Collocations for discipline - noun

effective, firm, good, strong
We need better discipline in our schools.

harsh, iron, rigid, strict
strict military discipline

lax, poor
Discipline was too lax.

staff, team | military, naval, party, prison, school, work

enforce, exercise, exert, impose
the discipline that the party exercises over its members

keep, maintain
The teacher was unable to maintain discipline.

accept, submit to
They submitted to the discipline imposed by their leaders.

have
The school was criticized for having very poor discipline.

lack
Modern schools lack discipline.

tighten
The new headmaster tightened discipline in the school.

relax | restore

a breach of discipline
It''s unfair to dismiss somebody for a single breach of discipline.

a breakdown of discipline
a breakdown of discipline in the classroom

a lack of discipline

good, great, useful, valuable
It is good discipline to learn to delegate.

strict | personal | mental, spiritual | business, commercial, financial, fiscal, industrial, market, monetary
The chancellor has stabilized the economy through strict fiscal discipline.

have
He''ll never get anywhere working for himself - he''s got no discipline.

show | lack | demand, require, take
It takes great discipline to learn a musical instrument.

a lack of discipline

core, main, major
Students are to be tested on the three core disciplines: maths, English and science.

distinct, independent
When did sociology emerge as a distinct discipline?

established, traditional | subject | academic, intellectual
They established psychology as an academic discipline.

professional | humanities, science/scientific

across ~s
There is a lack of communication across disciplines (= between teachers and students of different subjects).

within a/the ~
Within a discipline there may be more than one school of thought.

a range of disciplines
The university offers a wide range of disciplines.