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- Item'n Ondersoek na die persoonlikheidstipes van 'n groep leerders met spesiale onderwysbehoeftes(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1997) De Beer, Marthe-Marie; van Heerden, A. E.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Education. Dept. of Educational Psychology.South Africa's first democratic election led to far-reaching changes. These changes were not only on the political front, but also influenced the education system. The new constitution recognises education as a basic right of all children. Along with this, any form of discrimination is unacceptable. This led to the acceptance of a system of inclusion, where all children with special educational needs have the right to be mainstreamed. As these children have always been educated in separate schools, more information on children with special educational needs is essential to facilitate inclusion. The primary aim of this study was to get more information on trends and personality type preferences of a group of learners with special educational needs. An investigation into personality type preferences among grade 5 to 9 learners was done to establish whether a more pronounced differentiation occurred with an increase in age. The research results of a group of pupils with special educational needs were compared with available research results of a group of mainstream pupils. These results were also compared in terms of sex differences and impairment differences. The investigation group consisted of 112 learners with special educational needs. They were divided into three groups according to their diagnosed disability. Die Murphy Meisgeier Persoonlikheidsvraelys vir Kinders (MMvK), an Afrikaans translation of Murphy Meisgeier Type Indicator for Children (MMTIC) (Van Heerden, 1996), was administered for the purpose of this investigation. The MMTIC is based on Jung's comprehensive theory. Important findings of this investigation are as follows: Small differences exist between the tendencies with regard personality type preferences by learners with special educational needs in different grades. No significant differences in personality type preferences of learners with special educational needs were found between boys and girls. Highly significant differences do exist between the nature and tendencies of personality type preferences of learners with special educational needs and those of learners in mainstream education. The implications of these findings for education and training, particularly with inclusive education in view, were discussed.