TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Shea,Joseph
TI  - Gap year: how delaying college changes people in ways the world needs 
SN  - 9781421410371
AV  - LC45 .G379 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Baltimore
PB  - John Hopkins University Press
KW  - Gap years
KW  - Non-formal education
KW  - Experiential learning
KW  - High school graduates
KW  - Life skills guides
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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
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