Personality Styles, Job Satisfaction, and Retention of Teachers of Vocational Subjects.

Peterson, Norman K.; Custer, Rodney L.

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ERIC Number: EJ494217

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Personality Styles, Job Satisfaction, and Retention of Teachers of Vocational Subjects.

Peterson, Norman K.; Custer, Rodney L.

Journal of Technology Studies, v20 n1 p21-28 Win-Spr 1994

Comparison of 37 health occupations and 80 trade and industrial teachers' Myers Briggs types to those of a population of 1,438 other teachers indicated a high number of Sensing types teaching vocational subjects. Intuitive types left teaching at higher rates than Sensing types; Intuitive-Thinking types were even more likely to leave. (SK)

Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Job Satisfaction, Personality Traits, Secondary Education, Teacher Persistence, Trade and Industrial Education, Vocational Education Teachers

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Missouri

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Myers Briggs Type Indicator

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