dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Vulperhorst, J.P. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Bronkhorst, L.H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Tadema, J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-16T19:00:14Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-16T19:00:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/38873 | |
dc.description.abstract | Despite the growing popularity of taking a gap year amongst students, no previous studies have investigated to what extent a gap year between secondary school and higher education contributes to the decision-making process for a higher education programme. Therefore, this descriptive study aims to create a deeper understanding regarding the considerations of advising a gap year before a higher education programme. By conducting fifteen semi-structured interviews it is shown that the majority of students confirmed that a gap year provided insight in the educational choice. These findings indicate that a gap year is able to provide higher levels of self- and environmental exploration, due to the fact that a gap year provides more opportunities to shape students’ interests and choices as they gain more experiences in different environments. Experiences in the gap year provide new perspectives, and stimulates self-reflection. Implications for higher educational theory suggest to study the decision-making process in different contexts, since experiences in different environments positively influence levels of self- and environmental exploration. Implications for practice suggest that students should be more encouraged to gain experiences during the decision-making process. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 1155252 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Gaining New Experiences in the Gap Year Contributes to The Decision-Making Process for a Higher Education Programme | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | gap year, students, higher education programme, complex decision-making process, discontinuity, experiences | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Educational Sciences | |