Interdisziplinäre Arbeitswissenschaft — Anspruch und Realität

Zusammenfassung

Anhand einschlägiger Beiträge zum Schwerpunktheft 2010/4 der Z.Arb.wiss. werden Stellungnahmen zur Interdisziplinarität in der Arbeitswissenschaft erörtert. Ausführlich werden die Ausgangspunkte interdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit auf unterschiedlichen Problemebenen dargestellt: Arbeitsvollzug, Arbeitsfeld, Arbeitsbeziehungen und Lebenswelt-Perspektive. Anschließend folgt eine Analyse der Voraussetzungen für interdisziplinäre Lernprozesse im Wissenschaftsbereich. Den Schluss bildet die Charakteristik von Ansatzpunkten für gemeinsame Grundorientierungen.

Résumé

Par le biais des contributions relatives au cahier prioritaire 2010/4 du Z. Arb. Wiss., des prises de position concernant l’interdisciplinarité de l’ergonomie ont été débattues. Les points de départ de coopérations interdisciplinaires à des niveaux de problèmes différents ont été représentés en détails: exécution de travail, zone de travail, relation de travail, perspective environnementale. Il s’en suit, une analyse des hypothèses concernant les processus d’apprentissage interdisciplinaires dans le domaine de l’ergonomie. La caractéristique du point de départ pour l’ensemble des orientations de base forme la conclusion.

Abstract

Opinions on interdisciplinarity in ergonomics are discussed with reference to relevant contributions in the 01/2011 issue of Z.Arb.wiss, which focuses on this subject. In view of the broad spectrum of widely differing scientific fields interacting in this respect with ergonomics, it was decided to pool the known data on the subject, thereby giving it practical relevance. In practice, this interdisciplinarity is always complicated by a horizon of social and cultural problems, of which the attitudes adopted in the current debate on humanization of work processes is a good example. The channels, through which access to ergonomic knowledge can be obtained, are as varied as the background experience of the people involved or affected. Consequently, work is addressed as a field of research and primarily from the aspect of research interest in work as a subject. A dividing line is drawn between the basic ergonomic paradigms. Firstly, work viewed as the sum of its constituents, which can be measured experimentally by exact scientific procedures in most cases; secondly, as viewed by the persons actually doing it, whose attitudes, needs and behavior can only be analyzed by socio-cultural scientific methods. Interdisciplinary cooperation is necessary, because it is essential to apply research results holistically to the complex realities of the human work scene. Various procedures are used for this purpose.