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100	1		_aNieman, M.M. _eauthor
245	1	0	_aSouth African students perceptions of the role of a gap year in preparing them for higher education/ _cM.M. Nieman
264			_aPretoria: _bUnisa Press and Routledge, _c2013.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440			_aAfrica education review _vVolume 10, number 1 ,
520			_aStudents often drop out of university because they were not yet ready for higher education studies. This article reports on research done on the perceptions of a group of students of the role that their gap year had played in preparing them for higher education studies. The research approach was qualitative. Data was gathered by means of 34 interviews. The findings revealed that the participants mostly took a gap year because they were uncertain about a field of study or career choice, suffered from burn-out or wanted to earn money to finance their own studies. Their gap year experience played a constructive role in preparing the participants for higher education: it gave them time to get clarity on a career choice which resulted in a higher level of motivation and a more focused approach to their studies; it cured them from burn out; facilitated their adjustment at university; improved their intercultural and interpersonal relationship skills and contributed to their personal development, independence and self-knowledge. The disadvantages of a gap year are also discussed.
650	4		_aGap year
650	4		_aCareer choice
650	4		_aHigher education
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2013.786880
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