The High School Journal publishes manuscripts discussing the social, cultural, and political aspects of secondary education. We aim to engage academics, policymakers and practitioners in conversation.

Our identities influence the social groups to which we belong; for instance, an individual who self-identifies as Latino may be inclined to join others who share the same identity or life experiences.

The idea of ‘alienation’ by Karl Marx is one of the most widely discussed concepts in social, political and economic theory. It is an idea that a young Marx developed out of his study of Friedrich ...

Humans need relationships and connections to survive and thrive. After all, we are social creatures. When one human victimizes another, that betrayal can leave survivors feeling alienated—disconnected ...