The Differences between the Studying Courses for Choosing the Internship Location of Students in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Burapha University

Abstract

          The research aims to compare the factors related to choosing the internship location of students in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Burapha University, categorized based on their respective study curricula. The study employed a quantitative approach, gathering data from 489 fourth-year students during the academic year 2022. The primary instrument used was a 5-level rating scale questionnaire. The data were analyzed by applying descriptive statistics using mean, and standard deviation calculations to compare the decision-making factors for choosing internship locations classified according to the curriculum that student’s study with multiple variance statistics (MANOVA). The research has found that most students who chose to intern in private organizations was 52.352 percent. According to the opinion of students from all programs, they decided on internship locations based on the components, such as organization image perception, motivation, future career expectations, and aspects of personality and self-development, which rated at notably high levels. Specifically, perceptions of institutional image ranged between 4.187 and 4.554, motivations for establishment choices between 4.128 and 4.600, future career expectations between 4.000 and 4.362, and aspects of personality and self-development between 4.218 and 4.585. However, when comparing the components of decision-making for choosing an internship location classified according to the program studied, it has been found that the organization image perception component and the motivation aspect are different according to the studying program at a statistical significance at the .05 level, while component of expectations for future careers and personality and self-development no different.