Teachers perceive 20 distinct ethical tensions across five online language-teaching methods in AI-driven classes¶
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q2 i? Thematic analysis of interviews with 25 teachers identified 20 unique ethical tensions distributed across the five pedagogical methods. → Baoyi W and Khan FU 2026
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Baoyi W and Khan FU 2026¶
Baoyi W and Khan FU (2026). AI and higher education: teachers' perceptions of students' ethical tensions in online pedagogical methods. Front. Psychol. 17:1881032. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1881032
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Qualitative thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 25 university language teachers in China (average interview time about 51.52 min). The authors report that "in five teaching methods, we identified a total of 20 key ethical issues", with tension names generated inductively from coded data.
"Hence, in five teaching methods, we identified a total of 20 key ethical issues. Tension names were generated inductively rather than drawn from prior literature"
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Teachers perceive 20 distinct ethical tensions across five online language-teaching methods in AI-driven classes |
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Teachers perceive 20 distinct ethical tensions across five online language-teaching methods in AI-driven classes |
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