Tertiary education in Ergonomics and Human Factors: Quo Vadis?

Jodi Oakman; Sue Hignett; Matthew Davis; Gemma J M Read; Michelle Aslanides; Bouhafs Mebarki; Stephen Legg

doi:10.1080/00140139.2019.1701095

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Tertiary education in Ergonomics and Human Factors: Quo Vadis?

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Tertiary education in Ergonomics and Human Factors: Quo Vadis?

Jodi Oakman, Sue Hignett, Matthew Davis, Gemma J M Read, Michelle Aslanides, Bouhafs Mebarki and Stephen Legg

Ergonomics, Vol.63(3), pp.243-252

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2019.1701095

PMID: 31795846

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education

human factors

ergonomics

future of ergonomics

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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Title: Tertiary education in Ergonomics and Human Factors: Quo Vadis?
Authors: Jodi Oakman (Author) - La Trobe University
Sue Hignett (Author) - Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Matthew Davis (Author) - University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Gemma J M Read (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Michelle Aslanides (Author) - Universidad Favaloro, Argentina
Bouhafs Mebarki (Author) - University of Oran, Algeria
Stephen Legg (Author) - Massey University, New Zealand
Publication details: Ergonomics, Vol.63(3), pp.243-252
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2019.1701095
ISSN: 0014-0139
PMID: 31795846
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451389302621
Output Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Web Of Science research areas: Engineering, Industrial; Ergonomics; Psychology; Psychology, Applied