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Gap Year: How Delaying College Changes People in Ways the World Needs
Joseph O´shea
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Description for Gap Year: How Delaying College Changes People in Ways the World Needs
Paperback. He establishes a context for better understanding this personal development and suggests concrete ways universities and educators can develop effective gap year programs. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: JNKS; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
With some of the most prestigious universities in America urging students to defer admissions so they can experience the world, 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. Until now, there has been no systematic study of how the gap year helps students develop as young scholars and citizens. Joseph O'Shea has produced the ... Read more
With some of the most prestigious universities in America urging students to defer admissions so they can experience the world, 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. Until now, there has been no systematic study of how the gap year helps students develop as young scholars and citizens. Joseph O'Shea has produced the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421410364
SKU
V9781421410364
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About Joseph O´shea
Joseph O'Shea is director of Florida State University's Office of Undergraduate Research and an adjunct professor in the colleges of education and social science. O'Shea has been involved with developing education and health care initiatives in communities in the United States and sub-Saharan Africa. He was a Rhodes Scholar and holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford.
Reviews for Gap Year: How Delaying College Changes People in Ways the World Needs
O'Shea does more than present stories. By situating narratives within a theoretical framework, he makes a strong case for using the gap year as a means to further students' education. Library Journal Higher education collections should consider this a basic! Midwest Book Review A clear and concise book, proving the many benefits of a gap year.
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