The Role of AI in Shaping Future Educators: Ethics, Instructional Design, and Lifelong Learning
Oksana Chaika 1 2 * , Serhii Kubitskyi 3, Natalia Berezovska-Savchuk 4
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1 Department of Foreign Philology and Translation, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine2 University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg3 Department of Management and Educational Technologies, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine4 Department of the Ukrainian Language, Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, Ukraine* Corresponding Author

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The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into higher education is reshaping how future educators are prepared for multilingual, multicultural, and ethically complex environments. This study employed a mixed-methods sequential explanatory design to investigate how educators and students in Luxembourg and Ukraine perceive and adopt AI in teacher preparation. In Luxembourg, AI was largely framed as a tool to extend inclusive, multilingual practices and institutional innovation, whereas in Ukraine, it was often adopted out of necessity under conditions of crisis and infrastructural disruption. Quantitative analyses demonstrated that perceived benefits of AI were positively correlated with readiness for instructional integration (r = 0.61, p < .001), while ethical concerns were negatively correlated with willingness to adopt AI (r = –0.45, p < .001). No significant group differences were observed in overall reported levels of ethical concern (t(140) = 1.25, p = .21), though qualitative findings revealed striking contrasts in the nature of these concerns. Luxembourgish participants expressed preventative concerns about quality and pedagogy, while Ukrainian participants described immediate ethical dilemmas shaped by wartime conditions, including studying in bomb shelters and balancing personal safety with academic integrity. Findings highlight that while AI can enhance instructional innovation, it simultaneously amplifies inequalities through language bias and access gaps. The study contributes by linking empirical insights to instructional design frameworks (ADDIE, TPACK) and multicultural education theory, offering concrete guidance for teacher preparation in both stable and crisis-affected contexts.

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Article Type: Research Article

International Journal of Changes in Education, Volume 3, Issue 4, 2026, 513-523

https://doi.org/10.47852/bonviewIJCE52027087

Publication date: 15 Aug 2026

Online publication date: 24 Nov 2025

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