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Walter Renner Christine Gabali Panch. Ramalingam
Pan European University, Stanford University, Pondicherry University,
Slovak Republic USA India
After introducing Carl Gustav Jung’s theory of Psychological Types, the roots of which
partly go back to ancient Indian philosophy and its operationalization by the MyersBriggs Type Indicator (MBTI) in Part I of the paper. The Part II puts special emphasis on
the necessity to understand the meaning of Psychological Types within India’s cultural
framework, rather than merely translating their interpretation from Western sources.
We encourage adopting Jung’s theory of Psychological Types in an Indian context in
order to appreciate each individual student’s and teacher’s personality as well as their
interaction with the culture. Further, research with respect to a culturally adequate
understanding of Psychological Types is recommended.