@inproceedings{ce330ee190fb4292be96103c24ac2e7e,
title = "The teaching of ergonomics in schools",
abstract = "The relationship between ergonomics and the disciplines it informs has always been tenuous. Woodcock and Galer Flyte (1997) hypothesized that teaching ergonomics in schools would lead to a greater acceptance and willingness to learn and use ergonomics techniques during tertiary education and once in professional practice. This paper discusses the relationship between ergonomics and design, and considers the teaching of ergonomics in secondary schools. Preliminary results of surveys conducted with first year undergraduates to investigate the teaching of ergonomics they received at both 'GCSE' and 'A' level are presented which indicate that most ergonomics education occurred, as expected, in design and technology courses, but was also present, though patchy, in other disciplines.",
author = "Andree Woodcock and Howard Denton",
year = "2009",
month = dec,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780415804349",
series = "Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008: Selected Papers and an Overview of the Ergonomics Society Annual Conference",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis",
pages = "484--489",
editor = "Phillip Bust",
booktitle = "Contemporary Ergonomics 1984-2008",
address = "United Kingdom",
edition = "1",
}