EDUCATIONAL LEVEL (.EDLV.) specifies the level of education that is addressed in the document or article. The following list defines the Education Level values, in a hierarchy indicated by the font styles:
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: Activities and/or experiences that are intended to effect developmental changes in children, from birth through the primary units of elementary school (grades K-3)
Preschool Education: Activities and/or experiences that are intended to effect developmental changes in children, from birth to entrance in kindergarten (or grade 1 when kindergarten is not attended)
Primary Education: Education provided in kindergarten through grade 3
ELEMENTARY SECONDARY EDUCATION: Formal education provided in kindergarten or grade 1 through grade 12
Elementary Education: Education provided in kindergarten or grade 1 through grade 6, 7, or 8
Adult Basic Education: Education provided for adults at the elementary level (through grade 8), usually with emphasis on communicative, computational, and social skills
Intermediate Grades: Includes the middle and/or upper elementary grades, but usually 4, 5, and 6
Middle Schools: Various combinations of grades 5 through 9 - mainly 6-8, but also 5-7, 7-8, or 7-9
Secondary Education: Education provided in grade 7, 8, or 9 through grade 12
Junior High Schools: Providing formal education in grades 7, 8, and 9 - less commonly 7 and 8, or 8 and 9
High Schools: Providing formal education in grades 9 or 10 through 12
High School Equivalency Programs: Adult educational activities concerned with the preparation for and the taking of tests that lead to a high school equivalency certificate
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: All education beyond the secondary level - includes learning activities and experiences beyond the compulsory school attendance age, with the exception of adult basic education and high school equivalency programs (in the UK, referred to as Tertiary)
Higher Education: All education beyond the secondary level leading to a formal degree
Two Year Colleges: Public or private postsecondary institutions providing at least 2, but less than 4, years of academic and/or occupational education (community colleges)
Adult Education: Providing or coordinating purposeful learning activities for adults (non-degree)
ERIC defined Educational Level as a separate field starting in 2005. Previously, educational level was included as a Descriptor ("SU"). EDLV was created to cover all records consistently.
November 2007