Rudolf Dreikurs (February 8, 1897,

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May 25, 1972,

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who developed

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Alfred Adler's system of individual psychology into a pragmatic method for understanding the purposes of reprehensible behaviour in children and for stimulating cooperative behaviour without punishment or reward. He suggested that human misbehavior is the result of feeling a lack of belonging to one's social group. When this happens the child acts from one of four "mistaken goals": undue attention, power, revenge or avoidance (inadequacy). His overall goal was that students would learn to cooperate reasonably without being penalized or rewarded because they would feel that they are valuable contributors to the classroom. In 1952, Dreikurs organized a group of followers of Adlerian Psychology to found the North American Society of Adlerian Psychology. He was an active leader in the organization until his death.

Bibliography

*''A Parent's Guide to Child Discipline,'' by Rudolf Dreikurs and Loren Grey. *''The Challenge of Marriage.'' *''The Challenge of Parenthood.'' *''Children: The Challenge,'' by Rudolf Dreikurs, Vicki Soltz. *''Coping With Children's Misbehavior, a Parent's Guide.'' *''Discipline Without Tears,'' by Rudolf Dreikurs, et al. *''Encouraging Children to Learn,'' by Rudolf Dreikurs, Don, Sr. Dinkmeyer. *''Family council: the Dreikurs technique for putting an end to war between parents and children (and between children and children).'' *''Fundamentals of Adlerian Psychology.'' *''Maintaining Sanity in the Classroom: Classroom Management Techniques,'' by Rudolf Dreikurs, et al. *''New Approach to Discipline: Logical Consequences.'' *''Psychology in the Classroom: A Manual for Teachers.'' *''Social Equality the Challenge of Today.''

References

# ''The Courage to Be Imperfect: The Life and Work of Rudolf Dreikurs.'' Biography by Janet Terner, W.L. Pew. New York 1978. # ''Rudolf Dreikurs — A Biographical Summary,'' by Eva Dreikurs Ferguson, copyright 2008. Available from www.icassi.net/rudolf-dreikurs/. Retrieved October 3, 2022.

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AdlerPedia

Centro de Estudios Adlerianos - Uruguay
* International Committee for Adlerian Summer Schools and Institutes - ICASS

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