Personality types of Hong Kong kindergarten teachers: Implications for teacher education

Personality types of Hong Kong kindergarten teachers: Implications for teacher education

• Wong, Paul Yau Ho Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Zhang, Li Fang University of Hong Kong

Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(2), 91-101, 2013

Australia

School of Education, Edith Cowan University

2013

• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MF Characteristics & Conditions of Educational Workers
• B Human Behaviour
  • BA Personality

Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Personality Traits Principals Preservice Teacher Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

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While an individual's personality is related to his or her well-being, little research has examined kindergarten teachers' personality. This research was the first to investigate Hong Kong kindergarten teachers' personality types using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Three hundred and seventy-one kindergarten teachers voluntarily responded to the MBTI. Findings showed that Hong Kong kindergarten teachers were predominantly of the sensing-feeling-judging personality types, characterised by being realistic, conventional, and considerate to others' feelings. In addition, principals and head teachers in kindergartens tended to be extroverted. Results also suggested a very low percentage of intuitive kindergarten teachers, indicating that teachers' personality types might be field-bound. Implications of these findings in relation to teacher education are discussed.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 03135373
• 1835517X

• 10.14221/ajte.2013v38n2.8

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/a75f3622

2014-05-29