| Urban Preparation: Young Black Men Moving from Chicago's South Side to Success in Higher Education Contributor(s): Warren, Chezare A. (Author), Davis, James Earl (Afterword by), Milner, H. Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1682530779 ISBN-13: 9781682530771 Publisher: Harvard Education PR OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Urban - Education | Educational Policy & Reform - Education | Counseling - Academic Development |
| Dewey: 371.050 |
| LCCN: 2017018170 |
| Series: Race and Education |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2018 Critics' Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association (AESA) 2018 Outstanding Book Award, Society of Professors of Education Chezare A. Warren chronicles the transition of a cohort of young Black males from Urban Prep Charter Academy for Young Men to their early experiences in higher education. A rich and closely observed account of a mission-driven school and its students, Urban Preparation makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how young males of color can best be served in schools throughout the United States today. A founding teacher at Urban Prep, Warren offers a detailed exploration of what this single-sex public high school on the South Side of Chicago has managed to accomplish amid profoundly challenging circumstances. He provides a comprehensive portrait of the school--its leaders, teachers, and professional staff; its students; and the community that the school aims to serve--and highlights how preparation for higher education is central to its mission. Warren focuses on three main goals: to describe Urban Prep's plans and efforts to prepare young Black males for college; to understand how race, community, poverty, and the school contributed, in complex and interrelated ways, to the academic goals of these students; and to offer a wide-ranging set of conclusions about the school environments and conditions that might help young Black males throughout the country succeed in high school and college. |
Contributor Bio(s): Milner, H. Richard: - H. Richard Milner IV is the Helen Faison Professor of Urban Education and director of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Pittsburgh School for Education. |