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To investigate teacher educators' acceptance, perceptions, and usage patterns regarding generative AI integration in educator preparation programs using the Technology Acceptance Model Plus Plus framework.

August 15, 2026Open Access

Embracing the Future: An Investigation into Teacher Educators' Acceptance of Generative AI in Educators Preparation Programs

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To investigate teacher educators' acceptance, perceptions, and usage patterns regarding generative AI integration in educator preparation programs using the Technology Acceptance Model Plus Plus framework.
Administered an 18-item survey containing Likert-scale and open-ended items based on the Technology Acceptance Model Plus Plus (TAM++).
Surveyed N=53 teacher educators across the United States.
Evaluated perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, orientation versus concern, and conducted stepwise regression to predict GenAI usage frequency.
Teacher educators rated the perceived usefulness of GenAI significantly higher for themselves than for preservice teachers, while perceived ease of use showed no significant difference.
Analysis of GenAI orientation versus concern scores revealed a bimodal distribution, with 30.02% of teacher educators exhibiting higher concern than positive orientation.
Stepwise regression demonstrated that AI orientation was the sole statistically significant predictor of GenAI usage frequency (F(2,52) = 46.80, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.479).

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Survey study reveals AI orientation predicts generative AI usage among teacher educators, indicating the need to address professional concerns to optimize AI integration.

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Trainin et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8019bb75c2e31742c85d9a https://doi.org/10.57813/eleed.v1ise2026.274

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Survey study reveals AI orientation predicts generative AI usage among teacher educators, indicating the need to address professional concerns to optimize AI integration.

Embracing the Future: An Investigation into Teacher Educators' Acceptance of Generative AI in Educators Preparation Programs

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Embracing the Future: An Investigation into Teacher Educators' Acceptance of Generative AI in Educators Preparation Programs

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