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The Effects of Internship Program Satisfaction on the Career Decisions of Culinary Major Students  

Hwang, Hyun-Ju (Sejong Hotel)
Huh, Kyoung-Sook (Foodservice Management, Sejong University)
Chong, Yu-Kyeong (Foodservice Management, Sejong University)
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Korean journal of food and cookery science / v.22, no.5, 2006 , pp. 702-711 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was investigate the effects of internship program particularly how the satisfaction with the internship program affects the students’ career decisions. Culinary major students at 5 different two-year colleges in Seoul and Kyunggi-do participated in this study. Out of 500 questionnaires, 415 were analysed using SPSS 13.0 and descriptive analysis, factor analysis, reliability analysis, chi-square, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis were used. Based on conducting factor analysis results, the satisfaction measurement was classified into 4 factors: constructs, contents, benefit, environments and communication. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated for the reliability of the survey instrument. Two-thirds of the students (66.9%) answered that the internship program had helped them to decide their career. Particularly, constructs and contents of the internship program presented statistically significance to the career path. Based on the satisfaction level, students in high level wanted to be chefs while those in low level wanted to leave to other jobs. The overall satisfaction with the internship program differed according to the time of internship, internship duration, and place of internship.
Keywords
Internship program; Satisfaction; Career decision; Culinary major;
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