Postsecondary Student Terminology: A Handbook of Terms and Definitions for Describing Students in Postsecondary Education

摘要

The report is a resource publication designed to encourage standardization in the use of terms and definitions by the numerous agencies, institutions, and organizations which provide, set policy for, support, and/or regulate postsecondary education. This handbook reflects the first major effort to organize and consolidate terminology for the full range of postsecondary students, including technical and vocational school students as well as students engaged in various forms of adult education and nontraditional study. The handbook will assist planners, administrators, and other decisionmakers by providing common language which can contribute to a higher quality of data and to more efficient information management.