A Rationale for Organizing Studies Involving Personality Measures as Screening Instruments for Teacher Training

Abstract

On the basis of an article concerning the dogmatic tendencies of teachers, 20 studies dealing with the personality of teachers and supervisory ratings were reexamined. Factor analysis of a popular personality measure (CPI) was used as a means of organizing these studies. It would seem that, to an undetermined extent, results of studies in the area of the personality of teachers have been influenced by a biased criterion.