Emerging needs and opportunities for human factors research / Raymond S. Nickerson, editor ; Committee on Human Factors, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nickerson, Raymond S.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Human Factors.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human engineering--Research.

Human engineering.

Information technology.

Labor productivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A report identifying 11 potential areas of research in human factors, in the three areas of national and global problems, technology issues, and human performance. After a summary of the findings of the Committee on Human Factors, papers discuss the need for research on human factors in training and education; health care; environmental change; communication technology; emerging technologies in work design; cognitive performance under stress; and aiding intellectual work. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""PART I Summary Report""; ""Emerging Needs and Opportunities for Human Factors Research""; ""PART II Background Papers""; ""1 Productivity in Organizations""; ""2 Training and Education""; ""3 Employment and Disabilities""; ""4 Health Care""; ""5 Environmental Change""; ""6 Communication Technology and Telenetworking""; ""7 Information Access and Usability""; ""8 Emerging Technologies in Work Design""; ""9 Transportation""; ""10 Cognitive Performance Under Stress""; ""11 Aiding Intellectual Work""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612081163

9780309176361

0309176360

9781282081161

1282081160

9780309520577

0309520576

9780585001890

0585001898

OCLC:

923258417