Oakman, J, Hignett, S, Davis, M orcid.org/0000-0003-1577-7544 et al. (4 more authors) (2020) Tertiary education in Ergonomics and Human Factors: Quo Vadis? Ergonomics, 63 (3). pp. 243-252. ISSN 0014-0139
Abstract
In 2019, the Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) discipline turned 70; to celebrate, an international group of academics and educators have reflected on the status of HFE tertiary education across the globe. This paper draws on presentations and discussions from the 20th Triennial International Ergonomics Association (IEA) conference and considers the implications for HFE education programmes. Past, current, and future challenges are outlined and discussed with examples from different countries and programmes. This paper builds on a 2012 strategy (Dul et al., 2012), to strengthen the demand, and application, of the HFE discipline and profession. It provides a considered set of reflections, noting the range of structural issues and financial pressures within the tertiary education system that create challenges for the viability of specialist programmes such as HFE. A need exists for the broader profession to collaborate and share innovations in HFE programme development, to ensure sustainable HFE education programs.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Ergonomics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | education, human factors, ergonomics, future of ergonomics |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2019 10:53 |
Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2020 01:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/00140139.2019.1701095 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154127 |