{"product_id":"urban-preparation-chezare-a-warren-9781682530771","title":"Urban Preparation: Young Black Men Moving from Chicago's South Side to Success in Higher Education","description":"\u003cb\u003e2018 Critics' Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association (AESA) \u003cbr\u003e2018 Outstanding Book Award, Society of Professors of Education \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChezare 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, \u003ci\u003eUrban Preparation\u003c\/i\u003e makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how young males of color can best be served in schools throughout the United States today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWarren 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chezare A. Warren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682530779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682530771\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Chezare A. Warren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44598793568511,"sku":"9781682530771","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2208633-6fab-481b-ba15-3e90341f9c5a.jpg?v=1702384460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/urban-preparation-chezare-a-warren-9781682530771","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}