, but its interlinkage as a source of contention and peace is poorly understood. This study employs a participatory research framework to explore how everyday skateboarding is a form of transport that intersects with conflict and peacebuilding at ERAU. The research combines qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, including surveys, semistructured interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), and participant observation. A sample of 391 participants of the campus population was surveyed in Spring 2024, and 30 individuals participated in open-ended interviews. This approach allows for triangulation and enhances the validity of the findings through methodological pluralism. The study underlines that while skateboarding for mobility is a culture at ERAU, the associated conflicts and skating’s role in fostering peace remain contested among administration, skaters, and non-skaters. These highlight the broader impact of skating on DB campus life and offer critical insights to inform policy that fosters a safer, more inclusive environment while recognizing and supporting the unique cultural contributions that skating brings to campus dynamics.

Publication Title

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trip.2025.101481

Publisher

Elsevier

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