A key factor in many of these cases appears to be the strong social cohesion of toothed whales. If one gets into trouble, its distress calls may prompt the rest of the pod to follow and beach themselves alongside. Many theories, some of them controversial, have been proposed to explain beaching, but the question remains unresolved. Natural
Occasionally institutional research leads to general information about the college or university and its environment and provides a comprehensive view of the institution which may inform planning, policy formulation, and decision making of a variety of types.
The purpose of this monograph is to provide in a general way a description of the nature of institutional research, of its role in institutional governance and of the contributions it can make to the functioning of postsecondary institutions.