LEADER 04884nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910817968703321 005 20240416233810.0 010 $a1-280-21143-1 010 $a9786610211432 010 $a0-309-58439-6 010 $a0-585-08537-4 035 $a(CKB)110986584751168 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000174875 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170349 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174875 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10189411 035 $a(PQKB)10260093 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376329 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376329 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10055453 035 $a(OCoLC)923262948 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584751168 100 $a19920609d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHuman factors specialists' education and utilization $eresults of a survey /$fHarold P. Van Cott and Beverly Messick Huey, editors ; Panel on Human Factors Specialists' Education and Utilization, Robert C. Williges, Chair ; Committee on Human Factors, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1992 215 $axii, 128 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-309-04693-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 83-84). 327 $aHuman Factors Specialists' Education and Utilization -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- SELECTED FINDINGS -- Characteristics and Use of Human Factors Specialists -- Type of Employer -- Focus of Work -- Work History -- Salary Received -- Self-Perception of Professional Identity -- Perceived Importance of Human Factors to Projects -- The Training of the Supervisors of Human Factors Specialists -- The Interactions of Human Factors Specialists -- The Nature of Human Factors Work -- Personal Characteristics of Specialists -- The Education of Human Factors Specialists -- Where were Education and Training Obtained? -- How Did Specialists Perceive the Quality of Their Formal Education? -- What Deficiencies Did Supervisors Report in Specialist Training? -- Characteristics of the Education Programs -- The Supply and Demand of Human Factors Specialists -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1-Introduction -- BACKGROUND -- The Human Factors Specialist -- Origins of the Study -- Issues -- OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY -- ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY -- 2-SURVEY METHODOLOGY -- THE COMPUTER-ASSISTED TELEPHONE INTERVIEW SURVEY -- Questionnaire Development -- Sampling -- Interviewing -- THE MAIL-IN QUESTIONNAIRE -- Questionnaire Development -- Sampling -- Cooperation Rate -- Quality of Data -- 3-Characteristics and Utilization of Human Factors Specialists -- THE WORK SETTING -- Type of Employer -- Focus of Work -- Hours Worked Per Week -- Work History -- Salary Received -- ROLE OF HUMAN FACTORS IN THE WORK SETTING -- Human Factors Specialist or Something Else? -- Importance of Human Factors to Projects -- Supervisor Background In and Knowledge of Human Factors -- SUPERVISION AND INTERACTION -- Span of Supervision -- Profile of Supervisory Tasks -- Interactions With Others -- THE NATURE OF THE WORK. 327 $aCHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALISTS -- Highest Academic Degree -- Age, Gender, and Ethnic Origin -- 4-The Education of Human Factors Specialists -- SCOPE AND QUALITY OF EDUCATION -- Where Do We Learn What We Do? -- Quality of the Educational Experience -- The Human Factors Specialists' Perspective -- The Perspective of Employers of Human Factors Specialists -- 5-Supply and Demand of Human Factors Specialists -- SUPPLY -- DEMAND -- RELATIONSHIP OF SUPPLY TO DEMAND -- 6-Conclusions and Recommendations -- CONCLUSIONS -- Job Definition -- Skills and Knowledge -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Appendix A-Telephone Survey of Human Factors Specialists -- HUMAN FACTORS QUESTIONNAIRE -- Appendix B-Mail-In Questionnaire on Graduate Human Factors Programs -- SURVEY RESEARCH LABORATORY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HUMAN FACTORS SURVEY UNIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE -- Appendix C-Data Base Availability -- HUMAN FACTORS SPECIALISTS SURVEY -- HUMAN FACTORS SURVEY-UNIVERSITY QUESTIONNAIRE. 606 $aHuman engineering 606 $aEngineers$xEducation$zUnited States 615 0$aHuman engineering. 615 0$aEngineers$xEducation 701 $aVan Cott$b Harold P$01115358 701 $aHuey$b Beverly Messick$01615913 701 $aWilliges$b Robert C$01115359 712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bPanel on Human Factors Specialists' Education and Utilization. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817968703321 996 $aHuman factors specialists' education and utilization$94006838 997 $aUNINA