Various kinds of philosophical instruction in England and Europe since the middle ages are reviewed. It is noted that the search for the common element behind modern philosophy curricula leads back into history, and that modern philosophy as a discipline incorporates its earlier institutional forms. (LBH)

An analysis of the two basic types of curriculum (collection curriculum, emphasizing the autonomy of subjects, and integrated curriculum, emphasizing the connections between subjects) and the theory of their cyclical relationship through redefinition and collapse of subject boundaries in relationship to political forces for purity and relevance.…

Existing literature and a survey of 106 undergraduate accounting students in the United Kingdom were analyzed for perceptions of the accounting profession and the academic discipline of accounting. Results suggest that among accounting and nonaccounting students alike, there exist coexisting perceptions of accounting as having high status and low…

What factors contribute to the acceptance of a new discipline? The disciplinary map is not static but not all candidate disciplines find acceptance in the academy. This article presents a case study of the acceptance of a discipline in one university. It argues that a close association with an existing high-status discipline was fundamental to the…