SavedAdd your journal

Journals / Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 27 Sayı: 3

School Principals' Views on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Educational Institutions

Eğitim Kurumlarında Yapay Zekâ Uygulamalarının Kullanılmasına İlişkin Okul Müdürlerinin Görüşleri

Hamza Öz(YOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5214-428X
Bahadir Gülbahar(KIRŞEHİR AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-7040-1593
Merve Turpçu(KIRŞEHİR AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3252-0428
Pages
904–929
Publication Date
2026-09-30
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

Based on the results, recommendations developed for other researchers, practitioners, and policymakers were also presented.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to determine the views of school administrators regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in decision-making processes.
📊
Key Findings & Data:The study group consisted of 14 school principals working in state schools affiliated with the Provincial Directorate of National Education in Yozgat Province during the 2024-2025 academic year, selected using criterion sampling.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:Based on the results, recommendations developed for other researchers, practitioners, and policymakers were also presented.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2024-2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Yapay Zekâ · Okul Yöneticileri · Okul Yönetimi

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the views of school administrators regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in decision-making processes. The research was designed according to a phenomenological design. The study group consisted of 14 school principals working in state schools affiliated with the Provincial Directorate of National Education in Yozgat Province during the 2024-2025 academic year, selected using criterion sampling. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. The opinions of the school principals were analyzed using content analysis, categorized, and examined. According to the findings of the research, school principals view artificial intelligence as a machine, a computer, or an electronic system. While the majority of principals stated that AI can be easily used in decision-making, education, and evaluation processes in school management; some principals expressed concerns and anxieties about the potential drawbacks of using this technology in educational institutions. These results were discussed based on the relevant literature. Based on the results, recommendations developed for other researchers, practitioners, and policymakers were also presented.

Özet

Bu çalışmanın amacı okul yöneticilerinin karar verme süreçlerinde yapay zekâ (YZ) kullanımına ilişkin görüşlerini belirlemektir. Araştırma olgubilim desenine göre tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu 2024-2025 eğitim öğretim yılında Yozgat İlinde Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğü’ne bağlı devlet okullarında görev yapmakta olan ve ölçüt örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlenen 14 okul müdüründen oluşmaktadır. Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu yardımı ile toplanmıştır. Okul müdürlerinin görüşleri içerik analizi yardımıyla çözümlenmiş, kod ve kategorilere ayrılarak incelenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen bulgulara göre okul müdürleri yapay zekayı bir makine, bir bilgisayar veya elektronik sistem olarak görmektedirler. Müdürlerin büyük bir bölümü YZ’nın okul yönetiminde karar verme, eğitim-öğretim ve değerlendirme süreçlerinde rahatlıkla kullanılabileceğini dile getirirken; bazı müdürler bu uygulamalarının eğitim kurumlarında kullanılmasının doğru olmadığını ve bu teknolojinin doğuracağı sakınca ve endişeleri dile getirmiştir. Araştırmada ulaşılan bu sonuçlar ilgili literatür temelinde tartışılmıştır. Sonuçlara dayalı olarak başka araştırmacı ve uygulamacılar ile politika yapıcılar için geliştirilen öneriler de sunulmuştur.

🔖

Cite This Article

Öz, H., Gülbahar, B., Turpçu, M. (2026). School Principals' Views on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Educational Institutions. Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Kırşehir Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 27 Sayı: 3, 904–929. https://doi.org/10.29299/kefad.1844139

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (43)

  1. Akkol, S., & Balkan, Z. E. (2024). Use of artificial intelligence by primary school teachers: Application on 50 teachers. International Social Sciences Studies Journal, 10(10), 1754-1770. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13990459
  2. Arslan, K. (2020). Artificial intelligence and applications in education. Western Anatolian Journal of Educational Sciences, 11(1), 71-88.
  3. Bulut, M. A., Davarcı, M., Bozdoğan, N. K., & Sarpkaya, Y. (2024). Impacts of AI on education. National Education Journal, 4(3), 976-986. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10909352
  4. Can, G. D. (2023). Qualitative research method for examining emotions arising from AI-human interaction in business life [Master's thesis, Dokuz Eylül University]. National Thesis Center.
  5. Canbek, M. (2020). AI leadership: Mimicking Mintzberg's managerial roles. In A. O. Tunç & P. Aslan (Eds.), Business management and communication perspectives in industry 4.0 (pp. 173-187). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9416-1.ch010
  6. Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (4th edition). Sage Publications.
  7. Creswell, J. W. (2015). Qualitative inquiry and research design. (M. Bütün & S. B. Demir, Trans. Eds.). Siyasal Publishing.
  8. Çetin, M., & Aktaş, A. (2021). Artificial intelligence and future scenarios in education. OPUS International Journal of Social Research, 18 (Education Sciences Special Issue), 4225-4268. https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.911444
  9. Demir Dülger, E., & Köklü, M. (2023). A scale development study to determine the opinions of school administrators and teachers on the use of AI in education. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 7(1), 154-174. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7767140 Erdoğan, H. (2022). The effect of artificial intelligence-based tools on student success. Journal of Learning Management Systems, 9(2), 93-110.
  10. Ertel, W. (2011). Introduction to artificial intelligence. Springer International Publishing.
  11. Feng, T., & Li, Q. (2024). Artificial intelligence in education management: Opportunities, challenges, and solutions. Frontiers in Business, Economics and Management, 16(3), 49-54.
  12. Grewal, P. D. S. (2014). A critical conceptual analysis of definitions of artificial intelligence as applicable to computer engineering. IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering, 16, 9-13. https://doi.org/10.9790/0661-16210913 Guest, G., Bunce, A., & Johnson, L. (2006). How many interviews are enough? An experiment with data saturation and variability. Field Methods, 18(1), 59-82. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X05279903
  13. Güler, M. (2022). Artificial intelligence-based educational technologies to increase student success. Learning and Technology Research, 8(1), 11–29.
  14. Gülşen, H. (2019). Artificial intelligence and its future. Pamukkale University Journal of Social Sciences Institute, 35, 103–118.
  15. Güneş, S. (2023). Teachers' attitudes towards digital technologies and artificial intelligence applications. Digital Transformation Education Journal, 10(1), 78–94.
  16. Holmes, W., Bialik, M., & Fadel, C. (2019). Artificial intelligence in education: Promises and implications for teaching and learning. Center for Curriculum Redesign.
  17. Hoy, W. K., & Miskel, C. G. (2015). Educational administration: Theory, research and practice (7th edition) (S. Turan, Trans. Ed.). Nobel Publications.
  18. Hu, J. (2021). Teaching evaluation system by use of machine learning and AI methods. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 16(5), 87–101.
  19. İnce, H., İmamoğlu, S. E., & İmamoğlu, S. Z. (2021). The effects of artificial intelligence applications on decision-making: a conceptual study. International Review of Economics and Management, 9(1), 50-63. https://doi.org/10.18825/iremjournal.866432
  20. Jain, A. K. (2018). AI and its application in different areas. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(1), 1023–1029.
  21. Jarrahi, M. H. (2018). AI and the future of work: Human-AI symbiosis in organizational decision-making. Business Horizons, 61(4), 577–586.
  22. Leithwood, K., & Azah, V. N. (2016). Characteristics of effective leadership networks in schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 54(4), 409–433. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-08-2015-0068
  23. Luckin, R., Holmes, W., Griffiths, M., & Forcier, L. B. (2016). Intelligence unleashed: An argument for AI in education. Pearson Education.
  24. McCarthy, J. (2004). What is AI? http://www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc/whatisai.html
  25. Miles, M. B., & Huberman, A. M. (2021). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded resource book (S. Akbaba-Altun & A. Ersoy, Trans., 4th edition). Pegem Akademi. (Original work published in 1994)
  26. Milicević, V., Lazarova, L. K., & Pavlović, M. J. (2024). The application of AI in education – The current state and trends. International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 12(2), 259–272.
  27. Noponen, N. (2019). Impact of AI on management. Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies, 24(2), 43–50.
  28. Obschonka, M., & Audretsch, D. B. (2020). AI and big data entrepreneurship: A new era has begun. Small Business Economics, 55, 529–539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00202-4
  29. Öztürk, Z., & Şahin, Ç. (2018). Artificial intelligence and its applications in education. Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Education Journal, 18(2), 1230–1246.
  30. Polat, M. (2024). Digitalization and artificial intelligence in education: Thoughts on educational management. Education, Science and Sport, 6(2), 1–12.
  31. Premuzic, T. C., Wade, M., & Jordan, J. (2018). As AI makes more decisions, the nature of leadership will change. Harvard Business Review, 1, 2–7.
  32. Russell, S. (2019). Human compatible: AI and the problem of control. Penguin.
  33. Smith, A. M., & Green, M. (2018). AI and the role of leadership. Journal of Leadership Studies, 12(3), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.2160
  34. Türnüklü, D. A. (2000). A qualitative research technique that can be effectively used in educational research: Interview. Educational Administration Theory and Practice, 24(24), 543-559. https://izlik.org/JA49HH95LM
  35. Tyson, M. (2020). Educational leadership in the age of artificial intelligence [Phd thesis, Georgia State University]. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/eps_diss/228/reached
  36. Vincent-Lancrin, S., & van der Vlies, R. (2020). Trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) in education: Promises and challenges. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 218, OECD Publishing, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1787/a6c90fa9-en
  37. Wang, S., Wang, F., Zhu, Z., Wang, J., Tran, T., & Du, Z. (2024). AI in education: A systematic literature review. Expert Systems with Applications, 252, 124167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2024.124167
  38. Wang, Y. (2021a). AI in educational leadership: A symbiotic role of human-AI decision-making. Journal of Educational Administration, 59(3), 256–270. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-10-2020-0216
  39. Wang, Y. (2021b). When AI meets educational leaders' data-informed decision-making: A cautionary tale. Studies in Educational Evaluation, 69, 100872. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2020.100872
  40. Yang, S. J., Ogata, H., Matsui, T., & Chen, N. S. (2021). Human-centered AI in education: Seeing the invisible through the visible. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 2, 100008.
  41. Yang, X. (2019). Accelerated move for AI education in China. ECNU Review of Education, 2(3), 347–352. https://doi.org/10.1177/2096531119878590
  42. Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2021). Qualitative research methods in social sciences (11th edition). Seçkin Publishing House.
  43. Zawacki-Richter, O., Marín, V. I., Bond, M., & Gouverneur, F. (2019). Systematic review of research on artificial intelligence applications in higher education—Where are the educators? International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 16(1), 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-019-0171-0