Threshold concept 2 |
substantive knowledge
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Knowledge is unique to each time period, but is interconnected
across time
across time
Threshold concept 2 |
substantive knowledge
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In a nutshell. What is substantive knowledge and conceptsThe development of substantive knowledge is also an indispensable component in developing knowledge and understanding of the past and should be an integral part of the History Threshold Concepts adopted by the department. It is suggested that a possible starting point for exploration of this History Threshold Concepts could be; History is about people, organisations, places and events in the past but these are unique to certain periods of time and have a curious and special relationship with one another.
“A mere collector of supposed historical facts is as useful as a collector of matchboxes” (Febvre) |
TH What's the wisdom on substantive knowledge?
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TH New Novice or Nervous?
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