Individu yang berkaitan dengan disiplin akademik umumnya disebut sebagai pakar atau spesialis. Sementara itu, mereka yang mempelajari seni liberal atau teori sistem tanpa berfokus pada satu bidang akademik tertentu diklasifikasikan sebagai generalis.[butuh rujukan]
Meskipun setiap disiplin akademik memiliki fokusnya sendiri, pendekatan keilmuan seperti multidisipliner/interdisipliner, transdisipliner, dan lintas disiplin berupaya mengintegrasikan berbagai aspek dari beragam disiplin ilmu, sehingga dapat mengatasi persoalan yang muncul akibat konsentrasi sempit dalam bidang-bidang studi yang sangat terspesialisasi.[butuh rujukan] Sebagai contoh, para profesional dapat mengalami kesulitan dalam berkomunikasi lintas disiplin akademik karena adanya perbedaan istilah teknis, konsep yang khas, atau metodologi.[butuh rujukan]
Beberapa peneliti berpendapat bahwa pada masa depan, disiplin akademik mungkin akan digantikan oleh apa yang dikenal sebagai Mode 2[1] atau sains pasca-akademik,[2] yang menekankan pada perolehan pengetahuan lintas disiplin melalui kolaborasi para spesialis dari berbagai bidang akademik.[butuh rujukan]
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↑Gibbons, Michael; Camille Limoges, Helga Nowotny, Simon Schwartzman, Peter Scott, & Martin Trow (1994). The New Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies. London: Sage.
↑Ziman, John (2000). Real Science: What It Is, and What It Means. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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