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The research aims to explore how critical reflections and AI can influence learning processes and leader identities in educational contexts.

March 14, 2026

Leveraging Critical Reflections and AI Analysis with Students and Pedagogical Partners for Transformative Learning in Educational Leadership

Puntos clave

The research aims to explore how critical reflections and AI can influence learning processes and leader identities in educational contexts.
Participatory action research design was employed for the investigation.
A two-step critical reflection process was used to engage students and educators.
Generative AI was guided to analyze reflection data while ensuring privacy and transparency.
Engagement in critical reflection shaped scholar-practitioner leader identity.
Human expertise in research ethics remained vital during AI data analysis.

Resumen

This participatory action research study employed a two-step critical reflection process to investigate the connection between the learning process, pedagogies, student experiences, and their scholar-practitioner leader identity. As part of this investigation, we also explored how to guide generative AI to assist with analyzing reflection data while maintaining privacy, ownership of results, and transparency in the analysis steps. We found engagement in critical reflection on specific elements of active learning can shape the scholar-practitioner leader identity for both students and educators, and that human expertise in research ethics and methodology remains essential for maintaining appropriate ethical guardrails when using AI.

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