JAAIE Author Insight - Ethical Concerns and Pedagogical Responses to GAI in Social Science Education
In this Author Insight video, Lester Saldua presents key findings from the article, “Ethical Concerns and Pedagogical Responses to Generative Artificial Intelligence in Social Science General Education: Perspectives of Higher Education Teachers in the Philippines,” co-authored with Jasper Kim Mirasol Rabago. The article was published in Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence in Education (JAAIE), Vol. 2, No. 1 (2026). ()
This study examines how higher education teachers in the Philippines perceive the ethical challenges of generative AI in social science general education. Using a qualitative design, the research involved 24 social science educators from higher education institutions in Northern Luzon, Philippines, with data collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis. ()
The findings identified five major ethical concerns: algorithmic misinformation in knowledge construction, AI-enabled academic dishonesty, cognitive dependency and decline of critical thinking, inequality in AI-assisted learning, and algorithmic bias with distorted social narratives. The study also found five pedagogical responses adopted by educators, including assessment modification, stronger monitoring of student work, integration of AI awareness in instruction, reinforcement of academic integrity policies, and selective, guided use of AI. ()
This video offers a concise overview of the article and highlights the importance of context-responsive pedagogical and policy frameworks for responsible AI integration in higher education.
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