Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology
Department
Fischler Graduate School of Education and Human Services
Advisor
Shelley Victor
Committee Member
Barbara Packer
Keywords
college faculty, clinical supervisors, demographic data, higher education, leadership, leadership styles, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, personality, personality traits, research implications, sensing, speech-language pathology, supervision, university degree-training programs, workplace relationships
Abstract
This dissertation was designed to collect descriptive data about personality types and leadership styles of speech-language pathology clinical supervisors who are employed in university degree-training programs. Participants completed a Demographic Data Sheet, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (Form M), and the Styles of Leadership Survey. Thirty-two pre-coded completed packets were returned (56% return rate) and analyzed to determine personality profiles and leadership styles for the respondents. No significant personality type was identified among participants. However, participants’ profiles indicated sensing (46%) and judging (56%) as dominant personality traits. The results suggested that there are no significant relationships between the MBTI personality types and the five choices of leadership styles. Implications for future research about personality types and leadership styles are discussed.