Future of AI Educational Leadership
Excellent Educator, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Page: 4
Summary
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This summary explains how the future of education with AI is transforming educational leadership. AI systems are increasingly used to support administrative decisions. These include data analysis, forecasting, and scheduling. The study proposes a framework for shared decision making. AI performs well in structured and data heavy tasks. Human leaders manage values, ethics, and negotiation. These aspects cannot be automated. The study highlights risks of over reliance on AI systems. Professional judgment and accountability may weaken. Educational leadership remains a social and political process. AI should support leaders rather than replace them. Clear role boundaries are required. The study concludes that strong human oversight is essential. This balance protects educational values in AI driven systems.
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• Use AI for routine data tasks
• Keep complex decisions human led
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• Analyse AI supported leadership cases
• Debate ethical limits of automation
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• Accepting AI recommendations without human judgment
Keywords
AI leadership, educational administration, decision making
Source/Citation
Dai, R., Krehl, M., Thomas, E., & Rawolle, S. (2025). The roles of AI and educational leaders in AI assisted administrative decision making: A proposed framework for symbiotic collaboration. The Australian Educational Researcher, 52, 1471–1487.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-024-00771-8
Excellent Educator. 2026. Future of AI Educational Leadership. Excellent Educator, 3(4), p. 4.