Resumen de Impact of the initial training of engineering schools’lecturers

José Luis Martín Núñez, Iciar de Pablo Lerchundi, María Cristina Núñez del Rio, Juan Carlos del Mazo Fernández, Juan Luis Bravo Ramos

• Nowadays, initial training courses for lecturers are widespread in universities. However, there are not enough researchpapers that analyze their impact and effectiveness. This paper focuses on the Universidad Polite ́cnica de Madrid’s case. Inorder to assess if the teaching training received takes effect in the lecturers’ daily work, the study has collected data about198 participants that have finished the Initial Training for University Teaching program. 115 of them answered a survey(adapted from Freixas et al.) analyzing the factors of their training transference. Participants acknowledged the learningvalue obtained during the program, indicating that they have implemented it in their own teaching practice. They perceivetheir students’ interest, who encourage them to introduce the methodological innovations learnt during their training. Onthe other hand, they do not perceive support from their departments. They detect lack of support (within the degrees anddepartments) as well as the lack of provided resources as the main barriers. The weight of tradition on how lecturers faceteaching is relevant, restricting the possibilities for changes. Results show very limited institutional recognition to the effortinvested in their own training. Nevertheless, participants keep optimistic expectations about the positive assessment of thereceived training for their teaching career.Keywords:engineer education; initial training; transfer of teacher training