The timing of a time out: the gap year in life course context
Based on biographical interviews from a three-generation study in Norway, this article examines the place of the contemporary 'gap year' within life course transition trajectories and intergenerational relations embedded in wider patterns of social inequality. Under the heading of taking a gap year, young people on academic transition trajectories are often granted a time out after upper secondary, during which they can recuperate from competitive school experiences and resolve uncertainties about which type of higher education to pursue. For those following vocational transition trajectories,... Show more
Authors: Vogt, Kristoffer Chelsom
Published: Abingdon, England, Taylor and Francis, 2018
Resource type: Article
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