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An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of ______, taught and researched as part of higher education.
An academic discipline or field of study is a branch of ______, taught and researched as part of higher education.
knowledge
A scholar's discipline is commonly defined by the university faculties and learned societies to which they belong and the academic journals in which they publish ______.
A scholar's discipline is commonly defined by the university faculties and learned societies to which they belong and the academic journals in which they publish ______.
research
Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences, and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and ______.
Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences, and nascent ones supported by only a few universities and ______.
publications
A discipline may have branches, and these are often called ______.
A discipline may have branches, and these are often called ______.
In each case an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy (e.g., Humanities) is a group of broadly similar disciplines; an entry at the next highest level (e.g., Music) is a discipline having some degree of autonomy and being the basic identity felt by its scholars; and lower levels of the hierarchy are ______ not normally having any role in the structure of the university's governance.
In each case an entry at the highest level of the hierarchy (e.g., Humanities) is a group of broadly similar disciplines; an entry at the next highest level (e.g., Music) is a discipline having some degree of autonomy and being the basic identity felt by its scholars; and lower levels of the hierarchy are ______ not normally having any role in the structure of the university's governance.
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Academic Discipline
- An academic discipline or field of study is a branch taught and researched as part of higher education.
- A scholar's discipline is defined by the university faculties and learned societies they belong to and the academic journals in which they publish.
Characteristics of Disciplines
- Disciplines vary between well-established ones that exist in almost all universities and have well-defined rosters of journals and conferences.
- Nascent disciplines are supported by only a few universities and have limited resources.
Hierarchy of Disciplines
- The highest level of the hierarchy includes groups of broadly similar disciplines (e.g., Humanities).
- The next highest level includes disciplines with some degree of autonomy and a basic identity felt by its scholars (e.g., Music).
- Lower levels of the hierarchy are sub-disciplines or specialized fields that do not normally have a role in the university's governance.
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