Exploring the Relationship between Disciplinary Culture and Other Academic Aultures: The Case of Tabriz University

The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between disciplinary culture with other academic cultures. Following Bergquist we divide disciplinary culture into three dimensions of ascertained role, academic cooperation, and the atmosphere of supporting research activities. The research has been conducted by survey method and questionnaire technique. The statistical population of this study is composed of 690 faculty members in Tabriz University. The questionnaires were distributed among all faculty members and a number of 156 of them were returned. The findings indicate that there is a significant difference between the dominant academic cultures among faculties of Tabriz University. The production and interpretation of knowledge, supporting faculty research, academic freedom, a possibility for professors to study in their field of specialization, the dominance of rationality and autonomy, are known to be the main elements of the dominant culture named participative culture. Some other statistical findings are discussed.