Neither ecological theory nor CHAT alone fully captures ethical AI use in education¶
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q1 i? The article argues that Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory does not capture tensions and contradictions in ethical decision-making, while CHAT does not highlight levels of operation from individual to meso to macro. → Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli 2026
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Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli 2026¶
Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli, Henriikka Vartiainen, Matt Bower, Martina Ronci, Chris Shelton, Kathryn MacCallum, Jihyun Lee, Mary Webb, Yousra Cthouki, David Smith. (2026). Situated AI Ethics: A Cultural-Historical and Ecological Framework for Education. Computers and Education Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2026.100368
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Theoretical argument in the discussion section. The article states 'Brofenbrenner's ecological systems theory does not capture the inherent tensions and contradictions involved in ethical decision making, while Cultural Historical Activity Theory does not highlight the levels of operation'.
"we argue that neither ecological approaches (Bronfenbrenner, 1986) nor Cultural Historical Activity Theory alone (Engeström, 1999) fully capture the complexity of ethical AI use in education."
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Neither ecological theory nor CHAT alone fully captures ethical AI use in education |
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Neither ecological theory nor CHAT alone fully captures ethical AI use in education |
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