Cultural capital, curriculum policy and teaching Latin

• Published in: British educational research journal Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 174 - 185
• Main Author: Gatley, Jane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Wiley 01.02.2023; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Core curriculum; Cultural Capital; Cultural instruction; Curricula; curriculum; Education policy; Educational Benefits; Educational Policy; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; inequity and social justice; Justification; Latin; philosophy of education; Policy Formation; Policy making; Second Language Learning; Secondary School Curriculum; Secondary School Students; Secondary schools; social and cultural capital; Social Justice; Students; Teaching; United Kingdom (England)

Latin is currently being trialled as a subject in 40 state secondary schools in England. This paper focuses on one of the justifications of this trial: that teaching Latin in state secondary schools provides students with cultural capital which in turn counters social injustice. By taking the exampl...