| As a great thinker of the 20 th century, the field of Alfred Adler’s research and practice is very rich, which extensively involving philosophy, psychology, education, medicine, sociology and so on. However, Adler is still most concerned with the Education of Children and devotes all his life to put the individual psychology theory into the practice of Childhood Education. He puts forward the ideology of Personality Education based on the theory of human nature “Inferiority and Striving for Superiorityâ€.Adler’s ideology of Personality Education not only benefits from the impact of the sages’ ideas, but also is the product of the particular era. Understanding the historical background and the ideological origins is the premise to correctly study and apply Adler’s ideology of Personality Education. Non-rationalism ideological trend, pragmatism ideological trend, the socialist movement and the First World War provide plump soil for the formation of Adler’s ideology of Personality Education; “Psychoanalysis†doctrine, “Will to Power†doctrine, “Factionalismâ€philosophy and “Creating Evolution†philosophy provides fertile nourishment for its development.Regarding “Inferiority and Striving for Superiority†as the most essential nature of human is the starting point and the end-result of Adler’s ideology Personality Education. Adler propounds his unique ideology of Personality Education on the basis of the theory of human nature“Inferiority and Striving for Superiorityâ€. Adler’s ideology of Personality Education includes the purpose concept of Personality Education, the influence factor concept of personality and the approach of Personality Education. According to Adler’s point, the formation and the improvement of Personality is the result of the interaction between the individual and the social environment. Therefore, educator should through the way that cultivating strong “Social Interestâ€, forming proper “Life Styleâ€, establishing “Education Counseling Clinic†to avoid the negative function of “Organ Inferiorityâ€, “Parenting Styleâ€, “Educator†and “Creative Selfâ€.Then, educator can train the people with social interest and spirit of cooperation. Adler’s ideology of Personality Education, which is originality and novelty, is a monument in the history of Personality Education. The “Integral†analysis concept of Personality Education, the“Gregarious†standard concept of Personality Education, the “Self-fulfilling†construction concept of Personality Education and the “Trinitarian†mode of Personality Education that included in it enrich the theoretical system of Personality Education and promote the innovation and the development of contemporary educational theory of personality.Not only that, this ideology of Personality Education that has a high degree of fit withChinese culture and social reality is very useful to redress irrational education, to comprehensively understand children’s personality, to optimize the educational competitive atmosphere, to correctly guide the spiritual growth of children and to improve the construction of school counseling room. Without a doubt, due to the influence of age and individual factors,there are still scientific issues, systemic problems, irrational colors and romantic tendencies with Adler’s ideology of Personality Education. Thus, we should rethink and sublate Adler’s ideology of Personality Education so that it can effectively service for contemporary educational reform and practice. |