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Temperament in Context: The Student Styles Questionnaire as a Measure of Temperament: An Australian Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 September 2015

Michael Faulkner
Michael Faulkner*
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Australia
*
Michael Faulkner, PhD, Institute for Education, La Trobe University, Bendigo, VIC 3552, Australia.
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Abstract

This paper overviews temperament research and its relationship to context. It provides an introduction to the Student Styles Questionnaire as a temperament measure and its educational value. It presents Australian SSQ data, based on a sample of 308 students, aged 9, 11, 13 and 15, from a regional city. Both quantitative and qualitative findings are included as a means of illustrating the value of this instrument. Comparisons are made with the United States SSQ normative sample.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 12 , November 2002 , pp. 86 - 96
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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