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Abstract
Social robots are increasingly studied and applied in the educational domain. Although they hold great potential for education, they also bring new moral challenges. In this study, we explored the moral considerations related to social robots from the perspective of Dutch educational policymakers by first identifying opportunities and concerns and then mapping them onto (moral) values from the literature. To explore their moral considerations, we conducted focus group sessions with Dutch Educational Policymakers (N = 20). Considerations varied from the potential to lower the workload of teachers, to concerns related to the increased influence of commercial enterprises on the educational system. In total, the considerations of the policymakers related to 15 theoretical values. We identified the moral considerations of educational policymakers to gain a better understanding of a governmental attitude towards the use of social robots. This helps to create the necessary moral guidelines towards a responsible implementation of social robots in education.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2020 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 647-652 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781728160757 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Oct 2020 |
Event | 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2020 - Virtual, Naples, Italy Duration: 31 Aug 2020 → 4 Sept 2020 |
Conference
Conference | 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2020 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Virtual, Naples |
Period | 31/08/20 → 4/09/20 |
Funding
*Research supported by The Dutch Research Council (NWO), project number 023.010.066). ACKNOWLEDGMENT We would like to thank all the participants who voluntarily agreed to take part in our research. This research was funded by NWO Doctoral Grant for Teachers project nr. 023.010.066
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Implementing robot tutors in a morally justified way
Smakman, M. (Principal Investigator)
1/11/17 → 1/11/22
Project: Research