Interviewed teachers attributed disengagement to technical, institutional, and social-relational environmental constraints rather than capability deficits¶

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q2 i? Thematic analysis of 28 interviews identified technical barriers (21/28), institutional barriers (18/28), and social-relational barriers (16/28), with teachers citing environmental constraints rather than capability deficits. → Haiyang Xin 2026

Evidence¶

Haiyang Xin 2026¶

Haiyang Xin, Qiannan Niu, Shuang Li, Yimeng Sun, Ching Sing Chai, Lingyun Huang, Gaowei Chen. (2026). An Activity-Theoretical Approach to Teacher Professional Development in Pedagogical AI Agent Design. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.12934 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.12934

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Semi-structured interviews with 28 purposively sampled teachers selected via hierarchical clustering of behavioral profiles, coded by two researchers (Cohen's κ=0.78). Social-relational barriers (16/28) centered on post-workshop isolation and uncertainty about seeking help.

"Technical barriers (21/28) included platform functional limitations and insufficient subject-specific templates; Institutional barriers (18/28) revealed tensions between mandatory collaboration requirements and individual preferences"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Domain Context — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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