WHATS THE USE OF HISTORY - UNDERSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROVISION FOR DISABLED STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING

This paper argues that debating the relative possibility and desirabil ity of past reconstruction and present interpretation cannot furnish a n adequate response to questions about the character and value of hist ory. It is also necessary to debate whether or not to acknowledge, and therefore engage with, the social and political consequences of histo rical enquiry, which includes taking responsibility for a relationship with its audience.