Workshop Report History of Knowledge in History of Education

by Ina Hasenöhrl (University of Zurich), Fanny Isensee (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and Daniel Töpper (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

From September 12 to 14, 2024, the ISCHE Standing Working Group “History of Knowledge in the History of Education” met at the University of Zurich for an authors’ workshop in preparation of an edited volume with the preliminary title The History of Knowledge and Education: Sources and Methods. Over the course of two and a half days, the authors presented the pre-circulated drafts of their chapters and engaged in lively discussions about their work. The benefits and drawbacks of a history of knowledge approach in the history of education were explored. It was discussed how the chapters related to the history of knowledge, and in what ways they presented insightful empirical case studies for this approach.