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Working with Other Disciplines

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In this paper the term "discipline" simply refers to a specialized field of knowledge. Each discipline thus defined usually has a professional association and at least one journal. Equating a discipline to a profession is not completely satisfactory for all purposes but it is consistent with common usage and convenient for the task at hand. Within a university context, a discipline corresponds approximately to an academic department, and disciplines develop when both faculty and administration come to recognize reasonably distinct areas of inquiry.

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  • Swanson, Earl R., 1979. "Working with Other Disciplines," 1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington 278218, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea79:278218
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278218
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