Mentoring Young Men of Color: Meeting the Needs of African American And Latino Students

by Hall, Horace R.

• ISBN13: 9781578864294
• ISBN10: 1578864291
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

This work not only investigates the value of school-based mentoring (SBM) in the lives of adolescent males of color, but also offers alternative, more positive ways in which our society can experience and embrace this social group. Understanding mentoring as a cultural practice, this book informs schools and communities of the roles and responsibilities that they have in fighting against the public assault on America's youth and helping young males of color see themselves as redeemable and as fully human.

Author Biography

Horace R. Hall is professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and Research at DePaul University. He is also the founder and co-director of REAL (Respect, Excellence, Attitude, and Leadership), a Chicago-based youth mentoring program.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. vii
Prologue: Endangered?	p. 1
Youth Mentoring: A View through Multiple Lenses	p. 9
Embracing Young Males of Color in the School Domain	p. 17
Constructing a Space for Boys	p. 29
Extending beyond a Space for Boys	p. 47
A Real History Lesson Part 1: Origins of an SBM Program	p. 63
A Real History Lesson Part 2: A Quest for Realness	p. 79
Real Profiles: Mentors and Mentees	p. 105
About the Author	p. 127
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