Towards an analysis of the transfer of training: empirical evidence from schools in Spain
European Journal of Training and Development
ISSN: 2046-9012
Article publication date: 5 July 2021
Issue publication date: 26 May 2022
Abstract
Purpose
The transfer of training has been identified with the effectiveness of training. The purpose of this work is to analyse the impact of training stages (training needs analysis, application and evaluation) as they relate to training transfer.
Design/methodology/approach
The study participants correspond to a sample of 116 teachers with managerial responsibilities (management teams and department heads) from 17 secondary schools in Spain. This work hypothesises five significant relationships: needs analysis and application of training, application and transfer of training, evaluation and analysis of training needs, evaluation and application of training and evaluation and transfer of training. The hypotheses were tested using structural equations, namely, the partial least squares–structural equation modelling technique and SmartPLS version 3.2.9.
Findings
The relationships between application and transfer of training, between evaluation of training and needs analysis, application and transfer of training are positively contrasted. The relationship between the analysis and application of training is not contrasted.
Originality/value
This work analyses the relationship between the training process’s different phases (analysis, application and evaluation) in the training output (training transfer) and emphasises the role of evaluation in the training process.
Keywords
Citation
Gil, A.J., Mataveli, M. and Garcia-Alcaraz, J.L. (2022), "Towards an analysis of the transfer of training: empirical evidence from schools in Spain", European Journal of Training and Development, Vol. 46 No. 5/6, pp. 652-666. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-01-2021-0008
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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