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A Comparative Investigation Of Environment Perceptions Of Clustered And Non-Clustered Freshmen Students, Elizabeth A. Pearson

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This study was directed to determine if, in fact, clustering actually does influence the students' perceptions of the large university environment. This study examined the environment perceptions of clustered Presidential Living Center freshmen students as compared with non-clustered freshmen students living in Hess and Massey residence halls. All of these students are located on the Knoxville campus of The University of Tennessee. This difference in perceptions was measured by the administration of the College and University Environment Scales which was published by Pace in 1963 and is designed to measure college environments. This scale measures groups in the areas of …