O'Shea, Joseph. <br/><br/>
Gap Year :  How Delaying College Changes People in Ways the World Needs. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (198 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: EXPERIENCING THE GAP YEAR -- 1 Reasons for Taking a Year -- 2 Changes in Themselves -- 3 Changes in Relationships -- 4 Changes in Religious and Civic Perceptions -- 5 Changes in Ways of Thinking and Future Plans -- PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE GAP YEAR -- 6 Theorizing the Gap Year -- 7 Developing Citizens -- 8 Designing Gap Year Programs -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z. 
<br/><br/> He establishes a context for better understanding this personal development and suggests concrete ways universities and educators can develop effective gap year programs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421410371 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Experiential learning.<br/>Gap years.<br/>High school graduates-Life skills guides.<br/>Non-formal education.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC45.3.O75 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>378.1/98