Investigating the impact of “the gap year” on career decision-making

dc.contributor.advisorBester, Suzanneen
dc.contributor.emailmelinda.coetzee@gmail.comen
dc.contributor.postgraduateCoetzee, Melindaen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-07T13:21:38Z
dc.date.available2007-11-13en
dc.date.available2013-09-07T13:21:38Z
dc.date.created2006-08-01en
dc.date.issued2006en
dc.date.submitted2007-10-02en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MEd (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.en
dc.description.abstractIn this study the experiences of young people who engage in a gap year were explored. The focus of the study was on how the gap year influenced career decision-making. A case study design was used to gather information about the experiences of three young people who engaged in various types of gap years. Data was collected by means of semi-structured interviews, life-lines and collages created by the participants. They were also consulted throughout the research process and participated in the data analysis. Content analysis was applied to the gathered data, and various themes and sub-themes were identified. These were confirmed by the participants before the completion of the study. This study found that the value of the gap year may be in the personal growth that it facilitates, the time it allows people to take before finalising their decisions, and its impact on career maturity. The findings indicate that the gap year may help people to resolve their career indecision by providing opportunities to experience the world and gain self-knowledge, thereby becoming more career mature. This in turn leads to the ability to make a career decision.en
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dc.description.departmentEducational Psychologyen
dc.identifier.citationCoetzee, M 2006, Investigating the impact of “the gap year” on career decision-making, MEd dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28351 >en
dc.identifier.other/agen
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10022007-140532/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/28351
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2006, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectCareer indecisionen
dc.subjectPost-modern career counsellingen
dc.subjectConstructivismen
dc.subjectCareer developmenten
dc.subjectCareer maturityen
dc.subjectGap yearen
dc.subjectLife-skillsen
dc.subjectCareer decision-makingen
dc.subjectCareer counsellingen
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleInvestigating the impact of “the gap year” on career decision-makingen
dc.typeDissertationen

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