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ERIC Number: EJ546697
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Myers-Briggs Personality Profiles of Prospective Educators.
Sears, Susan J.; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v90 n4 p195-202 Mar-Apr 1997
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 numbers of students who continued in elementary education. (SM)
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Personality Traits, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Characteristics, Teaching (Occupation)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Myers Briggs Type Indicator