A Review of Research in School Psychology:

Overview of Research Practice and Methodology Through a Review of Research Trends in Japan

Abstract

  The purpose of this paper was to review research trends in the field of school psychology in educational psychology during the year from July 2020 to the end of June 2021 and to discuss the issues involved. First, the research trends of 65 presentations delivered in the "School Psychology (PG)" section of The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Educational Psychology are discussed. In the second half of the paper, 27 papers from three domestic Japanese journals related to school psychology were selected, and their research trends were summarized. Finally, trends in research methods of the reviewed papers and future issues are discussed.