The Educational Research Breakthrough project aims to strengthen and improve the quality of educational research and international cooperation by involving participants in international education and training activities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly significant in transforming inclusive education in secondary schools. Inclusive education aims to provide equal opportunities and support for students from disadvantaged groups. AI is crucial in promoting inclusive education in secondary schools by providing personalised learning experiences, enhancing accessibility, and enabling early intervention. By leveraging the power of AI, educators and institutions can create a more equitable and inclusive educational environment where all students can thrive and reach their full potential. The proposed AI4IE project aligns with the focus of exploring the presented and future-oriented scenarios of AI-inclusive education from the teachers’ perspective and identifying gaps between them. By designing a prototype framework for an AI-supported toolkit to address identified gaps, a prototype of AI-inclusive education will be developed and empirically validated in the real environment. Overall, the dissemination of activities along with the usability of the products, alignment of the guidelines for educational leadership at the secondary level and policy briefs with the research evidence and findings from the best practice analysis will support inclusive education in secondary schools and contribute to the successful implementation of policies and systems, ultimately benefiting teachers, students, their parents and society at large.
Project funding:
The project “Breakthrough in Educational Research” is implemented within the framework of the progress measure No 12-003-03-06-01 “Putting the Teacher First” of the Education Development Programme of the Lithuanian Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, which is the manager of the development programme for the period 2021-2030. The project is funded by the European Union Funds for the period 2021-2027 and the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania.
Project results:
Project results: 4 scientific articles, 3 presentations at international scientific events, a high-level foreign researcher participating in the doctoral process, 2 international internships, 4 national seminars, a final conference, an informal education Moodle course for teachers on organizing inclusive education using AI tools, podcasts aimed at increasing parents’ and education leaders’ understanding of the benefits of AI tools for student achievement and opportunities for inclusive education, educational leadership guidelines for school administration, a set of recommendations for policymakers to increase the use of AI tools in Lithuanian educational institutions.
Period of project implementation: 2025-04-01 - 2028-04-03
Project coordinator: Lietuvos mokslo taryba
Project partners: Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology, Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Mykolas Romeris University, Klaipėda University
