其他摘要:The present paper offers a tentative view of the future of Japanese educational psychology in the 21St century. First, the history of educational psychology in Japan is briefly reviewed. The seco nd part of the paper highlights the argument, which has raged for more than 50 years, about the barren nature of Japanese educational psychology. The main cause of this supposed barrenness is said to be the discrepancy between the topics investigated by educational psychology researchers and actual problems in the practice of education. Some commentators have enen contended that the argument about the barren nature of Japanese educational psychology is itself barren. However, a new movement in school psychology is expected to overcome this long-standing problem. In the third part of the paper, mode theory, a new style of knowledge-building systems, is introduced. The fourth part of the paper points out the importance of discussing and constructing valid methodology for educational psychology. The autbor proposes that one of the best ways for Japanese educational psychology to develop is by espousing the concepts of education among both researchers and practitioners.
关键词:教育心理学;日本の教育心理学の不毛性;モード論;心理学史
其他关键词:educational psychology ; barren nature of Japanese educational psychology ; mode theory ; history of educational psychology ; transdisciplinary research and theory