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Terenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1980
A methodology developed as an alternative to conventional institutional classification structures, intended to reduce the limitations of those models, is described. Ways in which the methodology can be used for planning, administrative, and research purposes are discussed, as are the dangers in using "peer groups" for institutional…
Descriptors: Classification, Cluster Analysis, Cluster Grouping, College Planning