Making Student Voice More Legible? Students’ Views on the Communicative Value of AI-Based Visualisation in School Safety Research

Aslı Yurttaş; Tarık Çiçek

doi:10.59045/nalans.2026.100

Authors

Aslı Yurttaş Kafkas University Corresponding Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0188-9887
Tarık Çiçek Ministry of National Education, Türkiye Author https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6291-7756

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59045/nalans.2026.100

Keywords:

student voice , school safety , generative AI, qualitative research , AI-based visualisation

Abstract

This study examines how students understood AI-based visualisation as a possible way of representing their perspectives on school safety. The study draws on semi-structured interviews with 16 students attending a public vocational and technical Anatolian high school in Türkiye. During the interviews, students were first invited to talk about school safety and were then asked to reflect on the possible value of having their views represented visually through AI. The data were based on detailed interview notes and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Students associated AI-based visualisation with greater legibility within school life. In their accounts, it could make their perspectives easier to notice and understand and help those perspectives circulate more widely within the school. The study examines how students understood the possibility of AI-generated visual representation before seeing any images. It therefore contributes to discussions on student voice, visual representation, and the use of generative AI in educational research.

Author Biographies

Aslı Yurttaş, Kafkas University

Aslı Yurttaş is an Assistant Professor in Educational Sciences at Kafkas University, specializing in educational management and supervision. Her academic work focuses on school management, educational policy, lifelong learning, and contemporary issues such as artificial intelligence in educational environments. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she serves in academic leadership roles and supervises graduate research in the field of educational sciences.
Tarık Çiçek, Ministry of National Education, Türkiye

Tarık Çiçek is a Ministry of National Education (MEB) teacher serving as a Psychological Counselor and Guidance Teacher

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