Decision -> Implementation -> Outcome across 5501 articles
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What This Shows: Sankey diagram mapping power flows in AI education-from decision origin through implementation control to experienced outcomes.
Why It Matters: Reveals whose voices matter at each stage. Shows whether decisions are top-down (institutional) or bottom-up (faculty/student), and what outcomes result.
How to Interpret: Flow thickness = article count. Click flows to see articles. Filter by category/source. Thick flows show dominant power patterns.
This visualization maps how power moves through AI adoption: from initial decisions, through
implementation control, to what faculty and students ultimately experience. It reveals whose
voices matter at each stage and where agency concentrates or dissipates.
What you're seeing: A three-stage flow diagram showing 1,352 articles
classified by their power dynamics. The thickness of each flow indicates how many articles
describe that particular power path.
The three stages: Left (Decision Locus): Where AI decisions originate
• Institutional Mandate: Top-down from administration
• Faculty Initiative: Teacher-driven adoption
• Student Demand: Learner-requested
• Vendor/Market Push: Technology company driven
• Policy Requirement: Government/regulatory
Middle (Implementation Control): Who controls actual use
• Faculty-Controlled: Teacher decides how/when
• AI-Mediated: Algorithm determines experience
• Administratively Managed: Admin oversight/monitoring
• Student-Directed: Learner has choice
• Platform-Constrained: Limited by vendor design
What this tells us:
• Which power paths are most common (thick flows) vs. rare (thin flows)
• Whether decision authority matches implementation control
• Which voices are missing from the discourse (absent flows)
• How different decisions lead to different experienced outcomes
How to explore: Click any flow to see the specific articles that follow that
power path. Use filters to focus on specific research areas or source types. Thick flows from
"Institutional Mandate" suggest top-down control; flows to "Empowered" outcomes indicate
positive experiences.