People Types and Tiger Stripes: Using Psychological Type to Help Students Discover Their Unique Potential

by Gordon Lawrence

People's behavior often seems randomly varied but according to Carl G. Jung, behavior actually follows patterns. Jung called these patterns, psychological types, and he wrote extensively about these types. Isabel Briggs Myers brought Jung s concepts into the mainstream through development of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument which helps a person figure out his or her psychological type. People Types & Tiger Stripes has rightfully earned its best-selling status as being an outstanding book about type and how it works in everyday life, especially in the world of teaching. The newly released and redesigned fourth edition marks the 30th anniversary of this pioneering work. This book includes two essays by Isabel Myers and provides a detailed explanation of the theory and practice of using type in the education process. Filled with understandable charts, practical exercises, and helpful explanations, People Types & Tiger Stripes is a wonderful resource for anyone who is interested in the learning process and designing curricula that capitalizes on knowledge of type preferences, for both students and teachers.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Education, Psychology, Self Help

260 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gordon Lawrence was a professor at University of Gainesville when Isabel Myers was formalizing the MBTI. He immediately saw the usefulness of the type framework in education--and this book records the wisdom he gained through decades of research and application. And, it's full of practical tools and information. If you've never seen type as useful, read this and then wish your teachers had read it!

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a misrepresentation to say that I read this book. I got it to do some research. Having found something useful, and having glanced through the rest of it, I'm putting this book on my recommendations list. It applies the Myers-Briggs Temperament Inventory to the realm of education. A good resource for character development

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A couple of years ago I decided to add to my professional toolbox and become certified to administer the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. People Types and Tiger Stripes was strongly recommended as preliminary reading before attending the certification course, and it was a worthy read. While people often seem to behave in random and varied ways, of course we all know that there are underlying causes and patterns to the behavior.

The MBTI is a well-regarded, extensively research, instrument for uncovering some of those pattersn, or "types." This book is an excellent resource for beginning to understand and make use of the MBTI. It offers extended explanations of type theory and application, and includes topics such as:

- Understanding the 16 types and their underlying concepts
- Recognizing your own type behavior
- Using type to improve teaching and learning
- helping people to make the most of their type (and compensate for their type-related weaknesses)
- Applying type understanding in educational contexts

Well worth reading for anyone who wants to introduce type into an educational setting, or simply to understand people better.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great personality indicator book. I use it with my students, in teacher trainings, and to analyze my own relationships. I originally inherited this from my step-father who used it in cooperate development training. Myers-Briggs compatiable.

[J Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually found this book more helpful than Isabel Briggs-Myers' Gifts Differing. It lays out the basics of type in an organized, interesting way, as well as applying them to education. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in type, not just educators!

[Nancy Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent, practical manual for those who teach and lead -- using Myers-Briggs tools to decode learning and work styles.

[Jen Lilienstein · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all-time favorites.

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