School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research, School of Aviation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Appl Ergon. 2018 Jan;66:41-51. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2017.07.003. Epub 2017 Aug 17.
The research-practice gap has been highlighted as a barrier to effective practice in human factors and ergonomics (HFE). There is also evidence of a theory-research gap that may be limiting the scientific evidence base of HFE. The purpose of this study was to examine trends in journal publications, especially relating to the research-practice gap and the involvement of theory over time. A content analysis was conducted on 425 journal articles published in Human Factors, Ergonomics, and Applied Ergonomics from 1960 to 2010. Results showed evidence of growth in applied research with increasing collaborative research between research and industry, larger research teams, and more empirical research-especially on applied problems. While there has been a corresponding increase in the involvement of theory in HFE publications, around half of the publications failed to acknowledge theory. This calls into question whether the HFE discipline may be missing the benefits of theory to guide research and subsequent practice, and to enhance the development of new ideas.
研究-实践差距已被强调为人类因素和工效学（HFE）中有效实践的障碍。也有证据表明理论-研究差距可能限制了 HFE 的科学证据基础。本研究的目的是考察期刊出版物的趋势，特别是与研究-实践差距以及理论随时间的参与有关的趋势。对 1960 年至 2010 年发表在《人类因素》、《工效学》和《应用工效学》上的 425 篇期刊文章进行了内容分析。结果表明，应用研究呈增长趋势，研究与工业之间的合作研究不断增加，研究团队规模更大，实证研究越来越多——尤其是针对应用问题。虽然 HFE 出版物中理论的参与度相应增加，但仍有近一半的出版物没有承认理论。这让人怀疑 HFE 学科是否可能错过了理论的好处，无法指导研究和随后的实践，并增强新思想的发展。
