Rebuilding Human System Performance under Chronic National Stress: A Human Systems Engineering Framework for Education, Workforce, and Industry Recovery in Haiti
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| Title: | Rebuilding Human System Performance under Chronic National Stress: A Human Systems Engineering Framework for Education, Workforce, and Industry Recovery in Haiti |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Marley Belot (ORCID |
| Source: | Online Submission. 2026. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Human Factors Engineering, Foreign Countries, Social Problems, Stress Variables, Politics, National Security, Labor Force, Governance, Resilience (Psychology), Individual Needs, Tourism, Natural Resources, Sustainable Development, Systems Approach, Hunger, Persistence, Cultural Awareness |
| Geographic Terms: | Haiti |
| Abstract: | Haiti's prolonged national crisis is often described through isolated failures such as educational underperformance, healthcare shortages, food insecurity, unemployment, gang violence, and political instability. This paper argues that such sector-based explanations obscure the systemic nature of educational collapse and overlook a critical determinant of system performance: the Haitian people themselves. Using a Human Systems Engineering (HSE) framework, Haiti is analyzed as a coupled socio-technical system working under chronic overload caused by historical intervention, environmental vulnerability, economic marginalization, and institutional erosion. Educational outcomes are examined as downstream effects of degraded healthcare capacity, food systems, public security, workforce infrastructure, and governance continuity. Distinct from deficit-oriented narratives, this analysis integrates cultural identity, collective motivation, and social resilience as performance-relevant system variables. Evidence shows that demand for education and productive work is still high despite extreme constraints, suggesting that failure lies in system design rather than population capability. A phased national recovery framework is proposed emphasizing stabilization of basic human needs, alignment between education and employment, workforce regeneration through tourism and sustainable natural resource use, and long-term system resilience. The paper concludes that educational recovery in Haiti is possible only through integrated system redesign that aligns institutional capacity with human desire, cultural pride, and social agency. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | ED678163 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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