Recently added articles from High School Journal:
From the editorial board.(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2009; ... During our recent reconfiguration of The High School Journal, our editorial board sought to define the issues of greatest concern to those in the field of education; the question of immigration and its relationship to secondary education was one of these. In light of our new mission to ...
At the intersection of transnationalism, Latina/o immigrants, and education.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Except for Mexico, "there are now more Latino-origin people in the U.S. than there are people in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, or any other Spanish-speaking country ... [In fact, our nation is experiencing] the greatest demographic transformation in the last 100 years of its history" ...
Dominicanas entre La Gran Manzana y Quisqueya: family, schooling, and language learning in a transnational context.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Drawing from a one-year qualitative research study, this article explores the transnational lives and experiences of three young women and their little sisters in New York with close ties to the Dominican Republic. Using ethnographic research methods--life history interviews, focus groups, ...
What's age gotta do with it? Understanding the age-identities and school-going practices of Mexican immigrant youth in New York City.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Recent reports of out-of-school immigrant youth have brought attention to predominantly Mexican and Central American immigrant youth who immigrate to the United States and do not enroll in formal schooling (Fry, 2002; Hill and Hayes, 2007). Many arrive to the United States unaccompanied, ...
Even beyond the local community: a close look at Latina youths' return trips to Mexico.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Drawing from nearly four years of qualitative research, this article examines the lives of three second-generation mexicanas living in northern California who maintain close ties to their families' natal communities in Mexico. This ethnographic portrait outlines the contours of belonging ...