Course-5 Understanding Disciplines and School Subjects pmd

2.1.4. Let us Summarise
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Classifications or Typologies are important because of number of reasons like
they bring order, assist to grasp relationships, lead to the detection of previously
undiscovered patterns and to the generation of theory, Makes our study simple
and clear, allows to gather more details about specific aspect, makes our path
of study easy, allows for the investigation of further knowledge through the
processes of compare, contrast, and application of observed knowledge.
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The academic disciplines have been classified by different people at different
times with different criteria. Some of the classifications are, the Approximate
Classification of Academic Disciplines, Aristotle’s Classification, Biglan’s
(1970) Classification and Biglan-Becher typology.
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There is no typology of academic disciplines that is complete and final.