taking a gap year - rank youth work.pdf

文档介绍：TAKINGAGAPYEAR? 2 eWilliamsCollegefortheRankFoundation 199FreemasonsRoad CanningTown London E163PY UK Telephone:[phone];:02075114901;Fax:[phone] ? 2004Zareena Abidi Nopartofthisreportmaybereproducedinanyformorbyanymeans, electronicor mechanical, includingphotocopying,recordingoranyotherinformationand retrievalsystem,withoutpriorpermissionin writingfromthewriter. TheRank FoundationYouthWorkSchemes EnglandandWales: 28Bridgegate,Hebden Bridge,WestYorkshireHX78EX. Telephone[phone]; fax: Projects:CharlieHarris (@); Assistant:BerylMartin (@). Scotland, NorthernIreland,CumbriaandNorthEast: 9/10RedhillsHouse, Redhills Lane,Penrith, :01768210722;fax:[phone]. DirectorofYouth Projects: ChrisDunning (@); Assistant: HelenStockdale (@). Research andwrite-up ContacttheRankResearch Fellow(MarkK. Smith)attheCollege–02075404929or checkoutthesupportpage: /rank. Contents Part1: Introductiontostudy Thecontext 5 Reasonforstudy 6 Aimofstudy 6 Methodology 6 Limitationstothestudy 10 Whoisthestudyaimedat? 11 Part2: TakingagapYear CriticalPerceptionsofGapYears 12 Gapyearvolunteeringasworkrelatedlearning 13 TheGovernmentsposition 13 Thehighereducation institutionsperspective 14 anisations 15 TheRankFoundationGapScheme 16 Part3: Researchresults Theresultsofthestudy(graphs/charts) 19 Mainfindings 35 4 Part4: Analysisoffindingsanddiscussion Original hypothesis 37 Keyfindingsfromresearch 38 Support 38 PersonalMotivation 40 Realworkandresponsibility 43 Interactionwithotherpeoplewithinthefield 44 ShouldthevoluntarysectorpromoteUKvolunteering? 46 Part5: Conclusion 44 Appendices: Appendix 1:HistoryofGapYears 48 Appendix 2:ResearchQuestionnaire 49 Appendix 3:ExtractsofInterviews 53 Bibliography 55 Introduction Foryoungpeopleaged17–20thequestion“areyouthinkingofgoingto university?”