Abstract
Activity based learning is a successful educational model in various disciplines and
recently it has been proved very effective in business institutes also. This paper was
intended to explore the effects of internship in the university students of Pakistan
as an activity based learning in order to boost their skills and abilities. Qualitative
research as research design was adopted for the study following interpretivist
paradigm. For the purpose of data collection, 30 students from business institutes
were interviewed. Only those candidates were chosen who had recently completed
their internship in well-known organizations of Pakistan. Data analyses was
done through NVivo software version 11, suggested for qualitative data analyses.
Findings propose that industrial internship is a viable activity for the learning
and growth of university students. Practical experience, teamwork, understanding
strengths and weaknesses, financial support for further studies and exposure to real
world problems were found chief outcomes of internship in terms of professional
development. Likewise, goal setting, internal motivation, confidence, punctuality,
regularity and understanding responsibility in terms of personality development
were found as key outcomes of internship for business students
Aasir Ali, Arshad Khushi Muhammad. (2018) Understanding the Role of Internship as an Activity Based Learning: A Case Study, Journal of Education and Educational Development, volume 5, 5.2.
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