Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : historical knowing and the ‘knowledge turn’

How helpful is the theory of powerful knowledge for history educators?

Inferentialism in history education : locating the ‘power’ and the ‘knowledge’ by thinking about what it is for a concept to have meaning in the first place

Powerful knowledge building and conceptual change research : learning from research on ‘historical accounts’ in England and Cyprus

Disciplinary knowledge denied?

The power of knowledge : the impact on history teachers of sustained subject-rich professional development

Two concepts of power : knowledge (re)production in English history education discourse

Powerful knowledge for what? History education and 45-degree discourse

Ka mura, ka muri [look to the past to inform the future]: disciplinary history, cultural responsiveness and Māori perspectives of the past

The stories we tell ourselves : history teaching, powerful knowledge and the importance of context

Powerful knowledge or the powers of knowledge : a dialogue with history educators