Source criticism in the classroom: An empiricist straitjacket on pupils’ historical thinking?
The concept of source criticism has long had a central role in Swedish history curricula. In this essay, the concept is analysed in three contexts. First, a growing epistemological discrepancy is identified over time with regard to the ways in which the aim of history teaching and the use of source...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Newcastle
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Historical Encounters: A Journal of Historical Consciousness, Historical Cultures, and History Education |
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| Online Access: | http://hej.hermes-history.net/index.php/HEJ/article/view/46/33 |