The main focus of our research is to study, with the help of the dimensions of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (hereinafter: MBTI) the personality preferences of those leaders at the financial advisor company who are successful already. In the present study first we introduce the preferences of MBTI. Then we go on to define our hypothesis…

The socio-economic achievement gap is prevalent in schools across the country. There are many high-poverty, high-performing schools that have been successful in closing this achievement gap. This study investigated 30 Illinois elementary school principals from high-poverty, high-achieving schools. Principals were given the Myers-Briggs Type…

School culture is unique, which has a lot to do with the unpredictable and sometimes irrational behavior that can occur at the bargaining table. When confronting the uniqueness of school cultures, the key to understanding and leading through the trials and tribulations of collective bargaining is to recognize the uniqueness of the people who enter…

When business teachers (67 of 125) and office professionals (60 of 125) completed the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, the majority fell into 4 of the 16 types. No significant differences were found in the extraversion-introversion and thinking-feeling scales. Business teachers were stronger on the sensing and judging scales, office professionals on…

Data are examined pertaining to the following questions: What are the student learning preferences in the six curricula of the School of Associated Medical Sciences? Are students with particular learning preferences attracted to specific allied health professions? Are students with particular personality types attracted to specific allied health…

Presents results of Scherdan's revised Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) study, and compares outcomes to past MBTI studies to disprove librarian stereotypes. Scheridan's 1992 study used responses from 1,600 librarians to determine psychological types and personality profiles. Discussions and tables compare results to the general population, other…

Ten papers dealing with various aspects of cognitive and affective dimensions of the allied health student are presented. They are: "A Review of Research on Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Education for the Health Related Professions" by Margaret K. Morgan, "Methodological Problems in the Study of Affective and Cognitive…

Over 2,900 managers were studied to test their ability to use intuition. The intuition portion of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was the test instrument. Results indicate that ability to use intuition does vary by management level, by level of government service, by sex, by occupational speciality, and to some degree by ethnic background.…

This monograph is an overview and state of the art paper for the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator in the health professions. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a questionnaire which makes it possible to test and put to practical use that part of the personality theory of C.G. Jung which is concerned with psychological type. Nine areas of…

This study identified the personality types of students in an early teaching experience program who either continued or discontinued teacher preparation, and of 886 students who completed their program as a function of certification area. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator data indicated that the sensing-feeling-judging profile described significant…

Data from the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and classroom observations of 22 secondary industrial and health occupations teachers found the majority to be extraverted-sensing-thinking-judging types. Only 41% were effective teachers. The sensing-intuitive type was the best predictor of teaching effectiveness. (SK)

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)

A 10-year analysis of 1,313 Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results found that, compared to the general college-student population, pharmacy students differed in several personality types, and that students enrolled in the doctoral program differed from those enrolled in the bachelor's degree program. Implications for teaching and learning are…

Personality traits of women students in medicine, pharmacy, medical technology, physical therapy, dietetics, and occupational therapy were examined. Medical students were found to be guided more by thinking than feelings; pharmacy students prefer well-planned, routine work; occupational therapy students, changing situations and flexibility.…

A study, using Myers-Briggs Type Indicators, of 256 dental students in four classes found introverted students performed better on the National Dental Board Examinations but had progressively lower class rank over four years and experienced more major academic difficulties. Judging and sensing students had higher rank than perceiving and intuitive…