20.500.12556/RUP-22782 Social robots disruptive artificial intelligence educational technology pre-service teachers’ perceptions in China, Russia and Slovenia Artificial intelligence transforms human learning and education. Social robots in the elementary classroom enter the human sphere in the critical period of child’s development. Social robotic educational technology, designed for long-term emotional connections and relationships, raises questions in the pedagogic relations and interaction. Research on teacher perceptions and readiness is deficient. This paper reports analyses of aspects of child-social robot interaction are of concern to pre-service teachers from China, Russia and Slovenia. Findings indicate that at the heart of participating pre-service teachers in China, Russia and Slovania concerns are authenticity and humanness. Our findings show their concerns are mainly rooted in the belief that the robot shouldnot acquire the ability to perform authentic interactions nor should undertake a teaching roles. There is a widespread agreement among participants from three cultural contexts that teachers remain essential in educational contexts. In contrast, concerns related to social Interaction indicate notable group differences. The article highlights the teacher’s responsible planning and use of artificial intelligence educational technology. pre-service teachers artificial intelligence social robot humanoid robot anthropomorphic robot educational technology concerns scale China Russia Slovenia učitelji študenti umetna inteligenca socialni robot humanoidni robot antropomorfni robot izobraževalna tehnologija lestnica zadržkov Kitajska Rusija Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2026-03-16 11:23:35 2026-03-16 11:23:40 2026-03-17 03:05:19 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 1-12 is. 2, [article no.] em0260 Vol. 11 April 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-03-15 004.8:378 2468-4929 10.29333/pr/18128 271770627 https://www.pedagogicalresearch.com/article/social-robots-disruptive-artificial-intelligence-educational-technology-pre-service-teachers-18128 1 3085692a-2122-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33213 RAZ_Istenic_Andreja_2026.pdf RAZ_Istenic_Andreja_2026.pdf 1 151D7E3218BD339E039D92972673BF0A a26086eb141f66237dc957243a099158ce287d74969a486b52ae1885e06f098b 908dc6dc-2122-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33214 Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0