Tbers,

Although I only read parts of this study, it basically was saying  
that when attempting to measure students undergraduate experience you  
will find greater variance among majors within an institution than  
between equivalent majors across institutions.  See:

http://cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/publications.php?id=263

I
Mr. James B. Greenberg
Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center
Milne Library
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820

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