For more information about learning styles consult the following resources. Because those listed here were specifically selected to complement this learning styles package, they all deal with the psychological types developed by Carl Jung and Isabel Myers-Briggs with the exception of Marching to Different Drummers.
Guild, Pat Burke, & Stephen Garger. Marching to Different Drummers. Alexandria, Virginia: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1985. This book provides an overview and basic introduction to the concept of learning styles. It is a well-balanced combination of theory, background information and practical suggestions that encourage the reader to think about the educational implications of learning styles. Six different learning styles models are clearly described.
Jung, Carl G. Psychological Types. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1971.
Kiersey, David, & Marilyn Bates. Please Understand Me. Character & Temperament Types. Del Mar, California: Prometheus Nemesis Book Company, 1984. Complete with a style indicator, this book allows you to study yourself and those you know by fully describing people's differences based on type. Through type portraits and descriptions of different temperaments, it offers an understanding of the impact of psychological type in all aspects of people's lives.
Lawrence, Gordon. People Types and Tiger Stripes. Gainsville, FL: Center for Applications of Psychological Type, Inc., 1993. For educators, this is one of the best references for seeing how type affects teaching and learning in and out of school. It covers basic and advanced type concepts valuable to readers regardless of their familiarity with the MBTI. The descriptions and practical applications instruct teachers how to consider motivation and type in planning instruction.
Myers-Briggs, Isabel. Gifts Differing. Palo Alto, California: Consulting Psychologists Press, 1980.
Tieger, Paul D. & Barbara Barron-Tieger. Do What You Are. Discover the Perfect Career For You Through the Secrets of Personality Types. Boston: Little. Brown and Company, 1992. This book helps to match personality type with compatible careers. Exercises, examples, job search strategies and job lists make this a useful type workbook for exploring options and discovering what career would suit you best.