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A Study on the Satisfaction, Evaluation and Awareness of Internship Programs among Major and Non-major Students in Food and Nutrition  

Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Dept. of Human Nutrition & Food Science, Chungwoon University)
Jun, Ye-Sook (Dept. of Human Nutrition & Food Science, Chungwoon University)
Bae, Yun-Jung (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University)
Kim, Eun-Young (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University)
Kim, Mi-Hyun (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Kangwon National University)
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The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition / v.20, no.4, 2007 , pp. 494-500 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of satisfaction, and awareness, as well as evaluations of internship programs between major and non-major students in food and nutrition. The survey was conducted via questionnaire to 80 major and 113 non-major students in food and nutrition who had finished an internship. For the primary internship facilities, the proportions were 51.3% in foodservice for the major group and 57.4% in business & industry for the non-major group. For the internship period, the proportions were 71.2% for under 2 weeks in the major group, and 42.9% for $2{\sim}4$ weeks in the non-major group(p<0.001). The proportions of students who were provided orientation from a professor(p<0.001), and visiting guidance by a professor(p<0.001), were 40.5% and 35.4%, respectively, in the major group and 73.4% and 82.1 %, respectively, in the non-major group. The proportions answering that the internship was a necessity were 95.0% in the major group and 75.2% in the non-major group(p<0.001). The major group had significantly higher satisfaction scores for location of the internship facility, internship period, and connection between education and practice as compared to the non-major group. However, the satisfaction score for professor's guidance during the internship was significantly lower in the major group than the other group. The evaluation score for 'I did my best when doing my work' was significantly higher in the major group than the non-major group. The major group had significantly higher awareness scores for the internship's degree of assistance in improving skills, making use of knowledge, and adapting to the field, as compared to non-major group. In conclusion, students majoring in food and nutrition faithfully participated in their internship programs, with higher degrees of satisfaction and awareness, and higher evaluations. However, more effective internship program with intensified and developed guidance by professor are needed.
Keywords
internship program; satisfaction; evaluation; awareness; major in food and nutrition;
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