| Abstract: | The College and University Environment Scales were given to all freshmen entering the University of Minnesota in 1964 and to other groups of students and staff members in order to determine the homogeneity of college perception and expectation in a complex university. On each of the five CUES scales statistically significant differences were found among the colleges within the University, and on three of the scales significant sex differences were identified. The scores of upperclassmen and staff members differed from those of entering freshmen. In spite of these differences in mean scores, the shapes of the profiles were similar for all groups, and on 15 of the 150 CUES items 90 per cent or more of the freshmen concurred. CUES can be used to generalize about parts of the University but only to a lesser extent to generalize about the entire institution. |
