YAKA MATSUDA

Last Updated :2026/04/03

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor
Web Site
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https://researchmap.jp/yaka

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2024/04, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), The University of Tokyo, Visiting Researcher
  • 2022/04, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor
  • 2018/04, 2022/03, Kochi University, School of Education, Assistant Professor
  • 2017/01, 2017/03, University West (Högskolan Väst), Visiting Researcher
  • 2016/09, 2017/03, Stockholm University, Visiting Researcher
  • 2016/04, 2018/03, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Special Postdoctoral Researcher（DC2)

Academic Degrees

  • The University of Tokyo
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo

Research Keywords

  • Social Education
  • Lifelong Learning
  • Education Welfare
  • Social Pedagogy
  • Inclusive Education
  • Special Needs Education
  • Sweden
  • Nordic countries

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning I
  2. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning II
  3. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 3Term, Seminar in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning I
  4. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Seminar in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning II
  5. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
  6. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Supervised Seminar in Adult and Continuing Learning
  7. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Supervised Seminar in Adult and Continuing Learning
  8. 2026, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Directed Study in Adult and Continuing Learning
  9. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Directed Study in Adult and Continuing Learning
  10. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Social Education Management I
  11. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Intensive, Practical Seminar on Social Education
  12. 2026, Undergraduate Education, Year, Social Education Practicum
  13. 2026, Undergraduate Education, 4Term, Study of Support for Lifelong Learning I
  14. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Research Methods and Ethics for Educational Sciences
  15. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Research Methods and Ethics for Educational Sciences
  16. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Year, Field Research in Teacher Education I (Instruction in Social Education)
  17. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 1Term, Special Lecture on Adult Education and Lifelong Learning I
  18. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Special Lecture on Adult Education and Lifelong Learning II
  19. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Seminar on Adult Education and Lifelong Learning I
  20. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 4Term, Seminar on Adult Education and Lifelong Learning II
  21. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study
  22. 2026, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study
  23. 2026, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Sex differences in the relationship between volunteer activity: specific multifaceted well-being and activity duration, Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 25(6), 713-831, 202504

Publications such as books

  1. 2020/04, Studies for the Teacher Training: Special Needs Education, Studies for the Teacher Training: Special Needs Education
  2. 2019/04, SDGs, SDGs, Gakubunsha, Yaka Matsuda
  3. 2019/03, Social Education, Social Work and Community Development: The Profession and Practice in Asia and Western Countries, Social Education, Social Work and Community Development: The Profession and Practice in Asia and Western Countries, Yaka Matsuda

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. 2024/04, 2028/03
  2. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results), 2022, 2022
  3. 2020, 2023
  4. 2019, 2023
  5. A Study on Social Pedagogy in Sweden, 2018, 2019
  6. A Study on Social Pedagogy and Expertise of Social Pedagogues in Sweden, 2016, 2017