A Systematic Review of the Application Status and Development Trend of Artificial Intelligence in Educational Management in the Digital Era
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Artificial Intelligence, Educational Management, Systematic Review, PRISMA Methodology, Predictive AnalyticsAbstract
Systematically review the application situations and development trends of artificial intelligence in educational management in the digital era in this paper. According to the PRISMA 2020 guidelines, in 2016 and 2026, the relevant peer-reviewed papers selected and screened for this study were obtained from ERIC, Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCOhost Academic Search Ultimate. Based on systematic content analysis and thematic coding, this paper will explore how artificial intelligence is being applied in educational administration, leadership, student support and institutional decision-making in a review. Based on the above analysis, AI is being used for prediction analysis, operation automation, student retention monitoring, curriculum design and resource allocation. Other problems in the literature are algorithmic bias, data privacy and security, surveillance, uneven infrastructure, and a lack of AI literacy among school leaders. Braun and Clarke's six-stage process of thematic analysis is used to identify several prominent themes related to efficiency, personalisation, governance, equity and leadership transformation in this paper. Based on the above analysis, AI can be used effectively to improve educational administration only with the support of human-centred leadership, ethical governance and institutional readiness.
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