JOURNAL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS EDUCATION - Naspaa

Knowledge Transfer of Educational Programs in Public Management:Table 2.ContinuedSpecific ProgramCharacteristicsTarget Group forInterviews• Selection procedure• Commissioned by thefederal administration• Focus on the federaladministration• Supervisor’s permission isrequested• Participants are part timereleased• Target group = Civilservants with high potentialGraduates working in theJustice Department• No selection procedure• Civil servants from federal,Flemish/regional and locallevels may participate• Focus on public sector in general• Supervisor’s permission is advised• Time-release for classesand tasks depends on theorganization’s support• Target group = EveryoneinterestedGraduates working in differentorganizations of the Belgianfederal administrationAim of InterviewsNumber ofInterviewsConducted(All respondentsgraduated between2001-2007)Gain insight on knowledgetransfer in one specificdepartment (i.e. JusticeDept.); In-depth insight16 interviewees (responserate=40%) from:• Correctional Institution forJuveniles• Court of Appeal• Department of HomelandSecurity, GamblingCommission• Department ofPenitentiaries, Prisons• National Institutefor Criminality andCriminologyGain insight on knowledgetransfer in many differentfederal organizations;Administration-wide insight13 interviewees (responserate=40%) from:• Belgian Military• Court of Audit of Belgium• Federal Depts. of Economy,Health, Internal Affaires,Justice, and Social Security• Federal Parliament• Federal Police• National Institute for Diseaseand Invalidity Insurance• National Office of PensionsInterview Dates July – August 2007 February – May 2007MethodologySemi-structured interviews were based on Learning Transfer System Inventory(LTSI) factors. Each factor was considered as a topic and divided intodifferent subtopics. Because the LTSI only focuses on transfer-inhibiting andtransfer-stimulating factors, a battery of questions about transfer was added.Journal of Public Affairs Education 243