Eğitimde Yapay Zeka Politikalarının Karşılaştırmalı Analizi: Çin ve Japonya Örneği

Year 2025, Volume: 26 Issue: 2, 674 - 713, 02.09.2025

Yasemin Yeşilbaş Özenç

https://doi.org/10.17679/inuefd.1582553

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Çin ve Japonya’nın eğitimde yapay zeka politikalarını karşılaştırmalı bir bakış açısıyla ele alarak, iki ülkenin stratejik yaklaşımlarını değerlendirmektedir. Eğitim politikalarının ideolojik temelleri ve uygulanabilirliği, her iki ülkenin eğitim sistemlerinde yapay zekanın rolünü belirlemektedir. Çin ve Japonya’nın eğitimde yapay zeka politikalarının karşılaştırılması, bu iki ülkenin küresel eğitim stratejilerini şekillendiren önemli örnekleri ortaya koymaktadır. Bu araştırma sistematik derleme deseninde literatür taraması türünde nitel bir araştırmadır. Çalışmada, her iki ülkenin yapay zeka uygulamaları incelenerek stratejik yaklaşımlardaki benzerlikler ve farklılıklar analiz edilmiştir. Çin, hızlı ve merkeziyetçi bir dijital dönüşüm süreci izleyerek, yapay zeka tabanlı öğretim araçları ve öğrenci izleme sistemleri gibi uygulamalarla yükseköğretimde önemli ilerlemeler kaydetmiştir. Japonya ise insan merkezli bir yaklaşım benimseyerek, yapay zekayı toplumsal fayda sağlamak ve eğitimde kişiselleştirilmiş öğrenme deneyimleri sunmak amacıyla kullanmaktadır. Çin, hızla gelişen yapay zeka ekosistemini eğitim politikalarına entegre ederken, Japonya etik ve sosyal uyum ilkesine dayanarak daha sürdürülebilir bir yol izlemektedir. Her iki ülke de eğitimde dijitalleşmeyi artırarak küresel rekabet gücünü artırmayı hedeflese de Çin’in rekabetçi yaklaşımı ve Japonya’nın insan odaklı stratejileri arasındaki farklar, kültürel ve stratejik temelleri yansıtmaktadır. Çin ve Japonya’nın deneyimleri, dijital eğitim dönüşümü için rehber niteliğindedir ve dünya genelinde yapay zekanın eğitim sistemlerine entegre edilmesi sürecinde yol gösterici olabilecek önemli bulgular sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Yapay zeka , yapay zeka politikaları , eğitim politikaları , Çin , Japonya

Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Policies in Education: The Case of China and Japan

Abstract

This study takes a comparative perspective on China and Japan’s AI in education policies and evaluates their strategic approaches. The ideological underpinnings and feasibility of their educational policies determine the role of AI in the educational systems of both countries. The comparison of China and Japan’s AI in education policies reveals important examples that shape the global education strategies of these two countries. This research is a qualitative study in the form of a literature review in a systematic review design. The study analyzes the similarities and differences in strategic approaches by examining the artificial intelligence practices of both countries. China has made significant progress in higher education by following a rapid and centralized digital transformation process, with applications such as AI-based teaching tools and student monitoring systems. Japan, on the other hand, adopts a human-centered approach and uses AI to provide social benefits and personalized learning experiences in education. While China is integrating the rapidly developing AI ecosystem into its education policies, Japan is pursuing a more sustainable path based on the principle of ethics and social harmony. While both countries aim to increase global competitiveness by increasing digitalization in education, the differences between China’s competitive approach and Japan’s human-centered strategies reflect cultural and strategic underpinnings. The experiences of China and Japan provide guidance for digital education transformation and offer important findings that can guide the process of integrating AI into education systems around the world.

Keywords

Artificial intelligence , artificial intelligence policies , education policies , China , Japan

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