Higher education, or more strictly higher education studies, is sometimes referred to as a discipline, though it is more often referred to as a field, sector or area for study. But what is a discipline and does higher education studies, at its current state of development, qualify as one? This article re-considers these matters and comes to some conflicting conclusions. The issue of whether higher education studies is, or is not, a discipline should probably, therefore, be regarded as still open for debate. © 2020, The Author(s).

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高等教育：学科还是研究领域？

高等教育，或更严格的高等教育研究，有时被称为一门学科，尽管它更常被称为研究领域、部门或领域。但什么是学科？高等教育研究在目前的发展状态下是否有资格成为一门学科？本文重新考虑了这些问题，并得出了一些相互矛盾的结论。因此，高等教育研究是否是一门学科的问题可能应该被视为仍然存在争议。© 2020，作者。