In the historiography of the history of education, different authors have emphasized the "in-between" position which the discipline occupies (Nóvoa, 1994, p. 21; Depaepe, 1993, p. 31). The discipline, a structuring element in the incipient science of education, developed historically only in the institutional field of the training of teachers, to which it became linked. Based on this situation, we propose to analyze the question in a semi-retrospective manner, evoking memories of personal experience. Based on these, we shall interrogate the past, taking Portugal as our field of observation whilst at the same time taking a look at the situation of the history of education in other European countries. We intend to problematize the place of the history of education in the field of teacher training and the role which it represents there. Starting with a systematization of some questions related to this theme, we intend to discuss the hybrid nature of the history of education, with the difficulties and opportunities inherent in it.
history of education; pedagogical knowledge; teacher training; teaching of the history of education