In this study, the results have implications for educators of entry level dietitians, professional associations, employers, and practicing dietitians. Dietitians may enhance their leadership skills by placing themselves in situations that have a new or challenging experience component. Employers, too, may consider experience needs of young professionals before making job assignments. Results of this study will provide educators a resource for developing meaningful supervised practice assignments. Campus food service professionals who provide laboratory instruction to dietetics and restaurant management students may use this study as a basis for assignments.
Leadership development is often a continuing education topic for professional associations.
Finding no difference between dietitian's helpfulness ratings of experiences in college or university, hospital, or school food service practice settings implies that supervised practice experiences need not be different for students choosing different practice areas. A Training Evaluation Study. Personnel Psychology 6, 403-417. Report on the 1993 Membership Database of The American Dietetic Association. The Brave New World of Leadership Training.