Lordly Daphne
Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2003 Fall;64(3):131-5. doi: 10.3148/64.3.2003.131.
Each year in Atlantic Canada, a dietetic internship forum is held to inform potential dietetic interns of internship opportunities. This paper provides information to those planning similar events, and seeks to enhance knowledge of students' information-seeking strategies in the internship selection process. The objectives of this study were to 1. profile students who attended the 2000 forum, 2. determine their intentions, 3. determine how--and if--the forum influenced internship selection, and 4. determine overall satisfaction with the forum. A 23-item questionnaire was used to collect data from 52 forum participants (100% completion rate). Results indicated overall satisfaction with the forum. Prospective interns seek, use, and value information about potential training choices, particularly when that information concerns programs outside the Atlantic region. Participants indicated that the forum helped confirm or alter pre-forum perceptions of their first and second internship choices. The results suggest that alternative types of presentations, which would include out-of-region internship opportunities, should be explored to meet students' needs for information better.
在加拿大大西洋地区，每年都会举办一次饮食实习论坛，向潜在的饮食实习人员介绍实习机会。本文为那些计划举办类似活动的人提供信息，并力求增进对学生在实习选择过程中信息搜索策略的了解。本研究的目的是：1. 描述参加2000年论坛的学生情况；2. 确定他们的意向；3. 确定该论坛如何以及是否影响实习选择；4. 确定对该论坛的总体满意度。使用一份包含23个条目的问卷从52名论坛参与者那里收集数据（完成率100%）。结果显示对该论坛总体满意。未来的实习人员寻求、使用并重视有关潜在培训选择的信息，尤其是当该信息涉及大西洋地区以外的项目时。参与者表示，该论坛有助于确认或改变论坛前对其第一和第二实习选择的看法。结果表明，应探索包括地区外实习机会在内的其他类型的展示方式，以更好地满足学生的信息需求。
