The  purpose  of  this  study  was  to  develop  a  new  curriculum  of  ergonomics-based technology education for Nigerian universities. This study consisted of two phases: needs analysis  and modified Delphi technique. The purpose of the needs analysis was to explore the levels of  ergonomics awareness and the needs of ergonomics curriculum as well as to determine the lecturers’  perception toward the incorporation of ergonomics curriculum. Also,  modified  Delphi  technique   was  implemented  to  determine  the  relevant  domains needed  for the new ergonomics curriculum  using experts’ consensus.  A sample of 132 lecturers’  was  selected  based  on  the  Krejcie  and   Morgan’s  sample  size  table  from  the population (N=200) for the needs analysis phase from four  selected universities in Nigeria. Participants were selected using stratified random sampling. The  second phase involved a Delphi panel which consisted o.....

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