Gap Year : How Delaying College Changes People in Ways the World Needs /

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The idea of the gap year has taken hold in America. Since its development in Britain nearly fifty years ago, taking time off between secondary school and college has allowed students the opportunity to travel, develop crucial life skills, and grow up, all while doing volunteer work in much-needed pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Shea, Joseph, 1986-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Collegestudent
Non-formal education.
High school graduates.
Gap years.
Experiential learning.
High school graduates > Life skills guides.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Apprentissage experientiel.
Éducation non formelle.
Life skills guides.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reasons for taking a year
  • Changes in themselves
  • Changes in relationships
  • Changes in religious and civic perceptions
  • Changes in ways of thinking and future plans
  • Theorizing the gap year
  • Developing citizens
  • Designing gap year programs.

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