The Application Of Psychological Biography In Educational Research

Psychological biography refers to the use of the theory and method of psychology to analyze the object of research and transform the course of his life into a story through the writing of biography,so as to realize a germplasm psychological research method for the understanding of the individual.The main focus is on the analysis of the characters,and the researchers try to expand the research object constantly,and take the country,the group and the activities as a life body into the research category.With the continuous development of the science of education,some drawbacks of scientism gradually appear,and the theory and practice are gradually disconnected.In order to make up for this phenomenon,the qualitative research method which can be closer to the living world is gradually valued and developed.This phenomenon also exists in the field of psychology.For the general psychological research,remarkable achievements have been made,but individual psychological research is not enough.The research method of psychological biographer is based on the study of the individual's special life course.The attention to individual level in education research,the development of narrative research and the trend of diversification provide conditions for the application of psycho biography in educational research.Psycho biography is still being studied and explored.There are many theories about psycho biography.The basic characteristics of psycho biography include the attention to the subconscious level,the state of fuzziness and chaos,the poetic language and the complicated research materials.The general process of research includes four aspects: data selection and acquisition,analysis theory selection,data selection,biography writing and evaluation.This paper takes Pan Maoyuan as a case study and uses psychological biography to analyze the causes of his educational complex and the reasons for his constant consolidation and reinforcement.From Pan Maoyuan's educational complex,the main points of his first view are as follows: first,Pan Maoyuan's family economy and the special care of the principal have an important role in the cultivation of his young diligence.Through hard study and literary talent above their peers,they can overcome their inferiority complex and achieve superior psychological status.This sense of accomplishment gave him the confidence to face challenges and dare to face challenges later.Second,out of the transcendence of the psychological subconscious to his brother,the determination to make a good job of the teacher must be determined and the career ideal of a teacher is set up.Third,the crisis of the family and the peril of the nation strengthened the feelings and identity of Pan Maoyuan to the state,the University and the education.The years of Xiamen University accumulated his identity to the teacher's profession,and Wang Yanan never gave up the spirit of scientific research to enlighten his career growth model.On the basis of further understanding of the psychological biography,the selection of the subjects of the psychological biography,the establishment of the core issues,the selection of the analytical model,the screening and analysis of the data,the evaluation of the psychological biography,the reasons for the difficult promotion of the psychological biography,the subtle differences between the facts and the true facts,etc.Put forward some of your own immature views.The method of psychological biography can surpass the way of thinking of the two points of the former subject and the guest in the methodology and achieve the fusion of the field of view.However,some of its inherent shortcomings,such as long time consuming,difficult to master and so on,make him difficult to become the mainstream in the future education research.But for the study of education,the more methods and the more problems they see,it is of great significance to the study of complex educational problems.