Determinants of Transfer of Training: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Abstract: Investments in training measures can only be considered effective if the transfer of the learned contents to practical situations is continuously successful. In this context the scientific and professional discourse regarding the effectiveness of further education, especially regarding transfer of training, has intensifi ed considerably. This analysis provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of the current state of international empirical research regarding major determinants of transfer of training in the context of formalized further vocational training. Our review of literature differentiates the most important determinants on the organizational level of the characteristics of the work environment, the learning field level of measure-specific characteristics, as well as characteristics of participants on the individual level. Decades of transfer research brings forth a wealth of information regarding determinants which influence the transfer of training. The current anal

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: International journal for research in vocational education and training ; 3 (2016) 2 ; 127-165

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Psychologie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2016
• Creator: Tonhäuser, Cornelia ; Büker, Laura

Further information

• DOI: 10.13152/IJRVET.3.2.4
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2019080213263668267811
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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