Lecturers' Perceptions on the Effectiveness of In-Service Training Programs at Selected Public Sector Organisations in Namibia

• Autores: Hileni Magano Kapenda, Lucky Pieters
• Localización: REMIE: Multidisciplinary Journal of Educational Research, ISSN-e 2014-2862, Vol. 7, Nº. 2, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: June), págs. 156-183
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.17583/remie.2017.2526
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Percepciones del Profesorado sobre la Eficacia de los Programas de Formación Continua en Organizaciones del Sector Público en Namibia
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  • español

    Los programas de formación, independientemente de sus alcances y plazos, tienen por objeto enriquecer las habilidades, el nivel de conocimiento y la actitud de los participantes para que eventualmente mejoren su desempeño profesional. La institución de formación investigada en este estudio no tenía una política de evaluación de formación en su inicio. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de este documento es informar sobre las opiniones del profesorado sobre la efectividad de la formación en servicio en una de las organizaciones del sector público de Namibia. El estudio adoptó un enfoque cuantitativo en un total de 27 personas (11 hombres y 16 mujeres) del personal académico participante. Los resultados indican que la mayoría de los encuestados opinan que la institución no realiza evaluaciones sobre las necesidades de formación. También expresaron que los programas de formación que ofrece la institución no les permiten ser mejores profesores. Así pues, se recomienda que la institución proporcione programas de capacitación que mejoren específicamente las habilidades pedagógicas del profesorado en este sentido. 

  • English

    The training programs, irrespective of their scopes and time frames, aims to enrich the skills, knowledge level and attitude of participants so that they eventually enhance organizational performance. The training institution investigated in this study did not have a training evaluation policy at its inception. Hence, the aim of this paper is to report on the lecturers’ views on the effectiveness of in-service training at one of the public sector organization in Namibia. The study adopted a quantitative approach and a total of 32 academic staff participated in it. The results indicate that the majority of respondents are of the view that the institution does not conduct training need assessments. They also expressed that the in-service training programs provided by the institution do not empower them to become better teachers. It is thus recommended that the institution provides in-service training programs that specifically improve lecturers’ pedagogical skills in this regard.

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