Abstract
This study intended to analyze the opinions of interns and their supervisors regarding the
success of National Internship Program in Education in terms of its role in the provision of
financial relief, enhancing employability, exploring youth talent and capabilities. Fourteen
(14) government educational institutions of Islamabad were identified depending upon the
availability of interns. The population of this study comprised of 950 interns and 746 teachers
designated as supervisors, out of which 342 interns along with 150 supervisors were randomly
selected as the sample. Two separate questionnaires on 5-point Likert type Scale were
developed, for obtaining opinions of interns and their concerned supervisors/ mentors. For
pilot testing of the questionnaires, these were administered to a small sample of 40
respondents who were selected from the whole population and were not included in the target
sample. The data were analyzed using mean scores and t-test to find out the significant
difference between the opinions of interns and supervisors at 0.05 level of significance. The
major findings included that NIP has played vital role in enhancing employability; it proved as
the best opportunity for exploring youth talent and capabilities; Interns attained valuable onthe-job training, extensive and experiential learning; NIP proved the best strategy for
transforming theory into practice. The study recommended that NIP should continue in future
for strengthening youth potential.
Humaira Akram, Samina Malik. (2013) Evaluation of National Internship Program in Education, Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-23, Issue-1.
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