2016 Volume 55 Pages 57-67
This paper provides an overview of research trends observed in social psychology of education from July 2014 to June 2015. First, summarization of the studies presented at the 57th annual meeting of the Japanese Educational Psychological Association held in August 2015 shows that the following categories were presented frequently: “interpersonal relationships,” “teachers,” “adjustment,” and “social skills and sociability.” Lately, these four categories have consistently occupied top positions. Research themes to be kept eye on their future trends include active learning and adult education. Next, the author reviews social psychology of education studies appertaining to the categories of “interpersonal relationships,” “adjustment,” and “teachers,” in academic journals. In particular, the author discusses the characteristics of individual studies, as well as future developments with research methods, data collection and the provision of findings to school rooms in mind. Other topics of discussion include issues that should be addressed at the academic society as a whole.
