Traditional student
A traditional student is a category of students at colleges and universities.
In the United States, it is used to refer to post-secondary students between under 25 years old who enroll directly from high school, attend full-time, and do not have major life and work responsibilities (e.g., full-time job or dependents).[1][2][3] Historically, traditional students made up the majority of students. However, these students are now a minority in the United States.[4] It is frequently observed that traditional higher education programs and policies are geared toward, and the outcome of, the previous era when traditional students were the main market for higher education.[5]
Traditional students are contrasted with non-traditional students, which typically refers to adult students who are not participating in higher education immediately after high school, are 25 years old and older, and/or have major life and work roles and responsibilities.[6][7]
References
- ^ Pascarella, Ernest T.; Terenzini, Patrick T (Winter 1998). "Studying College Students in the 21st Century: Meeting New Challenges". The Review of Higher Education. 21 (2): 151.
- ^ Pascarella, E. T.; Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How college affects students, volume 2: A third decade of research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0-7879-1044-0.
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics. "Nontraditional Undergraduates", Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (p. 1) Accessed 10 July 2017.
- ^ Mayhew, Matthew J.; Rockenbach, Alyssa N.; Nicholas A., Bowman; Seifert, Tricia A. D.; Wolniak, Gregory C. (2016). How College Affects Students: 21st Century Evidence that Higher Education Works. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. p. 11. ISBN 978-1118462683.
- ^ Chao, E. L.; DeRocco, E. S.; Flynn, M. K. (2007). "Adult learners in higher education: Barriers to success and strategies to improve results" (PDF). Employment and Training Administration Occasional Paper 2007-03. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
- ^ Kim, K.A. (2002). "ERIC review: Exploring the meaning of "nontraditional" at the community college". Community College Review. 30 (1): 74-89.
- ^ National Center for Education Statistics. "Nontraditional Undergraduates", Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (pp. 2-3) Accessed 10 July 2017.