Existing legal and sector guidance each address only part of ethical learning analytics governance, and none integrates all six LEAGUE dimensions¶

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q2 i? Existing instruments (FERPA, GDPR, DELICATE, Jisc Code) each cover only some ethical dimensions; no existing instrument integrates lawfulness, equity, agency, governance, utility, and design-stage ethics in one review. → S. Varadaraju and B. Vijayakumar 2026

Evidence¶

S. Varadaraju and B. Vijayakumar 2026¶

S. Varadaraju and B. Vijayakumar. (2026). Beyond Compliance: A Proposed Framework for Ethical Governance of Student Data in Learning Analytics. EDULEARN26 Proceedings, IATED. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2026.1927

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

Conceptual synthesis comparing ethical-dimension coverage of FERPA, GDPR, DELICATE, and the Jisc Code against LEAGUE in Table 1. The article reports "Each existing instrument covers part of the problem; none integrates all six dimensions into a single institutional review." No empirical effect size is involved.

"Each existing instrument covers part of the problem; none integrates all six dimensions into a single institutional review."

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