Disciplinary
['dɪsɪplɪn(ə)rɪ;,dɪsɪ'plɪn-] or ['dɪsəplənɛri]
Definition
(adj.) relating to a specific field of academic study; 'economics in its modern disciplinary sense' .
(adj.) relating to discipline in behavior; 'disciplinary problems in the classroom' .
Editor: Shanna--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline; corrective; belonging to a course of training.
Typed by Evangeline
Examples
- Application just for the sake of application, for the sake of training, is alone disciplinary. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The educational process was taken to be one of disciplinary training rather than of personal development. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- To say that they are disciplinary has safeguarded them from all inquiry. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- That they were disciplinary stifled every question, subdued every doubt, and removed the subject from the realm of rational discussion. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Typed by Evangeline