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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
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- Abstract:
- Purpose : Using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Sohn and Jo (2003) studied the ideal flight crew combination for instructor and student pilots in order to enhance flight training. During their study it was evident, through interviews of past students who had dropped out of training, that the relationship between an instructor and a student had a considerable effect on successful completion of the training. The authors concluded that the results of their study provided a logical foundation for the ideal personality type combination of instructor and student pilot. The authors proposed that the results of their study would provide a theoretical basis for determining optimal flight crew combinations as well as improving the efficiency of flight training. Many flight schools place students and instructors together based on nothing more than the admission date of the student into the program and the availability of any open instructor. This type of assignment may not produce the optimal pairing of instructor with student. The purpose of this study was to examine whether student pilots and instructors prefer flight training partners whose MBTI type is the same as their own. Method : All participants in this study were students attending a local Aeronautical University and a flight academy, or were flight instructors employed at either school. All participants were over the age of 17. Student pilots had or were working towards completion of their private pilot or instrument rating. The total number of participants was 44 student pilots and 43 instructors. Participants completed the questionnaires and the MBTI online by means of SurveyMonkeyTM. The students and instructors were asked to complete the MBTI, a preferences questionnaire specific to flight training, and a demographic survey. A chi-square analysis was conducted to evaluate whether student pilots and instructors prefer flight training partners whose MBTI type is the same as their own, according to Sohn and Jo’s (2003) classifications. The following hypotheses were evaluated: Hypothesis 1: Student pilots will give higher preference ratings to flight instructor personality traits that are similar to their own; Hypothesis 2: Flight instructors will give higher preference ratings to student pilot personality traits that are similar to their own. Major Findings : The data analysis did not find any statistically significant relationship between student MBTI types and preferences for instructor MBTI types, and there was no statistically significant relationship between instructor MBTI types and preferences for student MBTI types. Although not statistically significant, the direction of the result indicated that students preferred to work with instructors who fell into the creative classification. Instructors whose MBTI type fell into the sensible, creative, and concrete classifications preferred to work with students who fell into the concrete MBTI grouping, while instructors in the passionate MBTI classification rated the creative students as their preferred type, but these findings were not statistically significant. Implications for pilot training are discussed.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2011.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-116).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Conrad Beckles. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- TL712.B43 2011_BecklesConrad ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- TL712.B43 2011 ( lcc )
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