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A Transition of Self: How a Gap Year Experience Impacts Emerging Adults
Johnson, Kimberly
Johnson, Kimberly
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The purpose of this
study is primarily to educate and broaden the scope of research that explores
the impact of taking a gap year for those who participate in programs, in the
United States. My research is a qualitative case-study examination that involves semi-structured interviews with five,
Happy Trails Institute gap program alumni. My research was approved by the IRB to work with human subjects. In addition to gap year impacts on
personal growth, my research finds that participants were strongly
impacted by their instructors and learning in an outdoor environment, which
also facilitated a broadened sense of perspective.
Date
2021-05-15
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University of Wyoming. Libraries
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experiential,education,gap year,emerging adult,transition,learning,Outdoor adventure education,personal growth