Gap year
Subtitle: how delaying college changes people in ways the world needs
By: Joseph O'Shea
Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9781421410364
Subjects: Non-formal education; Gap years; EDUCATION / Higher; High school graduates; Life skills guides; Experiential learning
Description: 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 parts of the developing world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) and index.
Table of contents: title: Reasons for taking a year; title: Changes in themselves; title: Changes in relationships; title: Changes in religious and civic perceptions; title: Changes in ways of thinking and future plans; title: Theorizing the gap year; title: Developing citizens; title: Designing gap year programs.