• Assisting in the development of various translations of the MBTI® with sensitivity to its use in different cultures
• Research focus on reaching and learning styles specific to cultural differences
• Facilitating the dissemination of accurate type information (theory, research and applications specific to multicultural cross cultural international applications of psychological type) to APT members and to the larger community, and promote the communication and discussion of type topics within/outside of APT
• Encouraging scholarship by serving on the Myers Briggs Research advisory board for CPP. It is intended that the research will deepen our understanding of the psychological through research, theory development and applications of type principlesin the multicultural, cross-cultural international areas.

Resources

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® and Culture-East and West: A Multicultural Research Symposium by Raymond A. Moody, Editor CAPT publication 1-800-777-CAPT. There are three. MBTI® Manual, a Guide to the Development and use of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator®, third edition, Isabel Briggs Myers/Mary H. McCaulley/ Naomi L. Quenk/Allen L. Hammer

CPP (Chapter 14 by Linda K. Kirby and Nancy J. Barger told of uses of type in multicultural setting).

Professor David Ashworth from the University of Hawaii identifies, among other things, some valuable resources that persons who are involved in translations should be aware of: Translators as Communicators by Hatim and Mason, which can be accessed on the internet (Amazon Book Store -- www.amazon.com); Intercultural Communication by Ron and Suzanne Scallon; and In Other Words, a book on translation by Mona Baker (he suggested reading chapter three of this publication prior to reading the Translators as ommunicators. In addition, he identified the organization of court reports on the internet (HAHIT) in which cultural issues weigh heavily in trials. There is also a very active listserve which is maintained by Helga Niska in Sweden (Lantra-L) which is a discussion group on translations.

Professor Richard Brislin, an internationally renowned cultural psychologist and Director of the Ph.D. program in International Management and Professor of Management and Industrial Relations in the College of Business at the University of Hawaii, gave us all valuable insights into the teaching of culture. Professor Brislin prepared a list of references in cross-cultural and intercultural research: Cushner, K., & Brislin. L. R. (1966). Intercultural Interactions: A Practical Guide (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Lonner, W. & Malpass R. (Eds.). (1994). Psychology and Culture: Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Landis, D., Bhagat, R. (Eds.). (1996). Handbook of Intercultural training, 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Berry, J., et al (Eds.). (1997). Handbook of cross-cultural psychology, 2nd ed. (3 volumes). Boston: Allyn and Bacon

Church, A., & Lonner. W. (Eds.). (1998). Special issue: Personality and its measurement in cross-cultural perspective. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 29, 5-270.

General Resources: Association for Psychological Type (APT) 816 444-3500 and The Center for the Applications of Psychological Type (CAPT) 800 777 CAPT.

Bio

Daniel C. Robinson is a University Professor and Professor of Higher Education Administration in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education at Iowa State University. He has published numerous papers and research articles in the area of applying psychological type using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator® focusing on managerial/leadership styles, organizational cultures, and teaching and learning style preferences, and has conducted numerous workshops on the MBTI®. A member of the MBTI® Research Advisory Board for Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., he is also a faculty member for the Association for Psychological Type's MBTI® Qualifying Program. He is an adjunct faculty member for the Center for Applications of Psychological Type, in Gainesville, Florida, and was recently appointed as Multicultural/International Interest Area Consultant for the Association for Psychological Type.

Email: dcr@iastate.edu