AKANE YAMASAKI

Last Updated :2026/08/05

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor/Lecturer
E-mail
akaneyhiroshima-u.ac.jp
Self-introduction
I interested in how we can support psychological or social development through school education, especially in adolescent friendship. I believe good Education makes good person and it'll be the power to change our future.

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

  • Hiroshima University
  • Hiroshima University

Research Fields

  • Social sciences;Psychology;Educational psychology

Research Keywords

  • School guidance and counseling School psychology

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Educational Counseling
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Methodology of Learning Science Study I
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Methodology of Learning Science Study II
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Curriculum and Teaching
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
  6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Introduction to Learning Science
  7. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Approach to Teaching
  8. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Action research basics
  9. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Intensive, Practical Approach to Organizing Peace Education
  10. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Study
  11. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study
  12. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Theory and Practice in Guidance and Counseling
  13. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Guidance in Schools
  14. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Fundamentals)
  15. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Application)
  16. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Expansion)
  17. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Lesson Development and Evaluation (Development)
  18. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Advanced Practical Seminar for the Teaching Profession
  19. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice I
  20. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice II
  21. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice III
  22. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Seminar on Teaching Practice IV
  23. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice I
  24. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice II
  25. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice III
  26. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Action Research Practicum in Teaching Practice IV

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Developing School Guidance and Counseling Skills of Preservice Teachers Through Supervision with AI Analysis., Innovating Education with AI (AETS 2024), 75-86, 20250416
  2. Why are critical thinking skills related to accuracy in inferring other's emotional state?: An Interview study, 24, 154-166, 20250331
  3. Trends and Issues on Japanese Comprehenshive School Guidance and Counseling Approach, 31, 65-71, 20250319
  4. Fostering Critical Thinking Skills through Argumentative Writing, Using the Toulmin Model Among High School Students, 8, 37-46, 20250315
  5. Examining the changes in the self-efficacy and pedagogical beliefs of preservice teachers in Japan, FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, 9, 20240429
  6. Middle Leaders' Competence Building in Student Guidance for Colleague Teachers: From the Expansion of the Japanese Version of Comprehensive School Counseling and Guidance Approach in City A, 16, 41-47, 20240330
  7. Effects of in-school training on self-efficacy and emotional exhaustion in student guidance: Focus on social support, Journal of Professional Development for Teachers and School Leaders, 20240315
  8. Training Middle Leaders for On-the Job Training in Early Childhood Education and Care: From the Carrer Development Training Initiative for Teachers, Journal of Learning Science, 15, 79-86, 20230330
  9. What is Needed to Develop Teacher Educators in Schools? -A Survey of Attitudes Toward Leadership and Senior-Level Teachers, Hiroshima journal of school education, 29, 115-121, 20230317
  10. Middle leaders as teacher educators: The case of the Kenkyushunin (chief teacher of school research) in Japan, FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION, 8, 20230124
  11. A Survey on Young Teachers' Sense of Emotional Exhaustion : Through the qualitative data analysis method, SCAT, Journal of professional development for teachers and school leaders, 6, 11-17, 202303
  12. The Effect of the Educational Clinical Program of " Niko Niko Room" on the Coordination and Consultation Skills of Teachers: An Analysis of SCAT for Graduate School Graduates, Hiroshima Journal of School Education, 28, 1-8, 20220318
  13. Growth of Junior High School Student Supporters through Group Activities Within the Peer Support Program, 17, 59-68, 20210331
  14. Development of a Program to Improve Attachment, Resilience and Application in the Peer Support Program -Practice for Street Children in the Philippines-, Japanese Annals of Peer Support, 17, 31-42, 20210331
  15. Practicing active learning teacher training to develop "Teachers as Continuous Learners": A study on the case of self-paticipation training, 27, 93-99, 20210319
  16. A survey on Friendship in Childhood: Exploratory study on Disappearance of " Gang-Group", Japanese Annals of Peer Support, 23-31, 20200331
  17. Theory and Practice of "Multi-Level Approach": Japanese Comprehensive School Guidance and Counseling Approach, 95-100, 20190430
  18. Manuscript for Hiroshima journal of school education, 17-24, 20190320
  19. What Factors Effect on Adolescent Girls Exclusive Behavior?, JAPANESE ANNALS OF PEER SUPPORT, 12, 19-26, 20160229
  20. A Study of Background of Peculiar Girls' Exclusive Friendship and Intervention, JAPANESE ANNALS OF PEER SUPPORT, 20150228
  21. The School Counseling Proceeding in college student by ASSESS Test(2), 4, 11-20, 201802
  22. The School Counseling Proceeding in college student by ASSESS Test, 2, 1-7, 201603
  23. A Study of the educational effects of voluntary tasks at school by university students who are teacher candidates, 31-44, 201303
  24. The relationship among drive for thinness, friendship and health consciousness, 41-47, 2018
  25. Career development support in Singapore education system : The ECG approach, 47-54, 2018
  26. Tips for Helping Children with Attachment Issues in School : By study review about children with attachment issues, 49-55, 2017
  27. Traning of school guidance and counseling workers in Japan: Concerns and challenges for future development, Journal of Learning Science, 4(8), 67-79, 2015
  28. Effects of Peace Education's on Peace Building Awareness, 241-244, 2015
  29. Cognition on a peace Education Programs in Hiroshima, 75-83, 2015
  30. The Relevance among Mid-level leader & Principal's Leadership, School Climate and Guidance, 51-58, 2014
  31. Youth Service and "Ibasho" Practice of Youth Service in US and Japan, 19, 57-64, 2013
  32. A Support Program for poverty group by Department of Education in USA : From inspection of Specialized High Schools Institute, 19, 65-71, 2013
  33. Study on the Comprehensive School Counseling and Guidance Approach in the United States : From inspection at PBIS, 19, 73-82, 2013
  34. Inspection about Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 19, 83-87, 2013
  35. Effects on New Peace Education Program in Hiroshima, 19, 113-121, 2013
  36. Inspection about Whole School Approach in Hong Kong, 18(0), 39-45, 2012
  37. An Indication to Teachers' Professional Development in School Guidance From inspection in Hong Kong, 18(0), 171-177, 2012
  38. How does Peer Support Program Effect on Student's Intrapersonal Skills?, 18-24, 2012
  39. A study of child care that uses laughter: examination of utility of laughter used as means, The Annual of research on early childhood, 32, 133-139, 2011
  40. How does classroom meeting effect on children's problem solving skill: focusing on Hong Kong International School, Hiroshima journal of school education, 16, 37-44, 2010
  41. The relationship between image and behabior of friendship during adolescence, Bulletin of clinical psychology, Yamaguchi University, 9, 11-18, 2009

Publications such as books

  1. 2025/10/20, Learning parenting support through real-life stories, 2025, 2025, Scholarly Book, Cocompilation, ja, 9784779307751, 152

Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

  1. Measuring Pedagogical Competence in "Japanese-Style School Education in the Reiwa Era" -Preliminary Studies of Students of Graduate School of Teacher Education and In-service-, Akane YAMASAKI, Ken'ichiro NAKASHIMA, Hiroyoshi KINOSHITA and Shingo YAMANAKA, 2025/09/06, Without Invitation, Japanese, published
  2. How effective is the teacher training on school guidance and counseling in Japan., Shinji Kurihara, ISPA 2018 Tokyo, 2018/07/26, Without Invitation, English, ISPA 2018 Conference Organizing Committee, Tokyo Seitoku University
  3. The efficacy of school guidance and counseling in Japan., HKBU-HU First Joint Symposium on Education, 2018/03/13, Without Invitation, English, Hong Kong Baptist University Education Studies Alumni Association HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary & Primary School, Hong Kong Baptist University
  4. Team School -Current trend in Japanese school education in Japan-, Junko Hishida, Hisako Nishiyama, Yukiko Ericson, Dialogue at Guidance Branch, MOE Grange Road Campus, Without Invitation, English