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To examine how pioneering teacher educators perceive their roles, instructional strategies, and institutional challenges when preparing pre-service teachers for AI-integrated educational environments.

August 20, 2026AI in EducationOpen Access

Pioneering Teacher Educators Navigating AI Integration in Pre-Service Teacher Preparation: Strategies and Challenges

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To examine how pioneering teacher educators perceive their roles, instructional strategies, and institutional challenges when preparing pre-service teachers for AI-integrated educational environments.
Conducted a qualitative, interpretive phenomenological study using semi-structured interviews with 13 participants (seven pedagogical advisors and six lecturers) across seven teacher training institutions in Israel.
Analyzed qualitative data using a hybrid approach combining human thematic analysis with AI-assisted dialogic analysis grounded in post-digital theory and AI literacy frameworks.
Participants identified as change agents modeling critical AI use while expressing epistemic concerns regarding cognitive atrophy and the erosion of professional teaching expertise.
Trust deficits resulting from uncritical student reliance on AI outputs catalyzed a pedagogical shift toward process-based and in-class assessment strategies.
Pre-service teachers applied AI for lesson planning, visual aids, and simulations, but integration remained constrained by rapid technological shifts, absent institutional policies, privacy concerns, and socioeconomic disparities.

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Qualitative study reveals teacher educators navigate epistemic risks and assessment shifts during AI integration, highlighting the need for systemic pedagogical reform.

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Goldstein et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b57f8a91293e6a1ccf31 https://doi.org/10.3390/aieduc2030029

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Qualitative study reveals teacher educators navigate epistemic risks and assessment shifts during AI integration, highlighting the need for systemic pedagogical reform.

Pioneering Teacher Educators Navigating AI Integration in Pre-Service Teacher Preparation: Strategies and Challenges

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Pioneering Teacher Educators Navigating AI Integration in Pre-Service Teacher Preparation: Strategies and Challenges

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